DIY Bouquet Jewels

I love sparkly.  And it’s rare that one can find sparkle done up all tasteful-like.  It often winds up looking garish.  The creativity of mixing floral and jewelry really appealed to me.

{Bridal Party Tees}

But since I wasn’t certain I could pull off the look with my overall theme, I wanted to DIY some to just get a sense of what they’d look like before I invested in the real deal.  For a total of $2.27 at the local craft store, I got some floral wire and some pretty lil sparkly beads.  I took the floral wire and folded it directly in half.  Then I threaded the bead on the wire, and moved the bead to the crease of the wire.  Then, using some needlenose pliers, I twisted the wire until the bead was trapped on the crease and I was left with a pretty stem of single wire with a bead at the end.

The picture isn’t that great (I am not a photographer), but you can sort of get the gist.

For the price I mentioned above, I got 16 stems.  The nature of the stem makes it easy to put it through the center of the flower or into a bouquet.  Either way, a subtle option to create a bit of sparkle.