pomanders
There were many things I never knew existed before planning this wedding, that seem to be every day vocab these days. Por ejemplo:
Chivari chairs. These things are highly coveted and go for about $8 a piece to rent. They are very fashionable and probably transform a room beautifully. I, however, will be using the freebies our venue is supplying.
Gocco. Pronounced go-co. This is a screen printer that many brides decide to use to print their invites. It is not cheap and is actually discontinued in the US. The only way to get one of these babies is on ebay, etsy or if you are traveling in Japan. Apparently they are big there.
the machine---
Pomanders. Who else but MS would come up with this idea to make a tissue paper flower so beautiful? First she changed the tissue paper flower from being an elementary school project, to being a beautiful accent that you would be proud to display at a classy event.
But do you think Martha stopped there? Of course not. She took these precious little flowers and made them into a pomander. I wasn't so sure I wanted to have these at my wedding though. They would be great at a wedding shower, baby shower or decorating a present, but I wasn't so sure if they would be nice enough at a wedding....
...and then I saw VintageGlam's knot bio. Here she is...
...and here are her pomanders. Beautiful, right?
I figured since she executed the look of this tissue paper pomander, I should give it a shot also.
I bought the MS tissue paper flower kit a while ago, so I know the key to a beautiful flower is to zig zag the edges. Of course, the kit has perfectly symmetrical zig zags that result in a perfectly domed flower. for the pomander, I didn't think it would really matter if it was perfectly domed though, so I free handed a zig zag.
Then I accordion folded it like a normal tissue paper flower, tied it off with some floral wire and separated. (The quality of the this picture is horrible)
When I was done, I just stabbed them into the styrofoam ball. I tried to get them as close together so it would look really full.
And the finished product...Ta-Da!
(again, please excuse the horrible pic quality...)
The cost of this pomander:
Styrofoam ball - $2.25
Tissue Paper - $.03 cents per flower. ($1 per pack. I used 2 packs, which made 40 flowers.)
Floral wire - $2.50 for a ton of wire.
Time - Probably a total of 2 hours? I made the flowers while I watched TV and recruited Jon to fold paper.
I realized I got 2 different color green tissue paper after I left the store, so your eyes are not doing tricks on you. This pomander is in fact two-toned. It also is not the color green I am going for. I found a great apple green color that I think will look much softer and more in keeping with the colors we have going on. I was thinking of decorating the pews at church with them ala VintageGlam. The ceremony is only going to be about 25 mins though and I can't think of any purpose or place for them at the reception. So are they worth the time and energy to make? Kind of leaning towards no...but they sure are cute. We'll see.
5 comments:
ahh, so that's a pomander...
very lovely.
there's something to be appreciated about handmade decor at weddings. i like your break down of cost, time included. we made the table decorations. we recruited all the parents to help out. what did we did we do with them at the end of the reception, kick drop them across the room and leave them for the garbage! but they looked nice during the evening. i don't even think we saved one. i do have the picture, though!
What if you *could* work the pomanders into your reception decor? An idea off the top of my head... cut the ribbon so you can tie the handle/loop knot close to the ball (so it doesn't show) and in the middle where the knot was originally, tie a crystal or large colored bead (can get these inexpensively in craft stores). Use for the ceremony decor a la VintageGlam. At the reception, they can become the centerpieces - buy one tall vase per table (several inches taller than the pomander handle/loop is long). Invert the pomander to rest on the top of the vase and let the crystal hang down inside. You could do a ring of glass stones and/or tealights around the vase if you wanted, and it would be especially pretty placed on a round mirror. $15/piece tops for the whole thing if you bargain shop the vases! Of course, you have to find a trusted someone to take them from the ceremony to the reception, but that's the easy part. :) Just a thought...
your pomander looks really good. great job!
Nice! Wondering...what size styrofoam ball would you suggest for chairs on an aisle as in the pictures for Vintage Glam?
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