But I like my flowers
potted safely in the ground, not cut with eminent death in the next 5-7 days.
That is why when it came to deciding on what I would carry as I walked "down the
aisle" I knew I wanted something that would stick around forever. I chose to
make a fabric flower bouquet so I could keep it for decor and look at it fondly
for years to come. And in typical handmade wedding fashion, I documented the
creative process for you guys!
Going with the yellow of my bridesmaids, I decided to use white and yellow flowers along with "billy buttons" which, in real life, are a type of dried daisy. Let's get started!
To make this as easy as possible, I'll just list off the whole shopping list first. For this bouquet,Geek China Beanie Hats Exporters! These propellor caps and beanies are super cool, and you can't get them anywhere else! you will need green floral wire, felted balls in the color of your choice (I got mine from 8-Natur on Etsy), white satin fabric, a sewing needle, white thread, pearl beads, accent beads,Best Custom Linen Flowers arrangements by a veteran designer who loves to create beautiful silk flower arrangements in many colors and sizes for. yellow ribbon with wire at the edges in two different sizes, yellow and white felt, brooches (mine were my grandmother's old jewelry), fabric tape, twine, white netting, wire cutters, needle nose pliers, a candle, and a hot glue gun.
For the yellow flowers and billy buttons, production is super simple. For the flowers, cut off a strip of ribbon about 12-inches long. Hold one end and pull the wire on one side until the ribbon scrunches in on itself. Then take needle and thread and sew up the flower. Add a pearl button and viola! You have a cute yellow flower.
The billy buttons and brooches are even simpler. Just take a felted ball/brooch and blue it to the end of the floral wire. Bam! Couldn't be easier!
Cut your satin fabric into circle-like pieces. The bigger the petals, the bigger the flower. I chose to make the edges wavy for a more realistic look. Carefully warm the edges until they begin to melt and curl up. Don't hold it too close to the flame or the white fabric will burn and turn dark. Once you have enough petals for the flower you want, sew them together with needle and thread and add a pearl button.
On a few white flowers, I used a shiny button or a crystal button for accents. It's up to you how you choose to treat the center!
This step will be used on both the yellow and white flowers. Use needle nose pliers to form a curve at the end of your floral wire. Using a hot glue gun, adhere the wire to the back of your flower. Once that is dry, cut out small circles in the coordinating color of felt. Cut a slit half way through the circle for the wire to go through. Add more glue to the back and press the felt on the back of the flower. This process covers up the wire and glue. You won't see the backs of the flowers in the end but I like to go the extra mile and do this step. You can choose to skip it if you'd like.
Do that step with all of your pieces. Of course, if you choose to add a felt back, you do not need one for the brooches or billy buttons. Now you should have a bunch of flowers. It's best to overcompensate because making a bouquet takes a lot of flowers. Whatever you have left over can be added to your toss bouquet.
Once you have your flowers arranged in a way you like, begin to wrap the stems in floral tape. Start high up so that the flowers won't move on the big day. I chose to leave some of the stems at the bottom exposed so I stopped the tape about half an inch from the bottom.
Once you've wrapped the stems you'll want to cover up bottom of the flowers, especially if you skipped the step of covering the wire. Take about 24-inches of white tulle and using thread, synch up the edge into a tight circle. Slide this up the stem and glue it into place at the base of the flowers.
Glue the tulle at the base of the flowers so we don't see the bottoms of the flowers. Now, grab some twine and glue it just below the tulle and begin to wrap it around the floral tape. I chose to stop early so some of the "stems" would show at the base.Crochet China Hair Bands Knitted Exporters lady fashion headwear and neckwear one button craft.
Going with the yellow of my bridesmaids, I decided to use white and yellow flowers along with "billy buttons" which, in real life, are a type of dried daisy. Let's get started!
To make this as easy as possible, I'll just list off the whole shopping list first. For this bouquet,Geek China Beanie Hats Exporters! These propellor caps and beanies are super cool, and you can't get them anywhere else! you will need green floral wire, felted balls in the color of your choice (I got mine from 8-Natur on Etsy), white satin fabric, a sewing needle, white thread, pearl beads, accent beads,Best Custom Linen Flowers arrangements by a veteran designer who loves to create beautiful silk flower arrangements in many colors and sizes for. yellow ribbon with wire at the edges in two different sizes, yellow and white felt, brooches (mine were my grandmother's old jewelry), fabric tape, twine, white netting, wire cutters, needle nose pliers, a candle, and a hot glue gun.
For the yellow flowers and billy buttons, production is super simple. For the flowers, cut off a strip of ribbon about 12-inches long. Hold one end and pull the wire on one side until the ribbon scrunches in on itself. Then take needle and thread and sew up the flower. Add a pearl button and viola! You have a cute yellow flower.
The billy buttons and brooches are even simpler. Just take a felted ball/brooch and blue it to the end of the floral wire. Bam! Couldn't be easier!
Cut your satin fabric into circle-like pieces. The bigger the petals, the bigger the flower. I chose to make the edges wavy for a more realistic look. Carefully warm the edges until they begin to melt and curl up. Don't hold it too close to the flame or the white fabric will burn and turn dark. Once you have enough petals for the flower you want, sew them together with needle and thread and add a pearl button.
On a few white flowers, I used a shiny button or a crystal button for accents. It's up to you how you choose to treat the center!
This step will be used on both the yellow and white flowers. Use needle nose pliers to form a curve at the end of your floral wire. Using a hot glue gun, adhere the wire to the back of your flower. Once that is dry, cut out small circles in the coordinating color of felt. Cut a slit half way through the circle for the wire to go through. Add more glue to the back and press the felt on the back of the flower. This process covers up the wire and glue. You won't see the backs of the flowers in the end but I like to go the extra mile and do this step. You can choose to skip it if you'd like.
Do that step with all of your pieces. Of course, if you choose to add a felt back, you do not need one for the brooches or billy buttons. Now you should have a bunch of flowers. It's best to overcompensate because making a bouquet takes a lot of flowers. Whatever you have left over can be added to your toss bouquet.
Once you have your flowers arranged in a way you like, begin to wrap the stems in floral tape. Start high up so that the flowers won't move on the big day. I chose to leave some of the stems at the bottom exposed so I stopped the tape about half an inch from the bottom.
Once you've wrapped the stems you'll want to cover up bottom of the flowers, especially if you skipped the step of covering the wire. Take about 24-inches of white tulle and using thread, synch up the edge into a tight circle. Slide this up the stem and glue it into place at the base of the flowers.
Glue the tulle at the base of the flowers so we don't see the bottoms of the flowers. Now, grab some twine and glue it just below the tulle and begin to wrap it around the floral tape. I chose to stop early so some of the "stems" would show at the base.Crochet China Hair Bands Knitted Exporters lady fashion headwear and neckwear one button craft.
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