Making Bridal Shower Corsages

Flowers

Bridal shower corsages are a lovely way to honor the bride-to-be, but they can also be very expensive. Instead, consider making your own. Not only will you spend less money, but you can tailor the corsage to match the shower colors, theme, the bride's clothing, or even the cake.

First, you will need to choose the flowers. Traditionally, roses or carnations have been used in corsages. This is because both types of flowers last a long time in a corsage. Roses are used for more formal occasions, while carnations are usually chosen for less formal affairs. If choosing roses, pick flowers that are not fully open. The opposite goes for carnations. Also, choose baby's breath, ferns or both for a lovely backdrop for your flower.

Once you have chosen your flowers, be sure to soak them in a floral preservative. This can be purchased at any garden center and will make your corsages last a lot longer.

Materials

To make the corsages, you will need floral wire, clipping shears, floral tape and ribbons. While your flowers are soaking, cut the ribbon to the length that will make a pretty bow. Next, remove the flowers from the solution and cut the flowers to a length of 3 inches. A traditional size for the corsage would consist of two roses and one carnation. Place the three stems next to each other and wire them together. Set them aside.

Lay a fern down, and lay some baby's breath on it. Then, take the bundle of three flowers and cradle it on the baby's breath and fern. The flowers should be in the front or center, with the baby's breath and fern behind or underneath them. Wire the stems of the baby's breath and fern to the flower stems.

Finishing Touches

Next, wrap floral tape from the bottom all the way up, so that the stems and wire are hidden. Tie a bow with the ribbon at the base of the flowers, at the top of the stem. Finally, use the clippers to cut the wrapped stems to a shorter length of your choice. Attach the corsage with a pretty straight pin.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• More on how to make a corsage