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How To Make a Carnation Pomander

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How To Make a Carnation Pomander
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Carnation pomanders

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You are a budget savvy bride and you want to be edgy, we get it and we love it! Carnation pomanders dazzled with floral jewelry are the perfect way to make your wedding look expensive and trendy while being budget savvy!

How To Make a Carnation Pomander

Step By Step Video: Blooms By The Box

What you will need:

25 Carnations
3” Oasis Floral Foam Sphere  (Netted or without)
Ribbon
Floral Scissors
Floral Jewelry

What you can do with it:

Hang them on church pews
Create different size pomanders and hang them from the ceiling at the venue
Put them in edgy vases in different sizes to make centerpieces
Use them as bridal bouquets with a handle
Make small pomanders for flower girls
Outdoor wedding decor

Why it will cost less:

Carnations are a less expensive flower
You do not have to pay a florist if you DIY
You can order in bulk at wholesale premium prices from Bloomsbythebox.com (even supplies too)
You can take them from the ceremony to the venue (multi-use)
Provides décor for the whole wedding!

It’s not too hard, it can be FUN:

Great way to spend time with your bridal party before the wedding
You get bragging rights, people will be impressed
If you have a couple of hands it doesn’t take long

Alright, budget savvy brides, we hope this helps you get some inspiration for your wedding. Putting together your own flower arrangements for your wedding is a rewarding enterprise. It saves you money, makes a bold impact, and can be used in a multitude of ways. Other brides will be begging for your savvy bridal advice!

Carnation pomanders
Carnation pomanders

Blooms By The Box offers a large variety of flowers at the lowest minimum quantities and prices for any occasion! We have everything from lily of the valley to alstroemeria, greenery, floral supplies, online how-to workshops, and military discounts. We even offer free consultations to brides who would like help picking flowers, flower quantities, and floral supplies. Your flowers are carefully packaged with ice packs and they are shipped overnight to ensure the freshest quality. We are standing by to guide you through each step to make sure that your big day is all that you dreamed of. After all, you will be holding your wedding flowers in the most important moment, the joining with your partner!

Visit bloomsbythebox.com for flowers or call 908-791-0487 for your first consultation. Check out blog.bloomsbythebox.com for wedding arrangement ideas and color guides, or even watch our step by step how-to wedding arrangement videos on youtube.com/bloomsbythebox!


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Jessica Bishop is the founder of TheBudgetSavvyBride.com, and has worked in various areas and roles within the wedding industry since 2007. She is the author of the best-selling book,The Budget-Savvy Wedding Planner & Organizer and also hosts The Bouquet Toss Wedding Planning Podcast. Jessica's expert wedding advice and savvy savings tips have been featured by Good Morning America, COSMOPOLITAN, Glamour, and more.