This is my last post about my cousin's wedding! I'm still hoping to create a few tutorials based on all the things I learned during this project, but that probably won't happen for a little while. I figured a picture of the Conga line would be the perfect ending note.
The last thing I made for my cousin's wedding were large pom-pom flowers. Again, I used Martha Stewart as a jumping off point with this Pom-Pom tutorial. Pictured above is the demo I made to show my cousin. I decided immediately that using 2 colors was not the look I was going for. I made the rest of the flowers in a single color which I think helps it look more like a flower.
Here is a demo of the smaller pom-poms I made for the paper flower wreath. The technique is exactly the same. There are a 101 tutorials on the web about how to make pom-pom flowers. It's a crazy simple and basic craft. I remember making these as a kid for different occasions. The only tricky part – which can make or break your pom-pom – is how you fluff them.
This was my favorite video on how to fluff the pom-poms. She does a really nice job explaining what she is doing and why. If you are going to make these flowers, I highly encourage you to watch a few videos on fluffing techniques. It will make this project so much easier and more enjoyable if you do.
I shipped these to Toronto pre-fluffed. They were still flat and very easy to mail. The ends got a tiny bit smashed, but since they were going to be fluffed up anyway, it didn't make any difference to the end result. During set up, I showed my handy helpers what to do and they took over all of the fluffing. We attached these to the paper garlands about every 6 feet or so. This is a very inexpensive and fast way to decorate a large space. It instantly made the reception hall much more festive and beautiful. I'm so pleased with how they turned out.
Making paper flowers for my cousin's wedding was such a great and challenging project. We have been pen-pals since we were 12 years old and it was very important to me that I did something meaningful for his wedding.
I will definitely make more paper flowers in the future. This was a completely new craft to me and I loved learning all about it. Working with paper is very enjoyable and you can get some amazing results. The possibilities are endless.
I wouldn't recommend mailing paper flowers like I did. They didn't do that well in the mail and the stress alone almost killed me. Plus I had to spend a lot of time trying to get the flowers to look like they did before they were mailed. This is definitely the craft you would want to keep close to home.
February 22, 2014
I loved these and thought they came out spectacularly! It was really incredible how everything came together!