It all started with my quest for a non-flower alternative bouquet. While I was getting quotes from florists for my entourage flowers, I was appalled at how expensive they can be, and to think they’ll all eventually wilt and be thrown away! I wanted something I can keep for years and maybe pass on to my children (tee hee!). My late grandmother loved flowers so much, and I was guilty for not wanting _real_ ones. Well I know she’ll be amazed if she sees this:
Bouquet for the bride made of blue and green flower brooches. Some butterflies and a frog to add interest.
I attached 20-gauge wires to the pins at the back to form the stem. This is my lame attempt on a rounded hand-tied bouquet or nosegay. My amazingly creative florist cousin Cyril Quinto has graciously offered to arrange all the flower brooches! I am so thankful to have a family of artists. 
I just bunched them together and marveled at how pretty they are! I can’t help myself from starting at it. It amazes me that everytime I look at it I see something different.
This bouquet is soooo heavy. Need some arm muscles to hold on to this throughout the wedding. When it gets arranged into a proper bouquet I’m sure it will get a bit smaller.
Vintage enamel flower brooches for 2 mothers, 1 maid of honor, 3 secondary sponsors, 3 bridesmaids.
I started collecting vintage enamel brooches from eBay a couple of months ago. I wanted only enamel flower brooches and not the cheap rhinestone ones we can buy today. These were popular during the 60s and 70s flower-power era. You know those brooches Emma Pillsbury of Glee likes to wear? Thats it! The quest for blue and green flower brooches led me to collect a several more. Now there’s enough for the entire entourage!
I’m sure my bridesmaids will like their bouquets and there will be some separation anxiety on my part when I give them away. Haha! It was labor of love for me, collecting these little by little. When they arrive in the mail my mom and I enjoyed unwrapping the packages. Now that I think I have more than enough for my wedding, I’m done collecting. But I think my mom is even more addicted to the brooches than me. Hehehe.
Also had enough for a black, white, and silver motif bouquet. If my cousin's winter wedding pushes through, she can use this for her bouquet.
Hello your floral arrangment is awsome.. flowers are very expensive and i was thinking about doing the same thing. i was wondering if you could help me out on how you put it all together and how you put them on stems. you can email me at denisew1983@yahoo.com.
I love your idea
I love the flowers.. do you sell them.??? i would love to have this at my wedding.. wedding is not until 2012 but i would love to buy a floral arrangment from you in my colors.. please email me at denisew1983@yahoo.com if you sell them .. i would love it.. thanks Denise
Hi I love your brooch bouquet. Have you created the black, white and silver bouquet already?
is there by any chance that you could rent it out or sell?
Thanks
Aileen
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