Hi everyone! My name is Mikali. I am an intern for Becky, and I get the wonderful privilege to let you into a portion of my life. As a college student, there are some silly things that you do with a houseful of girls. One of the things that we do is look through bridal magazines. My friend's sister got married last summer and had a bunch of magazines leftover, so when I got this internship it was time for me (and my whole house) to look at bridal magazines. In one of the magazines there was an article on how to make fabric boutonnieres and corsages.
For me this sounded like a lot of fun and something you can do to relax, or make on a rainy day. There are just as many variations of boutonnieres and corsages with fabric as there are with real floral, and they can be made in advance. They can be made to look like the real deal (like the blue one below I found on www.offbeatbride.com) while others can have a more quirky character to them like the ones above I found on http://elegantowl.blogspot.com.
You can use ribbon for a simple flower, or get a striped pattern fabric and gather it together to look like a real flower. Use a button in the center to add a more whimsical element to it. Another possible feature is to add a feather or two like in this fun creamsicle boutonniere I found on www.weddingsalon.com. You could also use a brightly colored peacock feather. If you want to get away from the traditional flowers, turn it into a mini-pinwheel, similar to the photo above. 
To add another twist, create the boutonnieres to fit the individuals. Really, the sky is the limit! Tap into your creativity and design away!
