Turquoise burlap and lace wedding flowers

Earlier in the summer, I made a set of turquoise burlap boutonnieres for an August wedding. Not long ago, the bride messaged me through my etsy shop and ask if I could please call her.

My first thought was "is something wrong with them," then I remembered her wedding date and thought maybe she needed to order something else. I called her and she was panicked. She had ordered her bouquets from that big website that starts with an A, way back in June and her order was cancelled in August and she wondered if there any possible way I could help her? 

I reassured her that I could get them made in time and not to worry!

We finished up her order and shipped it off to Arizona this week, with a few weeks still to go before her wedding. Her wedding deadline was longer than my current turn around time on orders, so I was able to complete the bouquets, without it even being considered a rush order. If you need bouquets in a hurry - please don't hesitate to contact me! I'm here to help make your wedding as stress free as possible! 

(The bride wanted a small bouquet with turquoise, tan, and brown flowers and white lace, She had a toss bouquet to coordinate, while all of the bridesmaids will carry a 6 rose bouquet with tan and brown burlap roses.) 

So What Do You Do Now?

So what do you do now?

Well, it's kind of a long answer!

 I get this question occasionally, so for anyone who doesn't know, I thought I would take a minute or two to answer it.

First off, I have an online wedding shop. I work from our home on the rural route and I create custom burlap and lace wedding bouquets that ship worldwide. I usually have about 40 colors of burlap in stock plus lots of vintage lace! Along the fabric theme, I also create one of a kind upcycled clothing items (think distressed graphic flannels, fun vintage pearl snap shirts with lace, etc) and recently I added graphic tee shirts to my shop. You can find them at gypsyfarmgirl.etsy.com 

 I've also recently launched my new website www.RustandRomance.com Why Rust and Romance? Well, because we love rust, junk, and vintage transformations and then we tie in the rustic weddings and romance. You can find many of the same items on the new website plus more of my junk finds and transformations. You can also shop this site, directly through my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thegypsyfarmgirl (There are some ready made bouquets on this site, however Made to Order / Custom wedding work hasn't been added here, at this time, although always available - just send us a message.)

 Next, we have a booth at the Mineola (Texas) Antique Fair. This venue is open the second weekend of the month and we split this booth with Angea at Rooster Tails. While we do help each other on projects from time to time, we each have our own inventory, but our styles and products mesh really well, so the items are all displayed together! We've got all kinds of fun "junk" in our booth, along with vintage finds and repurposed items, home decor, and our clothing. It's fun having someone to work the booth and go junkin' with! (While some think Angea works for me or vice versa, all the finances are kept separate. Although, if either of us gets a big project, we are always there to help each other out and we have "board meetings" to bounce ideas off each other!) Watch for an exciting announcement about this venture, coming soon!

After 15 years working at the flower shop in town, I left to devote my attention to my online shop.
I didn't plan to do fresh flowers anymore, but "once a florist, always a florist!" By request and your referrals, I create fresh and silk flowers for weddings, funerals, and special events. I don't keep fresh flowers on hand, although I can get them as needed. I try to always keep a few nice silk wreaths on hand (even if not listed online) that work great for funerals and serve as a keepsake the family can take home plus they don't have to water it like a plant. Need something in a hurry for a service - this option works great. I also create silk cemetery pieces as well.

Plus we have a farm! Want to see occasional cute baby calf and funny donkey pictures? Come over to Instagram.com/gypsyfarmgirl or www.facebook.com/thegypsyfarmgirl to see them and for our daily dose of inspiration and see all the things we are doing, along with pictures from our flea market style yard and life in the country.

Or, I guess the short answer would be "I make pretty things!"

I'm here to help you, however I can!

Rustic Burlap and Lace Wedding Bouquets

I thought I would share a few recent wedding bouquets I've made for several brides-to-be and a few ready to ship bouquets I've added to my shop recently. I'm already getting several request for 2019 weddings and always look forward to helping with your wedding plans! 

The first one has one burlap roses, ivory lace, white feathers, and pearl accents. One of my favorites - It's been a while since I had a request for this bouquet.

The creamy white colors are always elegant for the bride to carry and can match any color scheme. The bouquet below is a new and "ready to ship" bouquet. It usually ships out same or next business day, so you can get it quickly. It features an assortment of flowers and textures including elegant satin flowers with vintage jewelry / brooches, rustic burlap roses, silk roses, lace flowers, heather, and organic style greenery cascading out of the bouquet...rustic, vintage, glam! 

 Always a favorite - turquoise burlap bridal bouquet.

 This is a toss bouquet and two wristlet corsages made for the mother of bride and groom to wear for the wedding.

Of course, we can't forget the guys boutonnieres! For this wedding, the groom and best man are getting a two rose boutonniere and the rest of the groomsmen will have the turquoise single rose boutonnieres. 

