Making the most out of my work hiatus, I was able to tick off another item on the list. I bought the materials from Carolina's a few days ago, when I had my long overdue "me time". This wrist corsage made it to our DIY list after we decided with our theme. And one time that I was looking for inspirations, I came across the picture below. It was so cute and lovely! I just knew that our flower girls should have something like this.
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| Ruffly Corsage | Martha Stewart Weddings |
So when I had the free time to scour for some
eyelet trimmings, there's no way I'd let that opportunity pass. I first checked
fabric shops in Glorietta 4, but not even a single shop sells what I was looking for. Luckily, the lady in the last shop I went to was kind enough to refer me to Carolina’s at Glorietta
5. I treaded my way to the other building, looked for the said shop, and lo and
behold, they have it! Apparently Carolina’s is a lace shop, so they have a wide
array of lace and eyelet trimmings in different colors, sizes, and designs. I
carefully scrutinized the items on display and bought 3 different types since I
am not sure which among them will best look as a flower.
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| I used the leftmost eyelet |
Itching to finish this one, I started working as soon as I got
home. Each trimming was used for a trial flower, and then I asked my family to
pick which one looks best. The eyelet in nude won by a landslide, because it
better complements our complexion compared the ones in stark white. I was in production mode after that as I so wanted to complete the corsages immediately. Excited much? Hihi.
Anyway, after crafting the 3 cute flowers, which I adorned
with a yellow bead at the center, I was stuck because I did not buy any thin
trimmings that will serve as wrist straps. Not wanting to give up and just continue on another day, I turned again to my trusty box of thingamajigs and found some
cream satin ribbons. And they are just enough (as in no excess, not even a centimetre)
to be placed as straps to my corsages. They’ve been in that box for ages (I
think since my HS graduation! What a junkie?! Haha.), and finally I’ll be able
to put them into good use. =P
I sew those ribbons at the back of the eyelet flowers,
covered the stitches with some felt cloth for a clean finish, and voila, I now have 3
dainty and ruffly wrist corsages for our little girls. :)
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| Our Ruffly Corsages |
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| Modeled by my young cousin :) |
Carolina's Lace Shoppe
Cheers!
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