Monday 30 July 2012

Heirloom Brooch Bouquets in Coral

Over the last few weeks Kay has spent most evenings making the small fabric roses used to create her heirloom brooch bouquets,  these were a bespoke order specially designed for a special bride heading off to Italy to get married.
With Coral being the color of the Bridesmaids, Kay went about creating the roses in slightly different shades to give the bouquet definition.
Adding the Pearl Brooches gave them the final touch of bling.

Audrey the bride was thrilled with the finished designs and also with her own very bespoke Bridal Heirloom Brooch Bouquet.
Will post more details about that one when we get more photos 




For more information on having Kay create a stunning Heirloom Brooch Bouquet 
just for you email us on kschool@ireland.com

Saturday 14 July 2012

Alternative Bridal Bouquets


Over the past week we have had a lot of interest in our Fabric Rose & Brooch Bouquets, although how to assemble these bouquets is  covered on our 1-2-1 workshops, we do not teach you how to make the fabric roses, we do however  include the links on how to make these roses in your notes.  Kay has them down to a fine art but they are time consuming. It is important to work with a good quality ribbon and if you need to make a specific colour rose you may need to purchase the fabic and sew it up so that it is double sided.  In saying all that the effect is beautiful and lots of brides are turning into these as an alternative to fresh flower bouquets.


The time love and patience that goes into designing these Brooch Bouquets probably will not be reimbursed financially and sometimes it may be easier to design the bouquets using all brooches as although it will cost that bit more it is much less labour intensive.


The Brooch Bouquet above is an example of the type of Brooch Bouquet you would create in our 1-2-1 workshops or when ordering option 1 from our distant learning kits.  This option includes all the brooches you need to create a bouquet similar to this.  We will also send you on all the links on where we source our brooches and also how to make the fabric flowers.
For more information on how to create these Brooch Bouquets visit our website 

or drop us an email on info@kaysschool.com or call the school on 00 353 1 453 86 49

all the best for now 
Deirdre
xxx





Sunday 8 July 2012

Choosing a Brooch Bouquet for your Wedding

Brooch Bouquets were originally created as a sentimental heirloom, created from Brooches, Chains, Pendants, Rings or any Jewels passed on from generations.  Brides included all their sentimental pieces into their bouquet and over the generations this can be added to by others. We have been asked by brides to include lots of differnt memorabilia into their bouquets, broken watches, communion medals, swimming medals, photos of loved ones, fabric from baby blankets or christening robes, what ever we are asked to include we endeavor to include it into the Bridal Bouquet

Bridal Bouquet using old vintage brooches
Vintage Heirloom Brooch Bouquet 

More often than not brides don't have enough pieces to create their bouquet so we create it with a mix or old and new.
When choosing new brooches it is important to take into account the style of the dress but also the bouquet and what heirloom pieces you will be including.
Chooses a selection of large and smaller pieces as this gives the bouquet more texture and easier to keep in shape.  Check out lots of different suppliers as prices can vary hugely.  When ordering colours online the colour you think you are ordering may not be the shade you do actually receive.
The colour the bride may wish to be included may not be easy to source so give yourself plenty of time.

everlasting bouquet for wedding


Creating Brooch Bouquets for Wedding Parties is one of the most rewarding jobs and Brides are normally over the moon with their finished design.

If you are deciding to order your own brooch Bouquet for your wedding make sure to compare your bouquet Designer, different designers have different styles and some may include less brooches so make sure  when pricing your bouquet ask how many brooches are included in your bouquet.

Bride with brooch bouquet

How to make a brooch bouquet


The pricing structure would normally be €10 per brooch, so a bouquet containing 30 brooches should cost approx €300 but obviously brooch prices vary as do Brooch Bouquet Designers

For details on Creating your own Brooch Bouquet using our Distant Learning Kit which contains everything you need to create the above Pearl & Crystal Brooch Bouquet email us on info@kaysschool.com  or visit our website HERE 


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