Weddin' Bells and Bouquets

Today my friend Vicky is getting married. This is the friend for whom I told I would make a wedding bouquet. Out of brooches. It was, of course, something that we had seen on Pinterest and was a very pinteresting concept. If you look at my first blog, you will see a picture of an example of one. We (myself, friends, her family, etc,) collected brooches, pendants, and even earrings to make this idea come alive. In case you are wondering, it takes a LOT of jewelry to fill up a big 'ol styrofoam ball. Since Vicky's wedding color is Tiffany blue, we had a lot of luck finding shades of blue, and sparkly items to decorate with. A side note: Vicky's mom was not at all fond of this idea, as she is very traditional. I was flying blind with this project, and was tormented with worry about screwing up a major part of the bride's big day. My friend Hazel came over to help with the pinning (and hammering-don't ask), and offered lots of great suggestions that wound up on the final product. Thanks Hazel!! By the time the thing was done, it weighed a couple of pounds and was the size of a human head. This was especially comical when Hazel decided to model it before it was secured to the base, and the head-like orb thunked to the floor. I wish I'd have had a video of that moment to add to the slideshow! Anywhoo, in the end, everyone loved it, including the bride's mama, and they all lived happily ever after.

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 I took the photos with my phone, and I wish it could have captured the sparkly-ness of all the crystals. Bee-you-tee-ful!