Weddingbee Blog

Previously I showed you what all of my flowers look like. By that time, I had also finished all of my BM bouquets and the tossing bouquet (I am keeping the one you’re about to see). But there was still a lot of details to complete on my bouquet, because I wanted the bottom to look like this!

I looove burlap! In my room in Chile I had tons of things made of burlap. I love the rustic feel and the soft brown texture, so to me, burlap was the very first idea that came to my mind when I was thinking about how to make the bottom of my bouquet. Luckily I brought some leftover pieces of burlap from Chile, and it was the perfect size!

So, I started with the top, and cut 9 3×8 inch inches pieces. On one side I added some floral wire to add body to the burlap (I tried it without the wire and it was very floppy).

After that I sewed each one of them leaving the wire on the inside. I used the burlap strings to sew it so it wouldn’t show.

I finish all 9 but I end up using only 7 pieces around the top of the bouquet.

I wrapped them around and secured them with pins. After that I wrapped everything up with a long piece of burlap and sewed each top piece to it. Once they were secured, I removed the pins.

And the last step was to add the covering piece of burlap. I folded and sewed the edges for a cleaner look.

Then I added some green pins to add a little bit of color, and TA DA! My bouquet is ready to be used!

I am planning on attaching Mr. Poodle’s great grandmother’s engagement ring (the one I wore for our legal ceremony) to it, just because I want to be able to wear it again! It means so much to me!
I think it will be the perfect spot for it! What do you think?

What interesting materials or features will you add to your bouquet?