Crafting by not a very crafty mum - peacock buttonholes

It is nice when people have faith in you.

My sister was finally tying the knot. Bring on the wedding Pinterest boards!

She had chosen a peacock theme for their day and we kept seeing some lovely feather buttonholes. Every now and then a tutorial on making your own came up.

"Oh, C, you could do that!" 

And I decided I could...

And I did!

To be honest, I think I had bitten off more than I could chew, but luckily HobbyCraft had a cheat for me.

I was looking for artificial flowers and thinking about how I could attach a pin when I found these ready made ones:

Nearly perfect and only £1 each! I didn't like the foliage they had attached, but that was easy to pull out.

I then wrapped and glued ribbon around the stem. It matches the bridesmaid's outfit (me!) and the bride's shoes.

I then glued a peacock feather to the back. My mother-in-law got me some fab ones from a special shop outfitters, but you can buy bags of them cheaply online.

Then came the weeks of anxiety about them falling apart on the day!

I wasn't certain how well they would do if it was wet, wild and windy. I certainly didn't want them to look shabby for my sister and brother-in-law-elect's big day. Both of them reassured me. We just needed them to last for a few photos. For my sister especially, having something handmade for them by family was more important.

But actually...most of them lasted all day. Just a couple weren't perfect, but it was just the ribbon came a bit unstuck at the bottom. They certainly didn't unwind all the way. The peacock feathers stuck fast all day.