hi tina1. i asked the same question a few weeks ago when i joined. It's like a garden of flowers that you collect from friends and family. Members (other cuties) will give you a flower when you post something or when you visit the site, there are many ways to get a flower. If you download one of the free designs, you just click on the flower and it gives that person another flower and it says thank you. Or if you read a post you click on the flower and it turns orange and this tells you that you have already read that post. Enjoy Cuties and may your garden grow!!! hugs Lee

Smith & Smith has answered your ques. We give because we enjoy giving, we give, well - just because. It makes you happy to get a flower & it makes me smile to give u one. It says "we like you, a job well done, we're glad u r here with us.. a flower says many things. Here at Cute u are among some of the finest people in the world who care about you & want to help you in any way we can to love the craft that we love so very much & to enjoy it like we do. *