How to Make a Wrist Corsage With Real Flowers

You want to make a major statement on prom night, so you're not about to accessorize that ~fabulous~ dress with a basic af rose. Craft your own totally unique corsage (and a boutonniere for your date!) with these super easy hacks.

I promise your DIY wrist party will be the star of your outfit.

Girly Corsage

Supplies:

• 2-3 roses
• Plain, wide cuff or bracelet
• Lace ribbon
• Colored and sparkly ribbon
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Green floral tape

Kathryn Wirsing/Katja Cho

How To:

Step 1: Group flowers together and trim stems to 2 inches long.

Step 2: Secure flowers together with green floral tape.

Step 3: Thread ribbon through flowers and secure to corsage with green floral tape.

Step 4: Tie lace ribbon around stems and into a bow, leaving some slack at the ends.

Step 5: Glue corsage to bracelet.

Step 6: Tie remaining ends of lace ribbon around the cuff to hold in place.

Classic Flower Boutonniere

Supplies:

• 2-3 flowers
• Ribbon
• Scissors
• Pin
• Green floral tape

How to:

Step 1: Cut flower stems to 2 inches long.

Step 2: Bunch flowers in any design you want and secure together with green floral tape.

Step 3: Tie ribbon in a bow around stems.

Glam Corsage

Supplies:

• Wide cuff
• Jeweled elastic bracelet
• Brooches and sparkly embellishments
• Jeweled branch
• Hot glue gun
• Green floral tape

Kathryn Wirsing/Katja Cho

How to:

Step 1: Slide jeweled elastic bracelet around cuff and glue in place.

Step 2: Use a hot glue gun to secure jeweled branches to front of cuff.

Step 3: Glue jeweled brooches and sparkly embellishments to front of cuff.

Football Boutonniere

Supplies:

• Soft football
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Green floral tape
• Pin

Kathryn Wirsing/Katja Cho

How to:

Step 1: Cut top of football and remove stuffing.

Step 2: Cut and tightly roll fabric pieces to make a rose petal design.

Step 3: Secure with glue.

Step 4: Cut two outer petals and glue to sides of football boutonniere.

Step 5: Secure pin to back of boutonniere with green floral tape. Tie a ribbon around bottom.

Boho Corsage

Supplies:

• Wide leather bracelet
• Mix of flowers
• Scissors
• Feathers
• Green wire
• Wire cutter
• Scissors

Kathryn Wirsing/Katja Cho

How to:

Step 1: Arrange a mix of flowers together.

Step 2: Trim flower stems to 2 inches long.

Step 3: Add leaves and feathers as desired.

Step 4: Secure together at bottom with green floral tape.

Step 5: Use wire or glue to affix corsage to leather bracelet.

Comic Book Boutonniere

Supplies:

• Comic book
• Pins
• Feather
• Sharpie
• Cardboard or heavy stock paper (for stencil)
• Scissors
• Crystal-embellished wire

Kathryn Wirsing/Katja Cho

How to:

Step 1: Make a petal pattern with cardboard or heavy stock paper. Cut out the stencil.

Step 2: Trace petal stencil on comic book and cut out.

Step 3: Make a smaller center flower pattern and trace and cut. Stack the paper flowers with the larger one on bottom, bending the ends up to create a flower. Thread the crystal-embellished wire through center of both flowers.

Step 4: Attach feather to back of flower with glue. Wrap green floral tape around bottom of feather and wire crystal cluster.

Baseball Boutonniere or Corsage

Supplies:

• Baseball
• Green floral tape
• Flowers
• Ribbon
• Pin or bracelet (depending if you're making a boutonniere or corsage)
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun

Kathryn Wirsing/katja Cho

How to:

Step 1: Cut baseball and slide ball out.

Step 2: Trim baseball along threading.

Step 3: Trim flower stems to 2 inches long. Arrange flowers, baseball trim, and ribbon together.

Step 4: Wrap green floral tape around ends to secure all together. Add pin for boutonniere, or glue to bracelet to turn it into a corsage.

Credits:

Photography: Kathryn Wirsing

Design: Katja Cho and Kevin Peralta

Styling and Concept: Sarah Newell

Editor: Kristin Koch

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How to Make a Wrist Corsage With Real Flowers

Source: https://www.seventeen.com/prom/prom-style/how-to/a39917/diy-prom-boutonnieres-and-corsages/

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