Tussie Mussies!

 
With a tussie mussie holder
I blogged about Tussie-Mussie's back in 2011 (on a gardening blog), and since they're in style for mother's of the bride and mother's of the groom, I'd thought I'd re-post some of that blog to explain what a Tussie-Mussie is all about:
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A Tussie-Mussie is a tight, compact bouquet of flowers. They are great for mother's of the bride and mother's of the groom (as well as junior bridesmaids and flower girls) because they can be easily carried in your hand and they stay fresh for a long time.



I'd heard of nosegays before, but Tussies are bigger than a nosegay.  And there's quite a history behind the idea of the little bouquets - going back to medieval times, but they were especially popular during Queen Victoria's reign.

Below are three different looking Tussies. Depending on the flowers used, they can stay fresh looking out of water when they are prepared properly.

 I also love the look of several of them lined up on a table. Aren't they sweet looking?








For proper preparation, each stem is individually wrapped with floral tape before adding them to the bouquet. The greenery is then wrapped and added last and then all stems are wrapped one final time so that the bouquet is secure and easy to hold.










Some flowers and greenery works better than others outside of a water source. I left the rose bouquet to the right out of water for 2 hrs. to see how it looked and it still looked great. The flowers were all unconditioned (fresh garden cut), so conditioned flowers would last even longer.











The Tussie below is larger than the other two.


If it fits in one hand and is tight and compact, it's still considered a Tussie-Mussie.

They can also be made out of just greenery, using herbs and fragrant leaves.

I think they are just adorable!




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