1920s Style Wedding Boutonniere Reflects the Elegance and Glamour of the Era

The 1920s was a time when elegance and glamour were expressed through fashion and accessories. Weddings were as lavish, elegant and glamorous as the budget and desire allowed. If you have chosen this time period as a theme for your wedding and are looking for ideas for a boutonniere or buttonhole which embodies this 1920s era, I think you will enjoy my creation. Your 1920s wedding theme will be carried out through this boutonniere or buttonhole design. I have created this design with the elegance and glamour of the period.

This 1920s themed boutonniere is not difficult to make. I will list the materials, instructions, cost and approximate amount of time that I spent in making one. Six boutonnieres may be created using the materials listed. I purchased all of the materials used for this project from a well known chain craft store. The prices listed are for the materials used and would make multiple items. The price to make one item is much less. I did use a silk orchid. Of course a live orchid could be used. The design would be the same if you used a silk or real flower.

Materials:

(These prices are for the craft items used. Multiple boutonnieres could be made with these materials.)

Signature Orchid Elegance stem $ 9.99 (cost for one: $ 1.66)

Ferns & Grasses, Boston Fern stem 8.99 (cost for one:$ 1.49)

Grande Impressions LTD, 24' peacock feather 4.99 (cost for one $ .72)

Total cost of materials: $23.97 (cost for one: $3.87)

Lapel pin (optional) $ 2.99

Florist tape

Wire cutters

Scissors

Time:

Once all materials are collected and assembled for use if should not take more than half an hour to create the first boutonniere. After assembling the first boutonniere others would take less time. I should think that a crafter could assemble six of these boutonnieres in less than two hours from the materials listed.

Instructions:

1. Use the wire cutters to separate one blossom from the orchid stem. I chose to use the top blossom which included several buds. Cut the blossom and stem from the stalk at the bottom of the stem where it attaches to the stalk. Cut one leaf from the orchid stalk.

2. Use the wire cutters to remove on fern frond from the plant. I used an inside, middle frond which was a bit smaller. You may be able to pull the frond from the plant where it attaches to the plant with your fingers. This fern was produced so that the fronds were simply pushed onto the stems.

3. Use scissors to cut the desired peacock "eye" and feather that you wish to use.

4. Lay the pieces in layers to see if you have the correct lengths and sizes of materials that you want to use. I placed the peacock feather down first, next the fern, then an orchid leaf, and then the orchid blossom on top. You may need to cut the feather or fern to adjust the length.

5. Use the florist tape to wrap on piece at the bottom of the feather and fern to hold them in place. Next use another small piece of florist tape to wrap the orchid leaf to the feather/fern. Place the orchid blossom on the boutonniere to find the best placement. Tape the orchid blossom to the other items and extend the tape to the bottom of all pieces, extending the tape even a bit beyond the ends wrapping the tape to create a pleasing, tapered extension. Cut the tape and smooth the ends of the tape to create a neat "stem". The end of the stem may remain straight or you may wish to curl the end.

6. Place the boutonniere into the lapel pin for use or simply pin it onto the left lapel using a corsage pin.

If you wish to use a live orchid, the silk orchid used represents a Green Cymbidium Orchid.