Groom's Boutonniere (pleated ribbon + crystals)

Item: Groom's Boutonniere (Chua-Alcantara Nuptial)
Color/Motif: brown and pink

Materials: pink & brown satin ribbons, brown beads/crystals 



Originally, the groom's boutonniere was supposed to be made of faux pearls, but then the bride decided, on behalf of her groom :), to have it made of fabric or something similar to fabric.  An idea came into my mind, remembering the youtube tutorial i saw before in flower making.  On that video, they used pleated ribbons to make the flowers.  I've never seen ready made pleated ribbons here, so I manually did the pleating on the ribbon so I can make that kind of flower :)

image from the web

the groom's boutonniere

It's fixed with a bar pin at the back (like the corsages) so it can easily be worn by the groom.

bar pin (image from the web)

Fabric flower

**just sharing**

Earlier today, I found a video on the web on how to make fabric/organza flowers.  I watched it & was so excited to try it myself because I found it very interesting & I thought the flower was pretty.  So as soon as I got home, I went to find a fabric scrap that I can use to make a flower.  See photos (below) of the flower I was able to make :)  Pretty eh? :)  I'm planning on making more of these flowers to practice my skill.  I can use these flowers on fascinators, bird cage veil toppers, hair combs etc. and probably add feathers and crystals/beads to accentuate the piece.

this looks like a Peony :)

 I bet this flower would look more pretty once adorned & accentuated with feathers & crystals