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Corsage Making Techniques

Preparing silk or fresh flower for corsages:
The wire stem of the flower and green can usually be utilized instead of rewiring and taping. If you need only one, two or three inches of stem, tape over it first and cut it to the desired length

If you need the stem to be longer, lighter or more pliable, cut the stem below the flower to three or four inches and tape a floral wire over it.

Filler flowers and greens can be added to each flower with hot glue

There are two other methods:
Pierce Method

Bundle Method


Hairpieces: After you have read and understood the techniques on how to make a corsage you can make beautiful floral hair pieces.

For barrettes and combs: Use a separate floral wire to attach the completed corsage to the barrette. Wrap one end of the wire to the top of the barrette and tighten it. Lay the corsage on the barrette and wrap the wire tightly around both. Silk or dry corsages can also be hot glued on the barrette.

For wreaths: the bundle method is used. first, measure a separate floral wire or wires to fit the person's head.

Wrap that wire with stem wrap

Second, prepare the flower bundles. As you finish each bundle, lay them over the head wire and wrap the stem around it. Tape each one in place, overlapping each bundle slightly. When the head wire is covered, bend it into a circle and connect the ends together with

wire or a bow

How to make a floral veil

Materials needed:
Satin headband
Curly Bottom Veil
2 Packages Pearl Sprays
3 Medium Size White or Cream Silk Flowers
8 Smaller White and Cream Silk Flowers
Glue Gun & Glue Sticks (Lo Temp)
White glue

To Make:

o Hot glue or sew the veil to the headband.
o Hot glue the medium size flowers to the center of the band.
o Hot glue the smaller size flowers on either side of the medium size flowers. Fill in all the holes around and in-between the medium size flowers with the smaller ones.
o Insert the pearl sprays. Use white glue to secure



How to decorate the pews for a wedding. These decorations work beautifully for chairs too.
Materials
3 stems of onion grass
6 stems assorted ferns
1 stem (lavender) delphinium
1 stem (white) French delphinium
1 stem (peach or rose) delphinium
1 large open rose (white or cream)
1 (pink) medium open rose
2 stems (purple) hydrangeas
1 stem (purple) lilac

2 Yds. (green) 2" sheer ribbon
1 Yd. (pink) 2" sheer ribbon
1 Yd. (pink) 1/8" ribbon
1/3 Yd. dotted netting
2-2/3 yds of ivory or white netting

floral wire
floral tape

Tools you will need ...
wire cutters
scissors


Instructions

1. Hold a layer of onion grass and your ferns in your hand.
2. Arrange the delphiniums, roses, hydrangeas and lilac on top on the greenery. Keep the flowers close together.
3. Cut the stems to 5" and wire them together with the floral wire. Then cover them in floral tape.
4. Cut a 6" X 36" strip of dotted netting. Make a twelve inch wide, 2 loop (loopy) bow with 6" tails. Set aside.
5. Cut a 72" X 7" strip of the iridescent netting and make a twelve inch wide, 4 loop (loopy) bow with a 21" tail and a 27" tail. Set aside.
6. Tie the green sheer ribbon and the thin pink ribbon in a knot around the top of your flower stems.
7. Wire the dotted bow to the iridescent bow. Wire the iridescent bow on the top of the knotted ribbons.
8. Bend the stems to form a hanging loop.
You can use fresh flower for this arrangement by using floral tubes to keep them fresh or by placing them in a pew basket with floral foam


Materials needed:

1 Floral Wire, 18-22 Gauge
1/4 Ounce Green Moss
60 to 70 Dried Pink Rose Buds
Green Floral Tape
Hot Glue Gun
To Make:

o Cover the wire completely with a thick layer of floral tape. Bend it into a circle and twist the ends together.

o Add hot glue to the back of a rose and attach it to the wire. Glue 3 to 5 roses close together then glue a small bit of moss around them to hide the wire, glue and stems. Continue this way until the wire circle is entirely covered. All the roses should be facing generally in the same direction.

How to make a boutonnière for the Groom

The groom's boutonniere flower is usually selected from the flowers in the bride's bouquet. Have him pin it over his heart on his left lapel.

Look for all kinds of small wonderful things to glue inside, (like a love note) where only he will notice and smile, and maybe even laugh out loud!

Have fun with this. He will love whatever you make for him.




Materials needed:
Fresh Rosebud or Silk Rose with velvet rose leaves
Green floral tape
Floral wire
Ribbon
Pearl spray (gold) or Babys Breath
White glue
Corsage pin
To Make:

o Cut stems to 6" long. Arrange flower on bed of leaves.
o Secure stems together with thin floral wire.
o Place green tape at top of stems underneath flower and stretch the tape as you twist it around the stems. It will stick to itself.


This headband looks beautiful with a simple, elegant gown. The bride could carry one absolutely beautiful, white rose, lily or peony with a long, satin ribbon tied around it for her bridal bouquet.

Materials needed:
1 satin covered headband
1 yard 1" ribbon
1 Package medium size pearls
Glue gun
White glue

To Make:

o Hot glue the end of the ribbon inside the end of the headband.
o Twist the ribbon around the headband leaving space in-between for the pearls. Hot glue the ribbon in place on the inside of the band as you wrap. Finish off the end by gluing it inside the end of the band. Cut off any remaining ribbon.
o Use white glue to adhere the pearls in-between the ribbon.


How to make a Ring Bearer's Pillow

Start with the smallest square pillow form your fabric store has in stock. This project gives instructions for a 9X9 pillow form.
Use the most beautiful white silk or satin you can find to cover your pillow.
Cut 2 squres of fabric measuring 10" x 10" and pin the right sides together. The fabric you want to show on the finished pillow should be facing each other.
Stitch three side together, remove the pins.
When you are finished sewing remove the pins turn it right side out - making sure to push your corners out.
Insert the pillow form into the fabric
Close the opening by hand or machine.
Use 1 1/2 yards of wide satin ribbon (not wired) to tie a bow around the pillow. Pin back the loops in the bow with straight pins hidden under the top loops.
Add another small bow made with narrow satin ribbon that will hold the rings (don't attach the real rings -use imitation metal ones available in favor supplies) and secure it down with a few stitches.
Sew a 2" tassel onto 1 1/2 yards of satin cording.
Fold the tassels and cording in half and tie them around the bow on the pillow.


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queenofquitealot

Im not getting married, but those are very beautiful pieces, especialy the ones made for the side of the pew!!
Very elegant and gorgeous!