How to Make A Simple Boutonniere

This is a simple boutonniere you can make the night before or the morning of the wedding. You can also make them for anniversaries, prom, homecoming and any other formal event!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• one perfect flower
• floral wire
• small piece of greenery
• florist tape
• pencil
• ribbon
• corsage pin

1. 

   Pick out one perfect flower, or a couple if they are really small. (if the flower is too large it will look like a corsage)

2. 

   Cut Stems to 1 1/2 inches long then wrap wire around the flower around the green stem and cut to 2 inches. So the wire becomes an extension of the stem.

3. 

   Use green floral tape to cover the stem and wire.

4. 

   Place the flower on top of a leaf or other small greenery, with the stems lined up.

5. Wrap the two stems together using floral tape.

6. Curl the end of the wire (covered in green floral tape) around with a pencil.

7. 

   May add ribbon to decorate.

8. 

   Fasten the boutonniere to a man's left lapel using a corsage pin.

Tips & Warnings

• you can make these the night before or morning of the event.
• store in cool place like a refrigerator
• mist with spray bottle
• do not over spray or water will leave water spots on petals.
• avoid handling the flower petals to avoid wilting.

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[smidgen]

on 5/16/2008 What an articulate article and it is so well written.

[JMKIT]

on 1/21/2008 We made these for my daughter's wedding the night before and they turned out lovely. Everyone thought they were done by a florist!