lying here on my death bed... i have had the best thought ever (i blame the concocunion of pain killers)
after my attempt at the table centre pieces and the top table flowers that im made up with and so is h2b, would i be mad giving button holes and corsages and my bouquet ago aswell??
surely they cant be that hard... as i may have to go back to country baskets and get some bits and see if i can craft them... as i know exactly what i want for all of them in design and surely with a bit of tape and some floristry wire and my new found creativeness i can do it or am i really being stupid and its not as easy as it looks??
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CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
Mum's making mine, so I'm sure it can't be that hard! Hx
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CommentAuthorlil miss sunshine
go for it as on the day when people comment on your flowers you can beam knowing you made them yourself
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CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
I think you should give it a go. Maybe start with buttonholes and see what you think. Nothing more fulfilling than knowing that the creations for your wedding day were all done by you. xxx
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CommentAuthorkrazykitty
go for it if you think you can do it go for it!! have a trial run first n see how you go? then at least you will know either way xx
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CommentAuthorBlossom
real or artifical. if real look at google for wiring techniques as different flowers have different ways of wiring & different gauge wires to support them. also if real , mist spray these put in a shoe box and put in the fridge. good luck :)
CommentAuthorrebeccalou21
crocadillo you will be a wedding supplier before you know it- go for it, no harm in trying x
CommentAuthorMrsOwen
were making our own buttonholes the night before all the girlies together, so yes make them x
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CommentAuthorMel D
Although I have no experience with flowers (except killing cactuses) I don't think it would be too hard. My mum is a qualified flower arranger (has qualifications to teach) and I asked her how hard it would be to do all my flowers. She said not very, but wouldn't do them! I don't blame her, who wants to be worrying about the flowers when on their daughter's wedding day?
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CommentAuthorstressed to max b2b
YES your mad hahah.... but not cause you wanna do the above lol i say go for it try a few if they go well and your happy with them then do the rest good luck and have fun with it x
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CommentAuthorCroc
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Right I will report back tomr with my effort... ...I'm going to give it a whirl... And yes stevie dee I think I am mad!!
Just spoke to h2b he wants a very simple cala Lilly with a few beads on it.. simple ( gulps )
I'm gonna go for silk that way I can do them in the next 80 days if they work....
I hope they work ... Wish me luck... Croc jack of all trades springs to mind lol
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CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
good luck hun, but im sure u wont need it, they will be lovely xx
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CommentAuthorekielty(now Trow)
I would have a go at it yourself hun! :)
It would defo be more satisfying to do it yourself.. xx
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CommentAuthorFaeth
I very nearly did all my own flowers. The only reason I didn't was I spotted a deal on ebay which was pretty much exactly what I wanted, for a price I probably couldn't beat after buying all the bits to do it myself. Go for it :-)
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CommentAuthorCharlz
wow wish i could have a creative gene and make my own would be so satisfying when people comment and you could say i made them :) you could turn it into a little business and earn extra money towards your wedding fund if you had the time x
CommentAuthorljeh92
i wish i was creative enough to try! Good luck, deffo try it if you have done your own centrepieces (:
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CommentAuthorUnknown
if you can do it then why not! im not creative so could never do something like that. give it a try and see what happens! could save you quite a bit of money! x
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
go for it hun, let us know how you get on x
CommentAuthorGregorysGirl
Absolutely go for it, especially as you are going to use silk flowers, which means you don't have to have the stress of doing them all the day before the wedding! I thought you had to have a flower business to get flowers from where you get them, I tried to go on site but it asked for business name etc. How did you do it? I would love to do my own flowers. :) x
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CommentAuthorCroc
right ive been to country baskets and bought all the flowers i need to make a huge bouquet coursges for the mums and button holes for the men.. ive bought wire and tape and pearls and sparkly pins and ribbon... ive spent all night watching you tube videos on how to do them and seen what i want so im going in for the kill!!
i shall report back soon with piccies!! and be brutely honest once ive posted them ... :s
i got the card of my wedding planner im using hers... but all you do is just make it up ... they never check... i went today and yesterday and signed in as my wedding planner and they never checked.... i think a lady on here just made hers up and said she was an e bay seller...
i never thought id have silk flowers but i love the romance of them and keeping them after and the others i can hire out afterwards (buisness venture!!) xx
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CommentAuthorelsie
Good luck, craft Croc! x
CommentAuthorclaireandpete
Good Luck, Can't wait to see the pictures!
