Permanent Bridal Bouquets: Bead Flora and Jewels

by Elizabeth Jenkins, Posted Mar 25th 2011 3:00PM

permanent bridal bouquets Courtesy of Bead Flora and Jewels

If the idea of spending a great deal of money on a bridal bouquet that will only last a few hours does not appeal, consider skipping real flowers altogether in favor of something more permanent. Sure, you can always freeze-dry or press a floral bouquet, but there are many other options available as well.

We didn't have to look any further than Etsy.com to find five talented artists who have dreamed up five totally distinct types of bouquets using everything from vintage brooches to crepe paper. Every day this week we shared a new Etsy artist who is making fabulous permanent bouquets; be sure to look back for our previous picks!

The Very Best of Etsy: Unique Bridal Bouquets

In addition to beaded headbands, hair clips and hair pins, Wisconsin artist Fen Li also makes bridal bouquets using beads for her online boutique Bead Flora and Jewels. Li's love for beads began as a child. Like many of us, she remembers making friendship bracelets with beads and floss in sixth grade. Now her work has caught the eye of HGTV and Bead Trends magazine, in addition to several other publications. In the design shown here, the three flowers are pink roses with a hint of white and the outer petals are studded with crystal pearls. Silver leaves surround the roses and the stem is wrapped with metallic French floss. She also offers single-stem flowers and bouquets that would be appropriate for your bridal party. $300 for three pink roses studded with crystal petals from Bead Flora and Jewels on Etsy.

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