AW Moment: Bridal & Bridal Party Paper Bouquets!

Re: AW Moment: Bridal & Bridal Party Paper Bouquets!

• OurWildKingdom member

  

  February 2017

  So cool!!!!!

  

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• lovesclimbing member

  

  February 2017

  Wow! Those are really gorgeous!

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• missfrodo member

  

  February 2017

  Holy crap those are amazing!  

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• sparklepants41 member

  

  February 2017

  OMG those are exquisite!!!!!!!!

  

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• kahluakoala member

  

  February 2017

  These are so lovely! Can you post a link to a how-to?

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• thefanciestbeckler member

  

  February 2017

  These are amazing!!!!

  
  

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• MesmrEwe member

  

  February 2017

  BEAUTIFUL!!!!  I might recommend shortening the handle part though - that seems excessively long...

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• JediElizabeth member

  

  February 2017

  Thank you! 
  
  @KahluaKoala, I used tutorials similar to these two:
  
  Kusudama flowers:
  http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-kusudama-flower.html
  
  Rolled Roses:
  http://onelittleproject.com/how-to-make-rolled-paper-flowers/
  
  For the Kusudama, I used pliers to thread flower wire into shank buttons, then used hot glue and florist tape to bind it all into a flower.
  
  For the rolled roses, I pierced the bottom of each with a pin and used hot glue and floral tape (again) to connect it all to flower wire. The pin makes the connection much more stable than the glue and dowel in the tutorial.
  
  Then I put it all together in a ball shape and used the extra flower wire and some wired ribbon to make the handles. That's actually the hardest part.
  
  
  

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• JediElizabeth member

  

  February 2017

  MesmrEwe said:

  BEAUTIFUL!!!!  I might recommend shortening the handle part though - that seems excessively long...

  Thanks!
  
  I made the handles from the flower wire I used for stems. They're about 5" for the bridal party and maybe 8" for mine - rather long, yes, but they're comfortable to hold, which is what was important to me. Any shorter, and I think at least the BM ones would be unwieldy because of the weight of them (they're much heavier than real flowers). 

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