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non-floral boutonniere ideas needed!

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    lrwedd    September 4, 2010  

    So I am DIYing my flowers, but I don't want to make boutonnieres. I'm afraid they'll take too long, die and turn brown (I'm doing white flowers).

    I have thought of colorful pocket squares as a way to show some love to the boys, but I'm not convinced.

    You bees always have great ideas.....so share some....pics appreciated.

     
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    FutureMrs.Awesome    July 3, 2010   San Luis Obispo

    What about button or fabric boutonnière?

    There are a bunch on Esty

     

     

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    bakerella    September 11, 2010   Toronto, ON

    What about doing a succulent boutonierre? They don't like water, so that may solve your problem!

    non-floral boutonniere ideas needed! :  wedding 11 28succulents

    Ummmm what else? Build something out of lego or connex if you're fun light hearted people? Old school toys? I'm doing wooden toy boutonierres for our ring bearers and my nephews.

    Feathers?

    non-floral boutonniere ideas needed! :  wedding 86175c20e300090ced0f9a079cd22a60 S

    Ribbon and fabric scraps?

    non-floral boutonniere ideas needed! :  wedding Unique+boutonni%C3%A8re+idea+5

    I googled "non-floral boutonierre" and LOTS came up!

     
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    lrwedd    September 4, 2010  

    @futuremrsawesome: I love those black and white buttons! We are doing black and white! so cool

    @bakerella: LOVE the feather idea! 

     
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    SaraRocks    October 16, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    I made boutonierres out of key chains. I did the swords from final fantasy for the groom and groomsmen and then a personalized one for my dad (Train), my uncle (motorcycle), grandfather (tractor) and for my future step father in-law (computer chip).

    They weren't that difficult to make but it was hard to find the right sized objects. check out: http://rosenowfloral.com/frittsrosenow/gallery_scifichic/slideshow/gallery.html.

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    VagabondGurl    August 7, 2010   Wedding: NH; Living: CA

    oooh!  the third bout above was my inspiration for my DIY bouts!

    here's the ones i made a couple weeks ago!

    non-floral boutonniere ideas needed! :  wedding Bout2

     
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    Mickey9998    November 19, 2010  

    My fiance was recently in a wedding where the Groom was a mechanic. For their boutineers they used spark plugs with some greenery around it. It turned out very cute!

     

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