Check out Tribesmaid Amanda's amazing crystal boutonnieres, and forgive me for all the Dark Crystal references…
We are not having a florist or flowers at our wedding, so for a long time I didn't know what to do for the boutonnieres. Now that I have made them, I like them so much I decided to make a tutorial!
The materials needed are:
- A lapel pin vase
- Natural quartz crystals [Editors Note: The Shard!]
- High temperature hot glue and gun
- Crayola Model Magic clay
- Ribbon in your wedding colors (this is optional, but I needed to bring some color into these so I used it on mine)
Now here's how I did it:
If you are putting a ribbon on your lapel pin, do that first because it will make it easier to hold the pin later when you put the hot glue on the inside. I made a short line of glue slightly narrower than the ribbon on the back of the pin, stuck on one end of the ribbon, then put more glue over the end I just glued so that the free end can wrap around to meet the glued end.
Make a small ball out of the clay, approximately 1cm in diameter. Make one end a little pointy to fit into the pin (this doesn't need to be very precise). Hold the pin upright and try to get a little hot glue to run down inside along the inner wall to make the clay stay in better. Use the eraser end of a pencil (I used a spare crystal) to shove the clay into the inside of the pin. Don't get the clay too near to the top because more glue is going there.
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Once the clay is inside arrange your objects in the pin, the clay will get dents in it where you want them to go. Then take the objects out. Put a layer of hot glue over the clay, making sure the glue touches the inner wall of the pin on all sides like a plug. Quickly put your objects into the glue and clay before the glue cools. When the glue cools you may want to put more hot glue in the crevices between your objects and the pin for stability. Once the glue cools you are done.
I think this method would work for any small phallus shaped objects, therefor this tutorial could be used for non-crystal boutonnieres as well. Some other options that I have thought of are; crayons, paintbrushes (cut off part of the handle), drill bits, candy canes, or doll parts and accessories.
omg, this is wonderful! and how amazing would a crystal-bouquet look!
Agreed! If you’re doing a crystal bouquet, please to have pictures?
I am in total agreement about the crystal bouquet!
Not EXACTLY the same, but in the same vein (I know, bad geology joke, sorry!): http://offbeatwed.com/2010/02/crystal-bouquets
These look so fantastic! I wonder if there’s any way you could get one of those LED ‘throwies’ involved so you get the shards all glowing?
That was actually part of the idea originally but it was just too close to the wedding when I made these to gather and figure out the materials. If I hold the crystals over my cell phone’s led flashlight it looks awesome
ZOMG! plus i love the throwies idea
Wow… I love these. And the idea of a crystal bouquet! Double wow. They’re amazingly creative. I love all the possibilities that you’ve opened up with this. =) Thanks so much for the how-to, I’ll be linking to this.
All I can think of when I see these is Superman’s Fortress of Solitude…
Me tooooo. But ours totally in a good way.
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Where would I find crystals like this?
OK, for a second I thought I was the only one. Where do you get these!? I need to know!
They’re on eBay: Natural quartz crystals
Yep, I want to know where you find crystals like that too… I madly love these!
Would anyone happen to know where to buy the crystals? I can’t find any online…
Great for my star wars inspired wedding!!!!