DIY Pearl Flower Picks

I’m making pearl flowers to use in bouquets, boutonnières, and flower arrangements - about 370 of them! Most of them will be of ivory pearls & champagne faceted beads like the ones above. I also plan on using some other colors. 

Materials needed: 

6mm ivory pearls

6mm faceted champagne beads

Beading wire (I used 0.3mm gold wire this time. In the 

future I plan to use 0.5mm to make them a bit sturdier)

Begin by cutting a piece of wire 16-20” and bending it in half. Thread 6 pearls onto the cut ends of the doubled wire. 

Cross one side of the wire over the other with the pearls in-between. Twist the wires together close to the pearls 3 times.

Hold the wires together and bend across to the center of the circle, pushing them down in the middle until the 

twisted portion of the wires is in-between the pearls. 

Next bend the connected portion of the wire back to the 

outside of the ring, leaving the loose ends bent towards the middle. 

Thread the champagne bead onto the loose wires, move bead to the center of the ring, and bend the wires 

between the 2 pearls on the opposite side of the ring and back to the bottom.

Bring both wires together in the middle & twist tightly together. 

Continue twisting until you reach the end & trim. Ta da!

They can be used as is in many instances, but if too short for some arrangements you can use florist tape to attach it to a flower pick. 

369 more to go...

A Special Table: Tabletop Design

Putting it all together, I’ve had to rethink some decisions I thought were made. The invitations and signs I wanted to use just didn’t work with the decor my heart was set on, they were too modern. The look I’m going for is elegant & luxurious: lace, mercury glass, champagne, gold, pearls - almost Victorian.

I’m not a graphic designer by any means (my proportions all off) but, using some Adobe apps on my iPad, I managed to put together mock ups of my centerpieces, place settings, etc.

I’ve decided on the navy embroidered/ sequin lace over champagne satin tablecloths with champagne satin napkins. The chargers will have a gold mercury glass finish and pearls around the edge. The napkin rings will be navy organza flowers with pearl beaded centers and pearl mesh bands. Round menu cards of gold leaf on ivory cardstock will be backed by navy doilies.The flatware is gold tone and the plates ivory with gold rims.

I’m making centerpieces using tall gold mercury glass cylinder vases (that I’m DIYing) with a ring of baby’s breath and navy calla lilies, and tall gold branches with fairy lights, and hanging strands of pearls with a crystal drop at the end. 

• Smaller flower arrangements will be part of the place settings, using gold mercury glass votives as vases. 
• Candleholders of bowl vases on gold glass candlesticks will have pearl filler and gold mercury glass candleholders inside.  
• Small tea light holders of gold glass with navy bead trim will be scattered around the tables. 

I may use LED lights in some places, I don’t want to burn the place down, lol.

There won’t be assigned seating so I don’t need table numbers or placecards. As small as it’s going to be I think it would be silly.

There will be a frame on each table ( gold with pearls, yes again) that will have a drink menu on one side and a kissing menu on the other. 

I’d never heard of a kissing menu before but it’s a fun idea. Basically, clinking on glasses doesn’t get you anything. If you want to see the bride & groom kiss, you have to do something first: serenade them, do a charade or a dance, tell a joke or funny story, make a toast... I love this!

I’m going to make chair covers to match the overlays for both the ceremony and reception chairs. The navy lace will be gathered together at the back with a clasp consisting of a champagne organza flower with a beaded pearl center and a pearl mesh ring (like the napkin rings).

For the head table I’m making a lower centerpiece of flowers in a gold mercury glass compote vase. In some other areas I’m using pomander balls of champagne roses on top of tall gold mercury glass candlesticks wiSo here is a picture showing all the different pieces I’ll be making (and this is just the reception!).

Currently I’m working on the organza flowers; almost done with the navy ones. Then I’ll be making about 60 more in champagne.

Back to work for me!