Flowers

I promised that I would put this picture on the blog. This is the corsage that Mick made for Heather out of duct tape. I think that it is pretty and very unique.

Today I was taking a break from my adventures in diaper making to experiment with another project that is on my horizon. Brian and Heather are getting married in April, we found these pretty ribbon flowers in a book and we want to make them for the wedding flowers. I wanted to experiment and see if I can make them (and instruct any helpers that I can find in making them.) This is the picture from the book, pretty isn't it?

Here the stamens are attached to the wire and the first row of petals have been attached.

Here I have all of the petals for the remaining rows completed and laid out in order so they can be attached.

Heather took this one for me. I am carefully sewing the petals on layer by layer.


This is the finished product. I didn't have the silk ribbons that the book suggested. The shimmery ribbon was very hard to work with and I had to pull the wire out of the edge. I do like the sparkle that is gives to the flower but it might be better to use it for the bow that ties them all together. The brides bouquet is supposed to have eight of these flowers. It took me about three hours to make one rose. I know that they will probably go together faster once I get the hang of them. Needless to say this will be a very big project, I will need a lot of helpers to sew them all together. Overall I would say that I am very happy with the finished project. I texted a picture to Heather (the bride) and she said that it is beautiful. When I told her that I got the materials for $20 and that I could probably make her bouquet with the ribbon that I have she said "Oh good not that much at all then. Yay!"