by Bridgette Moore
Prom is sneaking up on us, and most of us have yet to order a corsage and/or boutonniere. Why not cut some cost and make one yourself with these simple steps?
The materials you will need are one large flower, two small flowers, leather leaf, baby’s breath, floral tape, 26-gauge floral wire, pencil, scissors, ribbon and corsage pin/wristlet.
First, cut the stem of the large flower so that it has about two inches left. Then take the floral wire and poke through the body of the flower. Then bring the wire down. Use the floral tape to tape the stem (you must pull on the tape to make it sticky). Position the leather leaf and baby’s breath where you like it and use the floral tape to tape it.
Do the prior steps to the two smaller flowers. Then position the two smaller flowers to the big flower. Use the floral tape to tape it.
Take the ribbon and tie a bow onto the floral wire, wrap the wire around the stem of the flower to secure the bow and then take the floral tape to secure the wire. You may have to adjust the flowers so they won’t look too crowded together.
You are almost done!
To make the boutonniere, take a pencil and twist the end of the stem around the pencil to make a spiral curl. Then take the corsage pin and pin it to the back of the flower stem.
To make the corsage, take the wristlet place it on the back of the flower stem. Push the prongs around it to hold it. Then take the floral tape to secure it onto the stem.
And that is all you have to do. How easy was that?
This article was inspired by Aly James’s presentation from an Ag. class. Portions of her information were used with her permission.
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