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wee WEDDING
FLOWERS
Personal flowers for pint-size
bridesmaids and tiny attendants.
When cherubic young children are asked to lend their little hands to
any matrimonial union, they often have a way of stealing the show. So as
they stroll down the aisle, with every eye upon them, pair them with
equally show-stopping personal flowers to share the spotlight. These
selections, for fall and winter weddings, will undoubtedly fill the
bill.
Designs by Talmage McLaurin, AIFD
Dresses from the WaWa Collection from Watters & Watters
 beaded
blossoms
This coordinating boutonniere, corsage and pomander set features a spray
version of the new ‘Lea Romantica’ garden roses. The exquisite blooms,
some of which are clipped from the central stem, are accessorized by
sprays of beads and beaded blossoms, the crimson hues of which unite the
peachy roses with the ruddy Gerbera centers featured in the pomander.
Assembled as an elongated corsage, the little lady’s personal flowers
resemble an exquisitely tailored detail on the gorgeous gown.
MATERIALS: ‘Lea Romantica’ garden spray roses from Flower
Transfer; Oasis® Sphere from Smithers-Oasis; Floratape Stem Wrap from
Alcan Packaging; beaded garland from Hill’s Imports, Inc./Park’s
Company; ribbon from Renaissance Ribbon; Gerberas (centers) and
coral-bells (Heuchera) foliage from favorite supplier.
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autumn pillow
Chrysanthemums and sea holly, in a fall palette of gold and russet
hues, compose a seasonally organic trim for this charming
ring-bearer’s pillow. The blooms are glued—with liquid floral
adhesive in this case, but low-temperature glue also can be
used—onto the pillow’s lacy trim, most of which is snipped off and
discarded. Gold-trimmed beaded sprays lend a bit of shimmer to the
pillow’s botanical edging and to the coordinating sea-holly
boutonniere.
MATERIALS: chrysanthemums, sea holly (Eryngium) and Hypericum
from Fresca Farms; bead sprays from Jim Marvin Enterprises; Square
Pillow from Syndicate Sales; FloraGlu Liquid Adhesive from Floralife. |
fragrant pomander
TFrom Meilland’s “Garden Rose” collection, the large, citrus-scented
golden rose is a grand focal point in this alluring autumnal pomander
that also features several of the delightful new ‘Romantica’ family
spray garden roses and a texturally intriguing sea holly. The materials
are glued to a handcrafted ribbon orb base and also are applied, with
liquid floral adhesive, to a plastic headband, which becomes a
refreshing alternative to the traditional garland headpiece.
MATERIALS: ‘Toulouse Lautrec,’ ‘Sunny Romantica,’ ‘Lea Romantica’
and ‘Quatre Cœurs’ garden roses from Flower Transfer; sea holly (Eryngium)
and Hypericum from Fresca Farms; ribbon from Morex Corp.; FloraGlu
Liquid Adhesive from Floralife; Gerberas (centers) from favorite
supplier.
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carnation glamour
Reflecting some of the sparkle of the holiday season, creative wire
coils in sparkling silver and fuchsia are paired with gold and
fuchsia corsage pins that are inserted through the coils’ centers.
The inventive accents, grouped into small clusters, are pierced into
the centers of some of the crimson-tipped carnations, which are
assembled in a lavish nosegay. Used in mass, these basic bicolor
blossoms achieve a dramatic winter chic, and used singly, they make
striking boutonnieres for the gentlemen.
MATERIALS: wire coils from Fleur de Wire/Artistic Wire;
Ocean® Brand corsage pins from Milton Adler Company; carnations and
silver holder from favorite suppliers.
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winsome winter snow
A glistening snowflake Christmas ornament is an elegant armature for
these frosted pink spray garden roses, which are snipped apart, wired
and taped, and slipped through the snowy holiday accessory. The flake’s
pearly tips add a dramatic wintry collar, the icy effects of which are
echoed in the dusty miller accents. Attached with a hairpin-shaped wire,
a metallic mesh tube ribbon shimmers softly beneath the diminutive
creation.
MATERIALS: ‘Lea Romantica’ garden spray roses from Flower
Transfer; snowflake ornament from Bethany Lowe Designs; Knit Wire Tubing
from Accent Décor; dusty miller from favorite supplier.
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