Pinwheel Boutonnieres

Ladies and gentlemen- I have accomplished my first DIY project for the wedding.

Hooray!!

I have an entire bookmark folder dedicated to all these Do-It-Yourself projects I want to make, with things ranging from escort cards, a photo booth, table numbers, to the favors.

And now there is one down: the pinwheel boutonnieres!!

Photo: ruffledblog.com/diy-pinwheel-boutonnieres/

I've had these things picked out since before I got engaged (what? I was SO not one of those girls who planned their wedding before they had the ring.....)

I love how whimsical they look, and silly- just like Matt. He's going to have on a bright yellow bow tie, so it's only fitting that the boutonnieres were bright and crazy, too.

Here's how I did it:

Patterned 4x4 origami paper
Spray adhesive
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Buttons
Adhesive pin backs

1. Take two different pieces of paper and spray the back of one. Glue the backs together.

2. Cut from each corner to about 1 inch from the center. I eyeballed it. You could use a ruler and stuff but I try not to sweat the small stuff.

3. Put a thin layer of hot glue on the center. Glue alternating pieces down- it should look like a pinwheel now.

4. Add another thin layer of hot glue in the center and place the button on top.

5. Once the glue dries, place the pin on the back.

I have 11 guys in need of boutonnieres, so I made 15. I figured four were bound to be ruined.