How to Make a Corsage for a Football Game

Assemble a corsage for a football game by incorporating the team colors and charms. Make the corsage from real or fake flowers. Sell the corsages to fans, wear or give away. Any type of flower works for a corsage, but it's generally better to use smaller ones. If you are making your corsages from real flowers, do it the day before or day of the event to keep the flowers looking their freshest. Store real flowers in a cool area before use. Make fake flower corsages anytime.

Things You'll Need

• 3 or 5 flowers in team colors or white
• Baby's breath
• 1-inch-wide ribbon in team colors
• Scissors
• Floral tape
• Plastic football charms
• 2-inch white ribbon
• Safety pins

Instructions

1. Trim the stems of two or four flowers to 3 inches, using scissors. Trim the stem of the remaining flower so it's 5 inches.

2. Hold the longest-stemmed flower and put a strand of baby's breath on either side of it. Arrange the other flowers around it. Tape all the stems together with floral tape. Wrap the tape all the way down the stems.

3. Cut a foot-long strand of ribbon in each team color. Tie the ribbons around the stems in a bow.

4. Thread the football charms on the strands of the ribbons hanging from the bow. Knot the bottom of the ribbon strands to keep the charms from falling off.

5. Cut an 8-inch strand of 2-inch ribbon. Use a safety pin to attach one end to the underside of the corsage. Have another safety pin available to pin the other side if you are putting the corsage around a wrist.

Tips & Warnings

• Use wire cutters for fake flowers.

• Cutting wire flower stems with scissors can damage the blades.

References

• Save on Crafts: How to Make a Corsage