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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    rebecca i will work it out and let you know i bought loads at once as i have 5 bouqets , 9 birdcages to fill, 2 corsages and 6 buttonholes.
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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    i think altogether it will come in at about £35 to £40 but it is quite large and i have bought about 10 brooches for it. it will still work out cheaper making my own rather then buying off someone i had a few qoutes for about £45 and that was with me supplying my own brooches. the flowers are quite cheap at £3 ish depening on size and they come in bunches of 6 but as i bought in bulk worked out a little cheaper.
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    • mtwi
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    Oh such lovely ideas. I made my bridal garter last weekend while watching tv (hand sewn) which cost no more than £8 from things from bay of e - will post pix this weekend. Will make throw one as well - haven't seen it used at weddings in UK but big in Canada! My brooch bouquet is well underway.
    Next step stationery but with my current ideas it doesn't look to be cheaper than buying online. will see. I need templates I think.

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    • RebeccaR36
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    Krissy - thats really reasonable! I will have to have another think about making my own! They look so lovely!
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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    yeah i didn't think it was to bad especially compared to what i was going to spend on fresh flower £450 altogether so should save well over half that by making them myself and i don't think its going to bad at the minute and i have 16 months to remake them till i get them just right its a lot easier then i thought it was going to be the hardest bit was getting the shape and size i want but thanks to the other brides on here recommending the wire collar its a lot easier with it and cost about £6 with postage x
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    • MrsSaraParry!
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    well I'm not a power user so can't upload photos on to here but I've made my favours (mini pots of jam) and all my place cards. Pics are in my extras album if anyone is bothered. I've also made glass bead napkin rings but haven't photographed them, and my best friend made my invitations for me :o) xxxx
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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    Stiffener lol that's how so I am told lol x

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    • MrsKisywisy
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    went to a foral wholesaler today and got few things, so i've thrown this together. it's just a first draft (lol) but i love the fake leaves!!

    i got some dry oasis and put it in a toilet roll (minus the tissue...obviously). i found it so much easier to get the coverage to be even all the way around. i put small bits of stem in the bottom to make it look like a hand tied bouquet. it needs more stems in the bottom, and the toilet roll is a little bit, but not silly looking

    all in all, i'm pleased :)
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    • LittleMissBossy
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    It's so cheerful Kisywisy!

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    • MrsKisywisy
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    i know :)

    i need more flowers and i'm not keen on the spider gerbera, but it's given me a good idea of how it can look. i want the normal gerbera style, still in orange and fuschia.

    added a few more pics, but the light is bad and iphone camera is pants. looks really good in person though :)

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    • LegoWife
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    They look very exotic! Love the colours, never a combo I would have thought of but does look lovely!

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    • LittleMissBossy
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    I'd prefer the normal Gerbera too!

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    • LittleMissBossy
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    Finished off both corsages for the mothers last night

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    • Kate4
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    So cute LMB, I love them!

    Love the jam idea Sara, fab colours too! Nice and cheery!




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    • MrsKisywisy
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    they're brilliant!!!. did you use floral tape at the bottom??

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    • LittleMissBossy
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    Thank you.
    No green polkadotted fabric. If I would have sewn a nice puch you could see the polkadots better - but gluing and wrapping was much quicker...

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    • mtwi
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    ok I may be a complete numpty but have been playing with my new wire collar and I think I have gone completely mad. Is it supposed to be in a "plate shape" or in a ball shape? I want a nice big round posy shape for my brooch bouquet and thought it had to be ball shaped, now I am confused. Any thoughts? Tips?

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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    mines a bit of both its sort of flat at the bottom i streched it out but pulled it up at the top so its higher a bit like a dome shape. cant really explain i think your best just trying it out and having a play with your flowers till you get it how you want it im actually thinking mines a little big at the minute so going to make it a little smaller x
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    • brilly
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    thats lovely krissy hun xxx

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    finally got the brooches on the wires lol now just wether to add more rose or not???

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    • Mrs Davro
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    Well on my last week off I sat and made all the save the dates and wrote them so they just needed posting, mum told me she was staying where she was house wise for six months then decided last week she is moving again! So I've just had to sit and do another one. Left the address off though till I send them.
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    • brilly
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    sian where did u get ur brooches from hun if u dont mind me asking xxx

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
      CommentAuthorSian''OCD''Holkham
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    Just looked about on craft websites etc some of them are not brooches they're embellishments which are cheaper x

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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    Thanks brilly its coming along nicely needs to be taken a part and redone a few more times and i think its a little big at the minute. i can give you a site i have just got some lovely brooches from the most expenive they have is £2.50 ish and they look really good or i got some of ebay to.

    yours is coming on really nicely to sian x
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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    Thanks krissy starting to annoy me a bit as I want it to look a certain way and the shape isnt as round as I wanted and not sure how to make the brooches sit in nicely might pull apart and start again lol x

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    • brilly
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    thank u sian hun i'll have a look xxx

    krissy can u post link to my wall please hun thank u and mine took a little while to get the shape the way i wanted it but u'll know when it feels right xxx

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    • brilly
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    sian if u take it apart hun try sticking ya brooches on first and working outwards xxxx

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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    posted the link brilly x
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    • brilly
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    thanks krissy hun ur a star xx

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    Yea I might do that actually the roses are only temporary in not done properly yet also need to find a handle for it??

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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    i have just pushed all my stalks sian through wraped them in florsit tape then will add ribbon its nice and tight to.x
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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    Mine arent long enough need something to go over the top of them x

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    • brilly
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    sian u can get holders off the bay where u slide ur flowers into it its that green foam stuff the florists use xx

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    • brilly
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    krissy i used the tape too hun x

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    • HelenW
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    I've decided im going to make my favours (wine glass charms like a lot of other people on here!). But now I'm stuck. I don't know whether to go for a "thanks" charm or a "made with love" charm. I can't add pics to here but they are on my photos. Any preferences?? x

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    • CommentAuthorkrissy905
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    i think one of the holders brilly mentioned might be best then i think you can use them with the collors too x
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    • brilly
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    helen i went personalised for bridesmaids maid of honour groom best man etc i will bump my thread up about budget weddings my wine charms are on there but for the rest of the wine charms ive gone for a simple purple heart to go with colour scheme just waiting on them coming to finish off xx

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    • HelenW
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    Yea i thought about doing that for the main people. Im using purple and white pearl beads, so was after a silver heart. Can't seem to find any plain ones though! x

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    • brilly
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    try the bay helen hun xx

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    • brilly
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    helen ive sent u a link hun for plain silver hearts xx

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    There is a name for the plastic ones you can get cant remember for the life of me what they are called

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    • HelenW
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    Woo thanks Brilly they are perfect! x

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    • brilly
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    me either sian hun lol xx

    ya welcome helen hun anything to help xxx

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    Just found a beautiful beaded handle but its £20

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    • brilly
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    can u not buy the beads and do that bit hun to save some pennies xx

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    its got like a feathered or material thing too on top that goes under the flowers x

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    • panther_87k
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    the insert from a cling film roll should be perfect size sian, then just wrap with lace/ribbon/material or whatever
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    • LegoWife
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    Made up the lego flowers for my bouquet today! Squee!

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    • Sian''OCD''Holkham
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    good idea panther that might work actually thanks

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    • mtwi
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    oh such lovely ideas! Thanks for the pix krissy! - I found a favourite search term now on bay of e "job lot" - amazing how you can bag a bargain on things of any sort by adding that to your search! brooches and crafty things especially!

    LEGO FLOWERS! OOoo just saw your pix - how cute! :)

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