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mamakimi in diy_weddings

Intro & Question

Apr 20, 2011 09:22

Name:Kimi
Wedding Date: April 2012, we haven't picked the exact date yet.
Wedding Location: Sedona, AZ
Wedding colors/theme: No theme or colors picked out yet.
What DIY projects are you doing for your wedding? I will pretty much be doing most of the stuff myself. We are already married but have decided for our 5 year renew our vowes. We are ( Read more... )

type: introduction, type: help/question

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mamakimi April 20 2011, 15:38:27 UTC

I have several ones bookmarked. I am curious if anyone has made them/used them.

resend_end April 20 2011, 15:42:16 UTC

I'm currently making one for my bouquet! I'm using floral wire (18-20 gauge I think) and I am using the technique where you bend the wire in half to create a looped end and two loose ends and use that to weave through the brooch however is appropriate. It really depends on each individual brooch. I'm also using some larger clip-on earrings. Finding the brooches IS the hardest part, because the best ones can be so pricey. I think I've probably ended up settling with some of mine that I don't really care for as much, but together they all still look awesome. Maybe I'll splurge on a few more closer to the wedding day. (I'm cheap - to me, $17-$40 for a pin is ridiculous. I'm looking for $8 and under.)

I plan to wrap all the stems with floral tape once I get them all wired, and then beautify that with some ribbon or something.

spoiledvamp27 April 20 2011, 15:44:01 UTC

Yeah, I totally agree on the clip on earrings. I found a bunch of those for much cheaper than most of my brooches. Its also nice to have a variation of sizes.

mamakimi April 20 2011, 15:46:26 UTC

Great idea about the earrings!!! My mother in law has a TON of old clip on earrings that she doesn't wear & lets my daughter play with when we go there. I should see if she would let me have some of it.

spoiledvamp27 April 20 2011, 15:42:36 UTC

I haven't made mine yet, but I plan to. But I won't be getting married for another two years. However, I've already collected about 25 brooches. I believe I will be incorporating artificial white flowers in with my white, rhinestone, and silver brooches. Again, I don't plan on getting married for another two years, so I probably won't actually assemble my bouquet until much later on, but I'm interested to see if anyone here has done one.