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I love birdcage veils. Always have. I first saw them watching old movies on TCM, and I fell in love with the sight of gorgeous silver screen sirens, usually weeping behind a black birdcage veil, dabbing their eyes with a … Continue reading
Dressing Up a Suit
In the interest in saving time and money, especially in the week before our wedding, we decided it would be in our interest to make Dustin’s boutonniere. I’m not sure yet if I’m going to make bouts for the other … Continue reading
Putting Together a Brooch Bouquet, the Styro-ball Method
This is Part 4 of a who knows how many parts series on the sweet darlings that are brooch bouquets. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of Putting Together a Brooch Bouquet here. The good news is that … Continue reading
PTaBB: Construction with the Floral Wire Method
This is Part 3 of a who knows how many parts series on the sweet darlings that are brooch bouquets. Read Part 1 and Part 2 of Putting Together a Brooch Bouquet here. Once you’ve got a decent handful of … Continue reading
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PTaBB: Collecting Brooches
I’ll be outlining the basics of my brooch bouquet process over a couple of posts. You can read the overview here. The first think you’ll need to do for this project is collect lots and lots and lots of brooches. … Continue reading
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Putting Together a Brooch Bouquet: Overview
Hello, gorgeous. I’ve had my eye on you for a long, long time. And for a long time, DIY instructions were NOWHERE to be found. I mean nowhere. I scoured the interwebs for hours, days, months, looking for any ideas … Continue reading
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DIY Bouquet: My $20 Back Up Plan
I *finally* found instructions on how to make a brooch bouquet today. And as I was beginning to fear, my beloved brooch bouquet is going to be a hairy, expensive project. I’m still going to try and go through with … Continue reading
The Booq… The Bouq… The Flowers
I’m not what you’d call a huge flower girl. Sure, I love when Dustin sends me the occasional bouquet, but I don’t plant flowers in the spring, and I don’t even have a favorite bud. Combine this with the price … Continue reading
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