DIY Feather Boutonnieres

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When I started showing Mr. Larson photos of boutonnieres to choose from he was not impressed. He felt that a lot of the options were overly girly... but to be fair, it is a flower that a man wears, right? We chose feathers because were a more offbeat option than roses. They matched our theme and were easy to make in the jewel tone palette we were going for. At first glance, it seemed like an easy DIY so I went ahead and ordered my supplies. As it turned out, it was one of the easiest and most fun DIYs that I did for our wedding. I completed the whole batch in about an hour!

DIY Feather Boutonniere

Step 1: Choose feathers and accent pieces in your colors. I used some berry garland too. I ordered most of my supplies from Etsy.

Step 2: Gather the pieces and arrange them exactly how you want them to look on your boutonniere.

Step 3: Using floral tape (or deco or twill tape) bind your feathers together at the base. Be sure they are all secure in the adhesive and will not slip out!

Step 4: You’re done. Just use a floral pin to pin your boutonniere to a piece of paper (this way you can also label who the different boutonnieres are for). Go get yourself a treat or have a fancy dinner with your fiancè because you just saved yourself a bundle!

Making our own feather and floral pieces was one of the easiest DIY’s we chose to do! I highly recommend it and it’s a project that can be done months in advance, which is always nice!

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XO, elsie

PS. Thank you to 100 Layer Cake for letting me share this DIY on their blog too!! Fringe banner (above) by Nice on Etsy.

Comments

This was definitely a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

Have a fun day! ;)

Miki.

Posted by: Miki | June 21, 2011 at 02:39 PM

These are absolutely fabulous! I would have never thought to do something like this!

Posted by: Mo | June 21, 2011 at 02:43 PM

These are so beautiful and they'll keep well. What a great idea. :)

Posted by: Stephanie | June 21, 2011 at 03:09 PM

love these! just as pretty as flowers and a million times cheaper, flowers are crazy expensive!

Posted by: ellie | June 21, 2011 at 03:20 PM

They are so nice! They're so unique, and I love that you used feathers. We made our boutonnieres too ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/28566859@N06/2868005371/in/set-72157621762863865/ ) but yours are a lot more fun!

Posted by: Danielle | June 21, 2011 at 03:21 PM

I love this!

Posted by: Adalita | June 21, 2011 at 03:42 PM

so much fun and they look great!!

Posted by: Katie | June 21, 2011 at 03:47 PM

yay for you and yay for my sisters blog 100 layer cake... you guys are both such an inspiration to me!

Posted by: abbey | June 21, 2011 at 04:43 PM

so cute! This is the cutest wedding I've ever seen.

Posted by: Sunday Crossbow | June 21, 2011 at 05:02 PM

Such a great idea!! I got married two years ago and I used feathers and tissue paper for ours. It was so easy and nice to be able to make ahead of time. Yours are so gorgeous!

Posted by: Brandy | June 21, 2011 at 05:08 PM

feathers give everything such a quirky twist! i love it!

Posted by: Leminh | June 21, 2011 at 05:30 PM

great budget tip, & so beautiful! they look lovely on you guys :)

Katie/Glass of Fashion
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Posted by: katie | June 21, 2011 at 05:30 PM

Divinooooooooo!!! ♥ ♥ ♥

Posted by: Natalia Vanegas | June 21, 2011 at 06:32 PM

I love that last picture. You guys are so cute.

Posted by: Caitlin | June 21, 2011 at 07:23 PM

Yep, we did feather boutonnieres too and they were awesome. So many feather options, no fresh flowers to worry about and very sharp.

Posted by: Stitch Rabbit | June 21, 2011 at 07:45 PM