My DIY so far

[firespirit]

Jr. Bridesmaid bead bouquet. I wanted to see if I liked the idea before I went with crystals instead of flowers. This has 150 stems, I'm thinking of making the MOH one with 300 in the same style and mine 450 in a cascading style (My e-ring happens to be in the pic too :D). I'm also making mini ones with 30 stems for each mother (and step mother) instead of giving each of them a rose.

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My Save The Dates (the "boarding stub" is a magnet)
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The invitations are boarding passes (I just don't have one printed yet).

I actually have the STD's and Invitations set-up so everyone has a unique seat and immediate family has first class seats and everyone else is in business class.

[bichonlvr]

SOooo cute..I love the bead idea!!!

[firespirit]

SOooo cute..I love the bead idea!!!

Thanks. I actually got the idea from these forums.

[Krimangel]

Jr. Bridesmaid bead bouquet. I wanted to see if I liked the idea before I went with crystals instead of flowers. This has 150 stems, I'm thinking of making the MOH one with 300 in the same style and mine 450 in a cascading style (My e-ring happens to be in the pic too :D). I'm also making mini ones with 30 stems for each mother (and step mother) instead of giving each of them a rose.

http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/2069/img2784yq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



YOU MADE THOSE YOUR SELF? :bbeek: THAT IS AN AWESOME JOB... I SAW THESE ON A WEBSITE FOR LIKE $300-500. WAS IT COSTLY TO MAKE THEM YOUR SELF? THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL IDEA! I WANT TO LEARN.

[firespirit]

YOU MADE THOSE YOUR SELF? :bbeek: THAT IS AN AWESOME JOB... I SAW THESE ON A WEBSITE FOR LIKE $300-500. WAS IT COSTLY TO MAKE THEM YOUR SELF? THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL IDEA! I WANT TO LEARN.

I used this website for instructions: http://www.geocities.com/chris_breecher/beadbouquets.html

I went to here to buy the supplies:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/

The total cost for all my bouquets is about $240 (Mine, MOH and 1 Jr BM, 4 mini's for Mothers, and 7 boutenniers), using Swarkovski 6mm beads, but I only use 1 bead on each stem. It could be less expensive if I went with the other crystals instead, or more expensive if I wanted to use bigger ones or 2 per stem. I found the best deal was the 26 guage coated copper wire and to buy the beads in smaller packs (since then I got quantity discounts on the wire).

It took me about 4 hours with distractions to make that first one (still working on efficiency).

I'll have some beads left over and I'm going to use them to make my jewelry for that day. Basically I'm going to make this... http://www.americanbridal.com/crystal-necklace-ms1036n.html for waaaaay cheaper than it costs to buy here. I'll post pics of the jewelry once I have that done (still have to order the chain).

[Krimangel]

Thank You So Much!

[hummingbird521]

the bead bouquets are beautiful. i have never seen them before. great idea and such different look from the norm.

[domeafavor]

Everything looks great. You did a wonderful job. I am very fond of the bead bouquet, I haven't seen anything like it before. The boarding stub magnet is so cute.

[HeathsBride]

I was so happy to see someone try this. I have been thinking about a crystal bouquet for a while. I finally got some cheap beads at jo anns and tried it Wednesday night I couldn't believe how easy it was I am so excited. I only hope mine will turn out as nice as yours.

[thatgirljenn]

I love your idea for the STD's. They're so neat!