Home-made Bouquet

So I had some flowers left over from decorating Kathy's 50th birthday party yesterday (which was so much fun by the way) so I decided to try making bouquets. I think its a great way to save money. Even though I still want a professional to make my bridal bouquet, I'm thinking I can make the bridesmaids flowers. Only after a little practice though...

I started with a few store-bought pre-arranged bouquets - $3.99 for each.

Then, I chose a few flowers - keeping a mostly white look with a few pops of green and purple. I cleaned them - cutting off excess stems and leaves. I arranged them and wrapped them in fabric, securing the end with a vintage pin I bought at the thrift store for $5.00.

The whole process took about 15 minutes and was quite inexpensive. I think the outcome looks quite pretty too. All I need to do differently is pick the flowers specifically for the bouquets of course and add more of them to make the arrangements fuller. Easy. Awesome.