A Bouquet Made Out of.... GOLD :)

Just kidding. Not gold. But that'd be really nice. No, let me introduce to you my bouquet... It is definitely still in the works right now but I am pretty sure it is going to be brilliant. :)
I came across this picture on etsy when looking for bridesmaids supplies:


Isn't it awesome!? It didn't take long to convince me that this was my latest project. I got on Etsy and looked for any sellers that were selling flower brooches and then messaged them to see 1) if they had lots more and 2) if they were willing to give me any discount. This is what I came up with:


And these: And this fantastic creation was made by someone on my mom's side:


YES, it is a Christmas tree made out of family brooches and it broke my heart to tear this thing apart! But bless their heart, whoever it was that made this. I promise they will be better appreciated where they are going now...

And here is the grand pile of brooches that I have been collecting for months now. SOO much fun. All I can say is thank goodness for the DI. I made a good friend named Sam at the layton DI, he runs the 'collectibles' section and has been so good to give me great deals and keep his eye out for me.

So after I collected all of the pieces I wanted to use I went out and bought green wire at Hobby Lobby and got to work. Here is a terrible picture from my phone of what it looks like right now, about half way finished and I am loving it!