Today, I am taking part in a fun little challenge with some of my fellow “bloggy” friends called the “Crafterminds Wedding.” Each of us have created a wedding-related craft to share with you, and we are including a “blog hop” so that you can click the links to see all of the other fun projects.
For my project, I created a wedding pomander bouquet using fabric flowers. For those of you not familiar with what a pomander is, it is a spherical ball of flowers carried often by a flower girl (but sometimes other members of the wedding party) and it has a handle attached to it which can be slipped onto the arm or held. Pomanders can also be used as wedding decor.
Here is what I used for this project:
Styrofoam ball; fabric; hot glue gun; scissors; yellow quilting pins; and twine.
Sorry for my lack of step-by-step photos. This was sort of a trial and error type project and I had to figure it out as I went along! I will explain in detail how I did it though.
First, I created all of my fabric flowers using some “fat quarters” of fabric which I purchased in the same color but varying patterns. (Fat quarters are basically just small sections of pre-cut fabric which you can purchase very inexpensively at the fabric store.) I made rosettes by ripping 1 inch wide (approx 1 foot long) strips of fabric. This is easiest if you cut a tiny bit to get it started and then rip the rest of the way, giving it rough edges. Then I folded it in half, rolled it a tiny bit to create the center of my flower, and glued it to secure it in place. I then twisted and wound it around itself (twist, wrap, dot glue, twist, wrap, dot glue, etc.), creating the rosette, until I had about an inch of fabric left at the end. Next, I applied a bunch of hot glue to the back of the flower and glued the leftover flap of fabric down in back to keep the whole flower together. (Yes, a “bunch” of hot glue. Do you like how technical my instructions are?)
After I had created all of my flowers, I simply used my quilting pins to attach them to my Styrofoam ball. I pinned between each flower too, pinning the edges down randomly to make the pomander as perfectly round as I could.
When the pomander ball was finished, I made the handle using jute twine. I wanted to give it a rustic look which would be perfect for an outdoor wedding. I made it approximately 10 inches long, and used 5 strands of twine which I knotted at the bottom and then used several quilting pins to attach it to the pomander.
I will say that this project was a bit time consuming. The fabric flowers take a while to make, but it was quick and easy to assemble once I had those done.
I’m not sure what I will do with this yet. After all, I’m already married and I don’t know anyone getting married anytime soon. I’m sure I will find a use for it, or maybe even sell it or give it away if someone wants it. I don’t know. Either way, I had fun making it!
Feel free to leave a comment! And don’t forget to check out the links to all of the other fun wedding projects (see below).
