Pondering Pom Poms?!

I LOVE pom poms!!!

Everything about them!!

They're girly, fluffy, cute, stylish, eccentric, eye-catching, fun, and floaty, come in literally any colour, almost any fabric, and any size... Making them perfect for any venue!!!

I adore these colours together! The dusky pinks, smoky greys, and vintage creams look fabulous together.

I love the way that pom poms can look blossomy too!

And, for those of you who haven't seen my piece about Doris Designs utterly gorgeous petticoats, look no further, they look amazing alongside pom poms too!!!



For a girly glamorous look try using lots of different shades of pastels, in lots of different fabrics. By making woollen pom poms and pretty detailing it also adds a nice homely, country cottage feel!



For a more modern, sleeker look, keep everything white or silvery grey, and incorporate delicate glass or white pieces at your tables.

I love this Vera Wang dress - it revels in the pom pom theme, whilst staying understated and glamorous!

The little girl in me loves this completely OTT combo!!! Bundles of frills, loads of pink, pretty dahlias, and a sprinkling of cupcakes make this fairytale look complete!

Why not get everyone involved in helping?! If woolly pom poms are your preference you could ask everyone from your flower girls and page boys, to your great granny making them in their favorite colours for a really personal touch. Try looking at Ms Bee's Boutique for cute, handmade pom pom garlands.

Paper pom poms are really pretty for a more modern take on the look, and are available all over the place in lots of different sizes and colours.

Fabric pom poms also look great, and could be made from old favorite dresses, abandoned scraps, or pretty patterns you've found in the local haberdashery.

Have I mentioned how much I love pom poms?!!

xxx

Guest Blog by Jamball. . .

If you're looking for something really different and unique to you rather than the same old wedding flowers then look no further!

I love everything about Jamball, the creativity, the sweet story behind the company, the colours, the buttons and brooches, the uniqueness... The list is endless!!!

Jamball is quite simply Mr and Mrs Pete and Jaime Ball working in their kitchen in a terraced house in Pennington (near Wigan) northern England.

"We've only been making bouquets for about three years now and fit in all our creative work between our "real" jobs. We both dream of quitting work and doing Jamball full-time but although we're always busy - we're never quite that busy yet."



"Our original source of inspiration came from a bitter/sweet time of our lives in late 2008. Well everything started with Jaime's Grandma's button tin and wanting something of her to be with us on our wedding day. She was a funny/crazy/full of life/party animal but past away a few years before we managed to tie the knot."

"We're both very crafty and knew we could include her buttons in our own wedding to make it more personal to us. Our idea was to make colour coded button trees to put on the table's so she'd be with every guest on every table. This developed into making a corsage for all the  guests, (150 simple felt and button corsage), nine button ball vases, felt and button place mats,  and  a wedding tree made of shirt buttons with luggage tag leaves for people to sign on the day."

Jaime's bouquet was a very simple purple felt and button number (above)

 and her sister had a smaller felt and button posy.

"When we look back we know we would do a much better job now but back then (just over four years ago- blimey) we just did everything as we went along and didn't really plan things too much. The top picture is of us both on the way to the reception. we couldn't resist pulling over for a quick smooch. The camper was our own called Daisy and was covered in shaving foam and dragging tin cans behind. We even made the topper to our 'cheese' wedding cake supplied by the local cheese factory over in Hawes."

"Saying that though, we had a great day and so did all our guests - a few of which started us making bouquets and corsage for their weddings and so got Jamball started."
"Obviously the bouquets we made for friends became better and better and we kept getting told that we should shout out about them-"this is just what todays brides want on their wedding day"- flowers they can keep with the added sentiments of their favourite family keepsakes included into their bouquet."

"So we started selling on craft websites such as Etsy and Folksy and started getting orders

from all over the world!"

"Each time we get an order we get super excited about the colours and specifics that each bride wants!"

 "Every bouquet we make is unique.

Not just because of the individual vintage buttons (that we scour the earth looking for!) but because they are all designed by the brides themselves."

"Colours of felts, beads, threads, buttons, ribbons are all down to the bride themselves. As is the way they are sewn together, the combination of flowers, the style of leaves….the combinations are endless and we love being able to bring our brides designs to life."

If you too would love one of these beautiful bouquets then head on over to Jamball to see more of

Jaime and Pete's extraordinary work!

 xxx