Flower prototypes

Saturday, the lovely Michelle Marovich (bridesmaid extraordinaire) came over and shared with me swanky techniques and materials, and we got crafty together. We tried several different flower types, of paper and fabric, and based on the stuff we tried, I’ve decided on three different flowers for my bouquet and tables.

1 – Roses: Michelle came up with a great concept and I’m tweaking it a wee bit and making a pattern so that we can mass produce.

2 – Mums: Another one that Michelle figured out, which I’m going to refine a wee bit and play with, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be using these.

3 – Peonies – I saw a tutorial online that showed me that the edges of plasticy fabrics curl nicely when melted, and stacking a bunch of circles on top of each other makes a really pretty peony.

I’m also shamelessly stealing Michelle’s pinwheel technique for the tables – I’m thinking at least one pinwheel in each centerpiece.

Next time, we’re going to try making some scottish thistles out of feathers – I can’t wait to see how those turn out!