Friday, November 16

Wedding Details - bouquet issues!

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I love flowers. I love the look, the feel, the scent, everything! I'm gushing, but I have always adored flowers. I even have a tattoo of one! The problem is... my sinuses do NOT agree with my brain. I'm allergic to most everything that I really like. I'm not a rose person, and behold - they don't make me sneeze or tear my eyes out!

As a chronic DIY-er, I kind of wish I could leave the floral part of my wedding up to a florist, have the bouquets be beautiful, and worry about other things. I have so many other things to worry about. But I don't want to spend the whole day sniffly because I just had to have the pretty bouquet.

Now, if I'm not gonna fork out a couple hundred dollars for freshies, what should I do? I could spend the same amount and get a premade brooch, felt, clay, paper, fabric, or really ANY KIND of bouquet.
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I know I could make a great felt bouquet myself, I even started playing around with making felt succulents! It would have turned out better had I ordered some felt in the right green, rather than the generic colors at Hobby Lobby, but even so - I don't think a felt bouquet is for me.


I played with making crepe paper flowers (and I LOVE them), but I don't know if I want this look for my bouquet. They will definitely be all over the place, especially the huge ones (this yellow crepe paper peony is as big as my head!)

Since I've been thinking about this whole situation, I've decided that if I'm going to make my bouquet, I'm just gonna make one giant peony flower (glamelia). I could do this out of felt, fabric, paper, crepe paper, or clay... and my newest goal is clay! I was always good in my ceramics classes, so why not try some mold and dry Crayola clay and give it a whirl?

First reason: Crayola clay is NOTHING like clay. It feels... almost elastic. It doesn't stretch and mold the same way as I am used to. Quite different than what I expected. After about 20 minutes of playing around, I've gotten used to it and I think I can make something fun! I got white, yellow, orange, and red and I'm planning to try to get a fun ombre effect from a creamy white center to a reddish orange color on the outer petals.

Has anyone else tried this? I'll let you know how it goes!

4 comments:

  1. I can't wait to see what you come up with.. good luck. Just remember to enjoy the process.

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    1. Thanks! It's fun to experiment, it's when it comes time to make the real thing that it's not as enjoyable :)

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  2. how fun! I love flowers, too, but they can get really expensive. and it's such a bummer when you spend a lot, and they die within a week :( i've never actually made any craft flowers, it never occurred to me. it sounds like a great idea though! i like the crepe paper!

    can't wait to see the bouquet you make!

    xox, amber

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    1. That's definitely true! Dried flowers aren't as pretty as the expensive bouquet. Thanks! I'll be sure to post pictures of what I come up with, and maybe some tips!

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