Bouquet Charms

When I started thinking about how I could include my grandparents who have passed on, more than just mentioning them in the program and having a memorial floral piece, I saw other brides using bouquet charms! What a great idea! I initially had asked my mom if she had a locket I could "borrow" (borrowed, blue, old, new thing). At that time, just my grandpas had passed on, so a locket would have worked. When my Nana passed away in July, this changed and I don't know that they make a locket that holds 3 pictures. So I was on the hunt for something else!


I came across this picture frame charm online at Joann Fabrics, but as with most things online, I couldn't really tell what size they were and couldn't find the dimensions online. Since they were $1.99 for a package of 3, I knew they couldn't be that big. Remember that wedding focused weekend we had, well part of that entailed going to onee the Joann Fabrics in the area. It's not the closest to our house, but its the biggest and has the best selection! It took me a few minutes to find these because I wasn't exactly sure what size package I was looking for. When I finally found them, I thought they were a little on the small side, but once I thought about having three on my bouquet, I thought the size was perfect!

Here's what they look like straight out of the package.

I thought I would be able to use the pink ribbon I already had, but it was way too wide. So, I got creative! While looking at the ribbon, I noticed that the edges of the ribbon would be the perfect width. So I cut two strips and applied FrayCheck to both sides.

Once the ribbon had dried, I cut the edge off.

Since I didn't have any flowers in the house, I decided to see what they looked like, so just tied one around the plant I have. I liked what I saw and completed the other two. (Yes that's an AquaGlobe on the right!)

This weekend, I finally added the pictures of my 2 grandpas and my Nana. Here are the end results.

The left two pictures are my Grandpa and Nana, my mom's parents. In the picture, I'm actually in the middle of them at my high school graduation. It was unfortunately the last picture I had of the three of us. The picture on the right is my dad's dad. He passed away when my mom was pregnant with my sister, who is the oldest grandchild on my dad's side. His picture is from their wedding day. I thought it was appropiate!

How are you planning on honoring your family members who have passed on?