Wedding bouquets can be a real expense, especially something as extravagant and beautiful as a big cascading arrangement. But head on over to spider flower for their step by step peacock bouquet which worked out at only $35! WOW!

Looking for the ultimate autumn wedding bouquet? How about making it yourself from autumn leaves? Head over to Design Sponge for this great photo step by step showing you how to roll your own roses from fallen leaves.

Credits: Jenny Marie Photography, Belle the Magazine, Jesi Hack Weddings, Belle the Magazine, Justin Marantz

Spring is here! So lets take a quick look at the in season flowers available to Aussie brides:

Anenome, Arum Lily, Azalea, Baby's Breath, Blossom, Blue Bells, Sim Carnation, Pixie Carnation, Calendula, Camellia, Cornflowers, Daffodil, Delphinium, Daisies, Forget me not, Foxgloves, Freesia, Gardenia, Garden Roses, Heather, Hyacinth, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Lilac, Love in the Mist, Misty Blue, Muscari, Australian Natives, Phaly Orchid, Tropical Orchids, Peony Rose, Poppy, Queen Annes Lace, Ranunculus, Rhododendron, Snapdragon, Stephanotis, Stock, Sweet Pea, Sweet William, Tulip, Wall Flower, Viburnum. Arum Lily, Lily of the Valley, November Lily, Oriental Lily, Tiger Lily

Susan Avery of Susan Avery Flowers Woollahra says texture is big with brides right now. Using mixtures of very different blooms and leaves to create more depth.

Pic from J.Crew Spring 2010

Via Pinterest

Lavender is a fairly straightforward flower to work with to create DIY bouquets and boutonnieres, but the hardest part will be choosing between fresh and dried.

Easily available, you may even have some growing in your garden, fresh lavender should to be cut with bright purple flowers as the paler it is the less fragrant. A more earthy and rustic option is dried lavender. You can dry your own by hanging bunches upside down in a cool, dark place for about a week. Perfect on it own or mixed with other flowers, below are some gorgeous examples of mostly lavender bouquets. Also try this lovely DIY Herbal Bouttonnieres step by step from Once Wed.

Gorgeous Aussie lavender wedding by Samm Blake via Style Me Pretty, rustic wheat and lavender by Cameron Ingalls via Ruffled, tied up with cotton by Scott Andrew Studio via Engaged and Inspired

Tabel decor from Brides, bouquet from Southern Living, cake from Consumed By Cake

There's something about the white anemone flower that just oozes style. With it's black or deep blue centre, no wonder it pops up at so many weddings. A member of the buttercup family, anemones actually come in a variety of colours from bold reds to pretty purple, but white is probably the most popular choice for weddings.

Anemones are seasonal flowers, available in Australia in the winter. If you're considering working with them for your bouquet or decorations remember they can appear dried out quite quickly so they will need to be hydrated as soon as possible. Trim around 2cms off their stems at an angle, under a running tap, this will help them to soak up the water. Place into cold water right away and refresh it every day using a preservative or sugar. The anemone stem is hollow and quite brittle so when selecting your flowers watch for crushed or cracked stems and avoid yellowing leaves.

There is no shortage of great tutorials for making your own Mexican paper flowers. Traditionally made for Cinco de Mayo and Dia de los Muertos celebrations, these colourful arrangements of tissue or crepe paper are perfect for bouquets or wedding decorations.

Try these instructions (pictured) from Creative Jewish Mom to get you started. You can also check out this good tutorials here and here from Martha Stewart for different shaped flowers and mix them all together.

There's no doubt, everyone loved the idea of using old tin cans as vases when we mentioned it back in January. (See the original post here) Perhaps our readers liked the environmentally friendly wedding project or just that cute rustic style. Either way, get your can openers ready -here are ten great wedding projects to recycle those old tins.

Step 1. Scour local markets, etsy and ebay for old typewriter keys, you can pick up a whole set for around $10. Look for ones that have been cut leaving a smooth back so they are easy to attach.

If you were inspired by our pervious post about button and beaded bouquets, head on over to Offbeat Bride for a fabulous DIY tutorial and have a go at making one yourself!

Looking for the perfect nautical wedding bouquet? How about anemones? Not only do they have an appropiately sea themed name they come in a gorgeous combination of white with black or dark blue centers - perfect!