My DIY Starfish & Orchid Boutonnieres

I think i'm gonna give up lol

I think I'd pull the leaf down and to the side, so it's under but off sideways from the orchid and then see if you can attach a small starfish pin or make one out of bling. That's how I'd incorporate both. I totally think you can have both items, but not the way they are.

Also, you really need to see what it will look like on a suit. Even if you just pin it onto your FI's suit hanging on a hanger and then take a pic for us

But take a break and go back to it later.

I'll show you if I find anything like what I'm suggesting

Like the concept...I agree something is off. I like the bling though

Here are some inspiration pics:

A simple starfish boutonniere (it's hot-glued to a brooch pin):

A starfish with a bit of pearl spray (could also be done with wire and crystals, for bling!)

Flower bigger with a small shell/starfish on the green bit - I know you can get those same ones really tiny - finger starfish:

I agree a bit big. have you tried jus the starfish and flower?

I tried really quick today to do my DIY Starfish Bout and this is all I came up with so far. Maybe it will be inspirational to you (maybe not, LOL) but its a work in progress

I havent glued anything together yet bc I want to spray paint the starfish white. I'm not sure if I like the blingy part, I may pick something different to stick in there. Then I have to figure out how to wrap the bottom, although at Michaels I saw that green tape that florist use so I may have to pick some up and experiment.

I agree with someone else who said to pull the leaf down and use a smaller starfish on the stem of the flower.

I think the flower and stem are beautiful but in order to make the bout not so big, you will need to make something smaller.

Great effort - I am not even going to TRY to do a bout.

Jenny - I have some pretty small starfish if you want me to send you some. How many would you need? I am going away for the weekend (a DW!) right after work, but I can check when I get back how many I have that still have all five points. They seem like they might be smaller then yours are. (At least they seem smaller in my head)

Here is a pic from ebay of ones that I have

50+ 2"+ REAL FLAT TAN STARFISH SEASHELLS CRAFTS LOOK! - eBay (item 330245529308 end time Jun-25-08 16:06:49 PDT)

And here is a pic in action on the flowergirl buckets