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).
Hank Hendricks says
How could you make the flowers so nicely, neat and clean . I am looking forward to make this too.
florist says
that indeed is a great TIP. Thanks for sharing the same