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How to Make an Easter Corsage for Church

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By eHow Contributing Writer
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It's easy to make a corsage to wear to church on Easter Sunday. All you need is some floral tape, floral wire, a few fresh blooms and some greens.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Ribbons
  • Floral Tape
  • Flowers
  • Garden Shears
  • Greenery
  • Straight Pins
  • Straight Pins
  • Paddle Wire
  1. Step 1

    Select a few large, perfect blooms from your garden or flower vendor. Good choices are daffodils, roses, hyacinths, orchids or other equally attractive flowers. Cut and store them in a bucket of water until you're ready to begin making your corsage.

  2. Step 2

    Select some fresh greens. Fern, asparagus fern, coprosma, juniper or other nice-looking greens are appropriate.

  3. Step 3

    Hold one of the green cuttings and place a flower on the greens' leaf or stem, with the top of the bloom slightly lower than the top of the greens.

  4. Step 4

    Twist floral tape around the greens and flower to hold them together in a bundle.

  5. Step 5

    Wrap several short-stemmed flowers with floral wire to form an artificial stem: Pierce each calyx (the swollen base of the bud) with wire, thread the wire through the calyx so that the doubled pieces of wire are about 6 inches long, then twist the wire to form an artificial stem. Wrap the wire with floral tape, and twirl the ends of the covered wire into tendrils for a finished look.

  6. Step 6

    Add more greens and flowers to the corsage, with each layer slightly overlapping the other.

  7. Step 7

    Wrap the bundle of stems with floral tape when your corsage has the desired look (try not to make the corsage too large).

  8. Step 8

    Tie a small ribbon into a bow around the base of your finished corsage.

  9. Step 9

    Use a straight pin to fasten your corsage in place.

Tips & Warnings
  • Use one large flower surrounded by smaller blooms such as baby's breath or forget-me-nots.
  • You can make your corsage a day in advance and store it in the refrigerator overnight.
  • Be careful when pinning on the corsage.

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