pearls for wedding.

June 13, 2009

I was thinking about additional service when we make wedding bouquets, buttonieres, table & car decoration, & so on. How about initials for the bride and groom made from pearls or any other beats, either plastic, glass, or even little, ratan balls. Here are the steps...

 ...we will need a thick wire, a thinner floral wire, hammer, wire cutters, pliers, and plastic pearls. I got mine in floral warehouse but you can use any pearls you like......Let's move on to the first step. Cut a piece from the thick wire long enough for the letter, in this case we are making an M. The length depends also how big the letter should be. The wire in this projects is around 56 cm long (around 22inches)......form it into the shape of the initial letter. You can use your pliers or just use your hands......now we move to the thinner floral wire. Cut a long piece and twist the wire making a little loop to secure the first pearl......like this:) Make sure the wire is flexible before you use it because we will wrap it around the thick wire together with the pearls...
...continue with stringing the beats or should I say wiring? ......we need a lot of pearls! Make sure you put enough beats on the wire to cover the whole letter shape. I used exactly 72 pearls for 56 cm long letter base (around 22inches)...
...now we can start with wrapping the line of pearls around the thick wire using the thinner wire...
...in this case, don't cut the wire. Just keep it on the wire ball and wrap it around...
...we wrap the wire in between each pearl attaching it to the letter base......continue to the end of the letter base...
...make sure the pearls are not moving and are attached to the base tide......next step is making the little loops for the ribbon that will hold the letter either to a chair were groom & bride will sit or where ever you want to attach it to. It looks good also on a wreath in a church or it can be added to any decoration used in the wedding. It is a nice touch to make the event even more personal. To make the loops more flat you can use also a hammer...
...now just slip the ribbon through the loops and we are done!!!...here are two versions how it can be wrapped around the chair. Each chair is different and you need to be creative:)...
I hope you enjoyed another one of my tutorials:) Have a great rest of the weekend:)

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