How to Make Prom Wrist Corsages

A prom is an important event in the lives of many high school students. Each spring as the school year begins to wind down, most schools organize a prom weekend complete with formal festivities. The boys will wear tuxedos and boutonnieres and the girls will wear colorful gowns and corsages. Many girls choose wrist corsages to wear instead of corsages placed on their gowns. Instead of purchasing a ready-made wrist corsage it is possible to make one that incorporates all of the flowers and colors desired.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Silk or fresh focal flowers (roses, lilies, carnations) Silk or fresh filler flowers (baby's breath) Green leaves Floral adhesive glue Wrist corsage base Pre-made loopy ribbon bow (3/8-inch wide ribbon) Extra matching ribbon Scissors Wire cutters

1. Select the focal flowers for the wrist corsage. The color of the flowers should coordinate with your prom gown and the color of your date's bow tie and handkerchief. The flowers of the wrist corsage also need to coordinate with the flowers in your date's boutonniere. Select one large focal flower and three to four smaller filler flowers.

2. Select the ribbon bow for the wrist corsage. Again, the color of the ribbon should coordinate with your gown, the corsage and boutonniere flowers and the colors your date is wearing. Purchase extra matching ribbon to use as filler.

3. Clip the blooms from the stems so that 1/2 inch of stem remains.

4. Lay a six to eight-inch length of ribbon onto the wrist corsage base. Loop the ribbon around attractively to act as a base for the flowers. Glue the ribbon into place with the adhesive glue and allow it to dry.

5. Lay the filler flowers on top of the ribbon on the wrist corsage base. Arrange them in the center of the base and glue them in place securely with the adhesive glue. Let the glue dry completely.

6. Tuck several green leaves around the filler flowers for added color. When they look as desired, glue them into place. Allow the glue to dry.

7. 

   Place the largest flower in the center of the corsage base. Arrange the smaller flowers on one side of the large flower. The stems of the small flowers should face toward the large flower. Tuck the ribbon bow on the other side of the large flower. When everything is arranged as desired, carefully glue each piece into place. Allow the glue to dry.

8. Place the wrist corsage in a safe place until prom. If it is made of silk flowers, find a safe place where the flowers will not become crushed. If it is made of fresh flowers, place it in the refrigerator. Make sure the corsage is not in a place in the refrigerator where there is any chance it will freeze.

Tips & Warnings

• Purchase the ready-made ribbon bow at craft or floral stores. For best results, do not make a fresh flower wrist corsage more than 24 hours before the prom.

References

• Wrist Corsage