Here's a variation of the turquoise burlap bouquet with a natural organic style greenery flowing from the arrangement. Each boutonniere had a green leaf added to it as well. 

For the camo weddings - this bridal bouquet has camo, orange, tan, and chocolate brown burlap roses and lace. 

Two camo toss size bouquets that the bridesmaids will carry.

 So I'm already thinking fall and lots of you are in the planning stages for autumn weddings. This fall bouquet is a new "ready to ship" bouquet that is waiting for you in my etsy shop. This arrangement has rich colors and textures with sunflowers, mums, fall daisies, leaves burlap roses, lace, and pheasant feathers.

The navy burlap and lace bouquet continues to be a favorite of many brides! This is the bridal and toss size bouquets.

 The next two pictures show additional sizes of the bouquets. This shows two medium size bouquets - often chosen for maid / matron of honor or for a smaller version of the bridal bouquet. This size does come with a lace collar, similar to the bridal size (smaller bouquets do not have the lace collar unless specifically requested.) 
 This is a small size bridesmaid bouquet and boutonnieres. The groom will wear the white rose bout and the groomsmen will have the navy ones.

With over 40 colors of burlap in stock, the color combinations are endless!

 I love to help create bouquets for your wedding - whether its one of the popular color combinations or working with you to create custom one of a kind arrangements. Send me a message and we can discuss your wedding ideas! Not on etsy - guest checkout is available or you can send me an email (link on sidebar) or message on Facebook.

How to add vintage pins into a keepsake fabric bridal bouquet

Recently, I had a bride ask me how she could add her dad's medal into her bridal bouquet, so I decided to do a short video to demonstrate how easy it is to attach a sentimental pin into a fabric bouquet.

I have had several brides send me their brooches and heirloom jewelry for me to include in the flowers, although this shows you how to easily add a pin, if you want to do it yourself.




 I know at least one bride has attached a fire fighter badge into her bouquet and others have used their mother or grandmother's jewels for "something old." Krystle and Jared's wedding was previously featured and the fireman's pin was included in her bridal bouquet. (Two pictures below by Sarah Marble Photography)

I certainly don't mind adding your brooches or pins into the bouquets, but wanted to share this option with you. You can check out my etsy shop for some ready made brooch bouquets or I can create something custom for you! I do have an assortment of vintage jewelry in different colors (not displayed in my shop) so if you want a burlap brooch bouquet, just ask and let's see what we can create together!

Rustic Burlap Wedding Bouquets

"Where there is love, there is life." -Mahatma Gandi

This spring has been full of love, life, and wedding planning for many brides-to-be! 

I am happy to help create burlap and lace wedding bouquets and boutonnieres for the many couples planning the big day! Turquoise and navy burlap bouquets have once again been the most popular options, although a few new color combinations have been requested recently. 

Turquoise Burlap Bridal Bouquet

Some brides are choosing to carry a smaller bouquet for themselves - in this case, the bride was carrying the medium size bouquet.

Medium and small navy burlap and lace bridesmaid bouquets.


The following arrangements were part of a large custom order. The particular day I was working on them, I had a case of spring fever! I told myself I couldn't go outside and work in the yard till the order was finished, so I was happy to get them photographed before sunset and have a little outside time. 

Toss, small bridesmaid, and bridal bouquet in navy, white, and tan burlap. 

Hunter green burlap boutonnieres

 This was a new color combination! Lavender and hunter green for the bridal bouquet, with all the bridesmaids and boutonnieres with just the green, tan, and white burlap roses.

The bride's attendants are carrying hunter green burlap bouquets, while the bridal bouquet has the addition of lavender roses. 

 Now this order had a LOT of boutonnieres! I've had several customers coming back and ordering extra bouts, because they forgot someone in the wedding party. I created a check list to help you determine who all needs a boutonniere in your wedding, that can be found here.

Confession: I forgot to make a boutonniere for my own wedding, so no judging if you need to come back and order more! I'm here to help YOU!

 Burlap and Cotton...perfect for a rustic country wedding!

Burlap, lace, and cotton wedding flowers.

 This set of turquoise bridesmaid flowers went along with all the boutonnieres and the cotton bridal bouquet.

turquoise bridesmaid bouquets

 Small wristlet corsages for the flower girls to wear - for the young children, I can use a velcro wrist band that takes up smaller, while adult size wristlets come on a pearl style bracelet / band.

wristlet corsages

Rustic turquoise and coral  bouquets - small, medium, and bridal size arrangements.

Cake Flowers! Several wedding planners have ask for flowers for the cake. This was a set of assorted turquoise flowers.

This order had maroon and butter yellow cake flowers, boutonnieres, and a toss bouquet. 

This was a 6 inch cake topper - displayed on a little pedestal, since I don't have wedding cake ;)

Cake topper.

