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Origami flowers?

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    Irishker03    June 12, 2010   Boston (home), Geneva, NY (wedding)

    Hi Hive,

    The Fiance and I are having an 18 month engagement for a multitude of reasons (money & timing for reception venue to name a few) so I was thinking I would use the time to DIY a bunch of things. I'm not really one for fresh flowers (although, I do love the occasional bouquet) but I'm not sure that I want to devote a chunk of my already small budget to fresh flowers. I was thinking of making some origami flowers (he studied Japanese in college and lived there twice since I've known him, so origami has a sentimental value to us)- has anyone ever heard of or seen someone do this at a wedding? How did it look? I found this bouquet through google and I'm not totally opposed to it!

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    LOL There's a whole blog on that subject which just posted today!

    http://www.weddingbee.com/2009/01/30/origami-roses/

     
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    onlyonelove54    May 16,2009   Henderson, NV

    Yeah, I was just thinjing that I read a blog today in paper flowers.  and guess what it was on here.  I think that its a great idea.

     
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    maureen9004    August 2008  

    I really like this idea, it's unique and would be a great keepsake.

     
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    i personally don't like real flowers, partially because i'm allergic. i definitely thought about doing origami flowers.. it'll either be that or VERY MINIMAL. but i love the bouquet you have shown! good luck with it all! 

     
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    Irishker03    June 12, 2010   Boston (home), Geneva, NY (wedding)

    Thanks Hive! I'll let you know how it turns out!

     
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    if you're still looking for inspiration, my sister emailed me this link this morning:

    <font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/tips/diy-flowers-when-fresh-is-out-of-the-question-076153</font>

    it's a nice roundup of paper flowers. good luck!

     
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    MaybeeBecca    August 22, 2009   Kansas City, MO

    I think they'd be beautiful. I've made origami lillies before and they're not that hard. Using nice paper really helps, if you do decide to make them.

     

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