Cute Baby’s Breath Boutonniere styled by Blooms By The Box ♥
Easy DIY Baby’s Breath Boutonniere Tutorial
Time to Complete: Under 15 minutes.
Skill Level: Easy
Oh baby’s breath, how we love you so. Thanks to our sponsor BloomsByTheBox.com for giving us the easiest tutorial for making a DIY Baby’s Breath Boutonniere. These pretty Baby’s Breath Boutonnieres are so simple to make and they add a fun twist on the traditional boutonniere. We love that you can easily order the flowers needed for this tutorial online and have them delivered straight to your door to create for your wedding day. YAY!
We love how versatile baby’s breath, also known as Gypsophila Million Star, is as a wedding flower. Think stunning and super easy wedding bouquets as seen in this elegant DIY country wedding filled with baby’s breath and burlap, or this country chic burlap and lace wedding simply bursting with steal worthy ideas.
DIY BABY’S BREATH BOUTONNIERE
MATERIALS:
- 3 tiny pieces of baby’s breath (this is only about ¼ of 1 stem of baby’s breath)
- 1 or 2 pieces of dusty miller (this is also only a fraction of 1 stem of dusty miller)
- 1 piece of fern (or any kind of similar greenery)
- floral tape
- lace (or hemp)
- boutonniere pins
- scissors
Easy DIY Baby’s Breath Boutonniere Tutorial
Instructions:
Step 1: Prune your little pieces of baby’s breath and greenery so that there is more than 1 inch of stem to work with.
Step 2: Bunch together the few pieces of baby’s breath and wrap stems together with the floral tape to create your Baby’s Breath Boutonniere.
Step 3: Add the dusty miller stems against the back of the baby’s breath and wrap the new bundle with floral tape. Add the fern and wrap the bundle again.
Step 4: Trim the bottom of the fully wrapped bundle so that the bottom is even.
Step 5: Covering the tape with lace, starting from the bottom.
Step 6: Secure the lace in place with 1 or 2 pins.
We hope you loved today’s little DIY project. If you did, make sure you check out our many other floral tutorials here, or check out our DIY Newlywed Tip Jar here, an awesome guest book alternative. In fact, be sure to have a peek at all our latest tutorials and DIY projects here.
Check out more easy boutonniere tutorials here, each with matching bouquet and centerpiece arrangements.
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