Balsa Wood Flowers - An Option to Real Florals

island07b2b

I came across this while browsing today.  If you are allergic to real flowers or wanted to go with "fake" florals you may want to consider using Sola, Balsa wood florals.  They are made out of tapioca wood which is really soft.  You can easily use a needle to string them together into floral balls, bouquets, etc.   I think I am going to try this as a DIY projects for my wedding.  You can get really crafty and use them at your guest table, place card tables, etc.  They don't cost that much either!  I saw one site where you can get 18 flowers for less than $10! 
http://www.save-on-crafts.com/tapiocaflowers.html

Here are some samples:

PrettyCW5

hmmmm....interesting!! will definitely look into this as I'm still playing around with my "fake" floral ideas.

djscat

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[QUOTE]hmmmm....interesting!! will definitely look into this as I'm still playing around with my "fake" floral ideas.
Posted by PrettyCW5[/QUOTE]

This! Thanks for sharing.

kbarnes37

These look awesome!! Thanks for sharing this. I am DEFINITELY going to use these in my DIY bouquet along with my antique brooches that I have been collecting from my mom, aunts and grandmothers.

mlewis85

Thank you for sharing this!  I'm very allergic to all things floral but just figured I'd load up on Claritin before the wedding.  This is a great alternative!