Fresh Flower Kilt Pin?

[Tarheel]

An idea relevant to my wife's "knick-knack" shelves. The glass Boutonniere vase is three inches tall and designed for larger buds. The two Japanese Cloisonné vases are metal and hollow (for burning incense originally) but could be converted to carry a flower stem. I would think that like the "nosegay" lapel holder, no water would be necessary. There are rings attached to the ears of the vases also, so mounting with a pin would be no problem.
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[Downunder Kilt]

Excellent use of available resources there Tarheel. I am sure there are a number of bits and bobs around that could be easily converted to hold a flower or two for kilt pin purposes. Cheers

[ratspike]

All you're doing is pinning a boutonniere to your kilt, so all you need is a big pin. Any florist can hook you up and I doubt it'd cost more than a quarter, if they charged you anything at all.

[Pleater]

Rather than have 'loose' water, use a well saturated sliver of sponge or tissue, large enough to hold the stem of the flower, so there is no danger of losing it, and slice the stem on the cross l/ so that the long cut is against the wet sponge.

When worn in a buttonhole the vial is usually slipped into a pouch made from a folded over ribbon sewn down each side and held to the back of the lapel with a tiny gold coloured safety pin at the top and an ordinary pin at the bottom.

On a kilt it could be fixed with safety pins from the inside of the kilt, and if it is a bit light one or more of those flat lead curtain weights could be tied on to a pin to hold it steady.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: