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wow! your bouquet is going to be gorgeous!! and you'll have to give us a how to post!
but i think diybride.com might have something,or ruffledblog.com!
Sounds beautiful. I can't wait to see the final result!
What a fun project! Can't wait to see the finished bouquet, have fun with it and you MUST post pictures for us to drool over when it's finished!
Visit etsy.com - gloriaslaughter - brooch bridal bouquets
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OOOOw, that looks like it will be great! I think there are many diy wedding postings for this on the web. Are you going to do it with just the babbles? Or are you adding anything else, like feathers, or satin yo-yo's or flowers? I can't wait to hear more, and see it! I wish I had someone to make one for, because I think it would be cool to try it! Do you think it would be too early to start one for my three y. o. granddaughter??? lol. I'm so silly! If I had one to make, I think I would start with your shape (round styrofoam ball?) and attach either a feather boa around it, or place ostrich or peacock feathers around in a circle 2/3 down - I guess you'd have to determine how you were going to hold it-maybe a dowel on the bottom, covered with satin ribbon? and then place your babbles in as you like them-I'm not sure whether I would start at the top/center, or around your base?-Or maybe putting your favorite ones on the top, and then starting at the base and working up toward the top/center and fill in around your favorites. Just a guess? Best wishes, I am sure it will come out gorgeous!
I found this link...Hope it helps..
http://oops-im-in-love.blogspot.com/2010/02/crazy-two-days.html
Can't wait to see it either, I'm sure it will be GORGEOUS!
This was the only "how-to" I could find:
http://oops-im-in-love.blogspot.com/2010/02/crazy-two-days.html
They are not easy to make and take days to create just one of these amazing and super detailed Bouquets
true works of art and should will be best left to the designer.... This is a pic of my best friends bouquet and I can't wait for mine :)
Have fun 
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Awesome! Miss Stripes posted this morning about how she is making a brooch bouquet too: http://www.weddingbee.com/2010/04/11/you-can-learn-a-lot-of-things-from-the-flowers%E2%80%A6/
I found this tip here: "The structure is built up with wire. Basically you make sprigs of button and brooch 'flowers' and then intertwine them all together with more wire. A silver or gold wire works best so it blends in with the overall design.
I found it easier to place a large brooch in the centre of the bouquet. This gives you a central point to work from, a central brooch with a slight curve to it lends to a nice 'bouquet' shape."
hmm...vender promotion???
I think there are plenty of brides capable of making their own. Good luck OP!
I have no idea how to make one, but did you just buy ALL those brooches? Holy cow! You are going to be in brooch heaven for AGES, haha. I would go nuts with them. I have a "ribbon bag" at home and I constantly replenish it--I use ribbon for a million and one different things. I can only imagine what I'd do with a "brooch bag"...
Good luck! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
that is such an awesome idea and i demand pictures when you're finished! :)
I incorporated brooches into mine, but used fabric and silk flowers as a base. I agree with Jduck84 - the most important part will be building a structure for them to be attached to. I would buy some heavy gauge wire and build a domed base with a lattice pattern. Then I would experiment with twisted wire to the back of the brooches and then twisting that wire to the base (using hot glue as necessary as well). Good luck!
That is such a cute idea! I've never heard of it before and after seeing the pics I'm sure it will be gorgeous! Would also make a great decorative item to put up in your house afterwards.
I'm doing one too!! Mine are all gold tones (my colors are gold and grey). I just started last weekend.
@lamb - I haven't had to use any hot glue. Floral wire has been working really well for me, and it also helps because you won't harm the brooch. Like I am using several that were my Mom's, Grandmother's and Great Grandmother's. I want those to be able to be removed later.
This looks like its going to be so beautiful. I love the butterfly one!! I have a few pins from my grandmother that im going to put on my stems...cant wait to see this Dana! GO PHILLY GIRL!
My mom has made a brooch bouquet for my wedding in August and I absolutely LOVE it. We used brooches from family members on my side and my fiance's. And then picked up random "sparkley" pieces (earings, pins, etc). It took lot of time and patientence (THANK GOD my mom did it!). She finally ended up using lots of wire to get the brooches to stay in the places that she wanted!
Here is my brooch bouquet. It include brooches of grandmothers and great grandmothers (including from my fiance's side of the family). I think it is beautiful.
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such a lovely idea..make sure to update us as u proceed to make ur masterpiece ;) I too went the non foral way for my bouquet i got a feather butterfly one..i was going to make it myself but had such a hard time finding the butterflies i liked..it was going to be less expensive to get them from ETSY so i did and i love mine (L)
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I have no effing idea how to do it, but that didn't stop me from buying a buttload of brooches, earrings and other supplies. So shout out if you have ever seen instructions on how to make one.
Here's the stuff I ordered last week
From eBay, some lots of vintage mismatched earrings:
And from FabulousBrooch.com (they're not vintage, but they're cheap and will make great filler:
from MMSVintage
from EnamelEndeavor