CommentAuthorCroc
ive added pictures of the grooms button hole i have done and an attempt at my bridal bouquet (may need more flowers in it)
what do you think guys... should i quit while im ahead and call the proffesionals in????
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CommentAuthorFaeth
Well they both look fab to me - and I'm not just being polite! :-) I especially love the buttonhole! *very* nice!!
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CommentAuthorGregorysGirl
They look amazing, the buttonholes and your bouquet, do mine do mine! lol. Will have to try and see if I can get set up with them, really can't be paying a florist to do all my flowers, and would like to do them myself as I am very fussy! But again, they do look great, don't think you need to get professionals in, you could do it for a living! :)
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CommentAuthorUnknown
i love them...well done! wish i could have done mine! think you may have found a new job! xx
CommentAuthorCroc
dont think my fingers or the spare room could cope... it looks like a bomb has hit it!!
am not entirely happy with the bouquet am thinking it needs more flowers around the bottom maybe 2 more rows or am i just being far to picky
the buttonhole is exactly what h2b wants i hope ... cant wait for him to get home hope he likes it ... if he does then i will do smaller versions without the pearl loop for the groomsmen
and just 3 wrist coursages to do as well
but im having a rest my fingers are killing me ... its hard work!!
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CommentAuthorMrs Q - Weegie
amazing!!
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Cant belive its sooo sooon!!!!!
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CommentAuthorKinkyemo
wow they look amazing :-)
CommentAuthorCroc
thankyou :O) i just dunno if they are good enough
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CommentAuthorloubie100
they look very nice x
CommentAuthorMrs Q - Weegie
they are more than good enough hun i'd be happy to walk down the aisle with them :)
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CommentAuthortweedwedding
They look amazing! I think you've done an excellent job - well done :-) xx
CommentAuthorkisseymad1
I'm going to try too, where did yo go for the flowers? Good luck x
CommentAuthorshelby
Wow they are gorgeous xx
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CommentAuthorljeh92
They look great !! Welldone you!!
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CommentAuthormcquire81
They look amazing im so impressed!! You have a real flair for the creative Crocadillo :-) xx
CommentAuthorCroc
Thanks :0) not entirely happy with them but I'm a perfectionist... But I've really enjoyed doing them... Iv surprised my self normally I get bored after 10 mins... Just the rest to do and play around with the bouquet a bit more till I'm 100% happy
Just got to do 7 more button holes and find inspiration for the coursages and flower girls now xx
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CommentAuthormartay (marie)
crocadillo, where abouts in manchester are you from? i figured you are when you mentioned country baskets! i live round the corner from there and just lately never seem to be out of the place!!!
i got all the bits and pieces from there for my invitations and have now introduced MIL to the place, which could turn out to be a bad move!
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CommentAuthorLisa Ramos
You've done a fantastic job, they look amazing!
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CommentAuthorCroc
live in spring view now moved last week from greater manchester (or when ever it was) 7.7 miles from country baskets whooo hooooo
ive uploaded a nans corsage for her jacket...
i cant stop my self making them haha
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
they are beautiful hun, very elegent and look profesional well done you xx
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CommentAuthorCroc
thanks claire
well h2b really loved them he thought id ordered them and bought them until he seen the state of the spare room!!
he actually encouraging me to do some more this week and try and sell them on the bay as he thinks i could really do well as he said hes never seen me this made up and excited and i really did enjoy it
off to make more now haha
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CommentAuthorSian-Louise
Just had a look at your flowers Crocadillo....they look amazing!! you would not be able to tell the diff between yours and a professional florist!!
And I agree with h2b you should think about making them and selling em!!
Well done babe xxx
CommentAuthorFaeth
I am so going to have to visit Country Baskets...... or maybe I shouldn't - my credit card may live to regret it......
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CommentAuthorCroc
found another one floral wholesalers inspirations in brombrough in the wirral .... its meant to be even better and bigger... so thats where am off today!!
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CommentAuthorloubylou
they look brill! if you do decide to make more and sell them you will have to send us a link. i was going to try myself but dont think i could do it lol :) x
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CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
they are brilliant hun, clever u xx
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CommentAuthorKye
They're lovely hun. Cant believe you did them yourself you must be so proud of yourself wish i could attempt to try but i wouldnt know where to start lol!xxx