Lavender burlap and lace bride's bouquet

 This was another new color combination! Charcoal / dark grey, turquoise and white toss bouquet and boutonniere. Several weddings this spring have been elopements and wanted smaller bouquets to slip in the luggage and skip out of town! I've also had several last minute request and rush orders this spring and I always try my best to be accommodating. If you're in a hurry, please don't hesitate to ask!

 I did have a little oops moment and accidentally made the wrong size on one item in - I did catch it before I ever sent pictures to the bride and remade the correct arrangements for her. Although that left me with a bridal and toss bouquet and groom's boutonniere that are  made and ready to ship. I had used up the last of a cut of vintage ivory lace on this set, so I had to start completely over and remake all three pieces for the order. You can find this set in my etsy shop. If you need additional pieces, I can make them with a similar lace.

Ready to Ship Wedding Set 

 Sunflowers and burlap roses... what can I say? Always a favorite of brides and myself!

Sunflowers, burlap roses, feathers, pearls, lace, dried wheat, and assorted foliage.


I would love to help create bouquets for your wedding! Many different color combinations and sizes are available, so if you don't see your color combination, ask and we will work to make it happen for you! Message me on etsy with your custom request!

So thankful for all the couples who have allowed me to create flowers for their wedding and looking forward to helping design bouquets for you! 

An Extra Special Wedding Bouquet

 This was an extra special burlap and lace bridal bouquet to make! Watch the short video below for an explanation of what made this a sentimental keepsake for one bride to be.

Joy ordered this bouquet in coral and navy and ask if I could use lace from her late mother's wedding dress. Of course, I said yes! Instead of chopping up the dress, she sent me the veil and all the lace in the bouquet (except for the lace bouquet collar) is from the veil. She surprised her sister with this sentimental, keepsake bouquet! I love getting to add something that holds special meaning to arrangements.

By the way, Joy has already given the bouquet to her sister, said she loved it, and give me permission to share the story.

"Making Me Look Good Again"

I've been working on some new products this summer and finally was able to have a photo shoot this week. I'm excited to reveal some of the new items that are now available in my etsy shop! 

Fall fashion, decor, rustic plus new styles of elegant fabric bouquets were combined for a fun day of staging and photographing everything in front of my glamper, along with watching the solar eclipse! 

Last month, when I ask for everyone's favorite songs and created the free Spotify playlist, I was reminded of many old favorites and introduced to several new songs. One of those was "Making Me Look Good Again" by Drake White. One of the verses jumped out at me and described some of the items on my work bench and a vision I had for my photo shoot. 

Leather and lace,

Denim and pearls,

Whiskey and wine,

They go just fine, 

Like you and me girl...

 New clothes for fall, new decor, new wedding bouquets... it's time to look good again. 

Leather and Lace... and FRINGE! Yes, please. 

I added chocolate brown fringe to this Tommy Hilfiger purse and created the lace fringe purse with vintage linens I found at a recent estate sale. 

 This hobo bag with a peace sign begged for some turquoise fringe!

Several styles of denim shirts are now available. Some with lace...

Others distressed. All fun and one-of-a-kind! 

 Denim jacket with a turquoise, lace, and leopard cactus and an ombre denim shirt with arrows...

New styles of fabric bouquets with pearls...

these are ready to ship bouquets, although customization's and coordinating bridesmaid bouquets are possible! 

Rose gold and cream colors with rhinestones and pearls.

Turquoise satin with vintage pearls and jewels. 

Romantic wine, blush pink, and cream...

I use wine bottles to hold all the bouquets while I make them and that whisky bottle is just cool western decor to me! I bought the guitar with intentions to make it over (paint, bling, etc) although Jeff has objections and doesn't want me to "ruin" it, so the jury is still out on what will happen with it! For now, photo prop...

One side of me loves the muted. natural colors while the other side screams for bright colors and excitement... They merge together just fine for an eclectic style. Granddaddy always said "You're one of a kind girl, you are one of a kind." I've decided he was absolutely right and wouldn't have it any other way!  All the clothing items and some arrangements are one-of-a-kind, so make sure you get them while they last!

Jeff was great to help me get everything set up and put away when I was finished. This is what my table looked like in the middle of my shoot... My big tumbler (I filled it up 6 times that day - It was hot, y'all) and his coffee cup and two pair of welding goggles for viewing the eclipse! We had a partial eclipse here and would look up every little while. 

I also had a sweet "helper" part of the time! She likes to be in the middle of everything!

A few of the items have already sold, although most can still be found in my shop and can be shipped worldwide or I can meet/deliver if in the local area. The red fringe jacket is not listed in my shop, although if you are interested, it is a size medium and I would sell it. Technically its not vintage and I didn't make or altered it in any way, so I can't list it on etsy...Send me a message!

As always, I THANK YOU for supporting handmade! Your support is very much appreciated!