Anyone making button/brooch bouquets?

Hi Cinnamonfairy!

I decided that this is exactly what I'm going to do! I found a great wholesale brooch website - I can't remember the name of it off the top of my head but I will google and post you a link!

Have you watched any DIY videos on it? I watched one at the weekend and it was really really helpful, she used articial flowers in it too. I will find this link also.

Sorry for slighlty pointless reply, I was so excited to see someone else doing the same thing! :-)

Https://www.jewellery-world.co.uk/default.aspx?appid=5491&cid=560&page=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONASA0L_Ma4 :-)

I hope this helps!

Going to get my Mum and BMs on the brooch hunting case too! xx

My friend has her own business making them, and she sourced hers from charity shops and car boots.

She also asked family and friends for any old brooches, earings etc.

Here's mine

oohhh! Love this! What was your colour scheme?

? My colours were Pink, purple and black.

Sorry to jump in on the thread but thanks DaintyDisco for that link, brilliant website! I'm making my own Brooch Boquet too and so far have been trapesing the charity shops, will be making a purchase or two from jewellery-world tho methinks!

No problem :-) Happy to help! Some of them are very reasonable! Think i'm going to get my "filler" ones from there and may buy a few more special ones if that makes sense

Thanks daintydisco! I think I'll be spending my evening on the jewellery world website! Especially for filler brooches like you say.

I also have my nan on the hunt for brooches, and have a few special ones that I'm going to try and incoporate. I can't believe I've actually found a creative side of me! Before wedding planning I didn't have a creative bone in my body, now I'm making bouquets and invitations!

Thanks for all your help ladies!

I didn't only use brooches in mine. I trawled Primark/Peacocks etc for big rings, earrings, necklaces with charms etc on them.

Brilliant idea about using other jewellery :-) thanks for the tip!

Just so you know Jewelleryworld is a trade only website with a minimum order of 100 pund PLUS vat & postage which takes 2 to 3 weeks. Also generally you have to order more than 1 of each line and often the lines on the website may be out of stock. i usually go to the show room.

I have put a few brooches on my website too https://www.3djewellery.co.uk/Cheap-brooches-for-making-bouquets.html

:-( oh. Sorry for the useless info ladies. I'm a bit gutted!

No don't be it's not useless advice, you could try ordering they may just accept it, you just need to be aware that you will need a big order, the checkout doesn't accept anything under £100, so you could buy Xmas pressies favour bags maybe, but you can't send anything back

Thats a good idea :-) Thanks!

Im so glad other people are making their own too, Ive tried Ebay too so pass info my way too please

This is my bouquet I made. I got most of my brooches from Ebay but didnt pay more than £2 for one. Also used earrings and hair pins. I really enjoyed making it and would say its definitely worth it

This is beautiful!!

Ive vey bought most of my brooches on E-bay too- think I spot a few in yours that I have.

Can you give me any pointers? I used a YouTube clip and made the 'flowers' but when I started to assemble it just looked a bit naff so I haven't touched it in months and it makes me want to cry :-(

Thank you MrsPDM, I haven't sent a pm before so have done what I think is a pm x

Ladies they all look utterly gorgeous! How do you go about making a bouquet? Even a fake flower one. Mine looks nothing like these and I'm wondering where I'm going wrong! Help please and I'll be extremely grateful xx

A few tips for you here https://www.3djewellery.co.uk/Instructions-on-how-to-make-a-brooch-bouquet.html

These all look absolutely gorgeous!

The more I'm seeing these the more I'm being swayed to these instead of real flower bouquet! :-)

Nothing :-( don't think the pm function on here works very well

I'm planning on making a bigger button bouquet for myself and smaller ones for bridesmaids and mini ones for flower girls! There's a lot of websites where you can buy big packs of assorted buttons, I just googled buttons!! Also Etsy have a lot too. I'm planning on mainly using buttons with a few brooches to cut costs.