How to Make a Daisy Corsage

A daisy is sometimes used as the floral piece in a corsage.

A corsage is a floral accessory worn by women at formal events, such as weddings and proms. The corsage is slipped onto your wrist or pinned to your clothes at chest level. The actual corsage is held together by tape and ribbon. You can make a daisy corsage at home in minutes.

Things You'll Need

• 1 Daisy flower
• Green floral tape
• 1 piece of greenery
• Scissors
• Bow
• Ribbon
• Pinning needle
• Wristlet (for wrist corsage)

Instructions

Making a Daisy Corsage

1. 

   Leave three inches of stem on the daisy flower.

   Take the daisy and cut off the stem. Cutting the excess off will lessen the hassle in making the corsage, according to the video "How To Make a Silk Gerbera Daisy Corsage," on Afloral's website. Cut the stem to leave three inches in length on the flower. Wrap green floral tape around the attached stem, moving from the top of the stem to the bottom.

2. Use a piece of greenery. such as ivy. and tape its stem to the three inches of daisy stem, using the floral tape, again, spiraling the tape down from the top to the bottom of the arrangement. Cut the tape when the stem is completely covered.

3. Take the bow and place it next to the arrangement, where it hides your handiwork. Tape the bow onto the top of the stem and use ribbon to wrap the bow to the daisy and ivy stem wrapped in floral tape, again spiraling down. Cut off any excess ribbon at the bottom, and tape the end of the ribbon to the stem. The ribbon can be twirled around the stem a second time to add more strength to the stem and hide remaining signs of handiwork.

4. 

   A corsage can be pinned to clothing or made into a wristlet.

   Pin the corsage onto your clothes, using the long pinning needle or add a wristlet to the corsage, by tying the ribbons on the wristlet together to the stem. Tie the ribbons in a tight knot, to complete the wrist corsage. Slip the corsage onto your wrist with the flower's center facing your fingers.

Tips & Warnings

• Extra daisies can be added to the corsage, by bunching the stems together and taping them, according to the article "Gerbera Daisy Corsage," on the website Wedding Flowers & Reception Ideas.

• Make sure the daisies are small enough to fit together into the arrangement. Germini daisies are smaller than Gerbera daisies, if you are making the corsage using real daisies.

• Using wired, plastic daisies instead of real daisies adds to the corsage's durability and flexibility.

References

• Afloral: How to Make a Silk Gerbera Daisy Corsage
• