My husband and I got married at a really odd time of year. We didn’t hit wedding season, fall, Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day or spring. March 5 was meaningful for us, but our date kind of fell in to a wedding no man’s land. Vendors were great to work with for the most part because we were the only game in town.

Early on, even before we decided on a date, the beef (husband) and I chose our artichoke and asparagus theme. I’d seen some really incredible bouquets and centerpieces that had incorporated our veggies, but when I went to a bridal expo & talked with some florists, I realized that doing something with veggies was going to cost “extra.” And then when we picked an early March wedding date, we just decided to forget about using any real flowers or plants, which meant I needed to find an affordable alternative. After scouring Martha Stewart Weddings and countless wedding blogs for weeks, I discovered this handmade bouquet and fell in love. Here’s how I made it my own.

MAKE A BUNCH OF ‘FLOWERS’ WITH RICKRACK.

I followed these instructions at Martha Stewart Weddings, but I ran in to some huge snags following their tutorial alone. Here are my more  in-depth directions:

HOW-TO: HOMEMADE WEDDING BOUQUET
March 28, 2011 12 Comments

How-to: Homemade Wedding Bouquet at HandsOccupied.com

My husband and I got married at a really odd time of year. We didn’t hit wedding season, fall, Christmas, New Year’s, Valentine’s Day or spring. March 5 was meaningful for us, but our date kind of fell in to a wedding no man’s land. Vendors were great to work with for the most part because we were the only game in town.

Early on, even before we decided on a date, the beef (husband) and I chose our artichoke and asparagus theme. I’d seen some really incredible bouquets and centerpieces that had incorporated our veggies, but when I went to a bridal expo & talked with some florists, I realized that doing something with veggies was going to cost “extra.” And then when we picked an early March wedding date, we just decided to forget about using any real flowers or plants, which meant I needed to find an affordable alternative. After scouring Martha Stewart Weddings and countless wedding blogs for weeks, I discovered this handmade bouquet and fell in love. Here’s how I made it my own.

DIRECTIONS
MAKE A BUNCH OF ‘FLOWERS’ WITH RICKRACK.
I followed these instructions at Martha Stewart Weddings, but I ran in to some huge snags following their tutorial alone. Here are my more  in-depth directions:

Cut your rickrack in to pieces with 16 complete points along one side and 15 complete points plus 2 half-points on the other. Use liquid seam sealant on each end of the rickrack to avoid raveling. Set the rickrack pieces on a piece of waxed paper to dry.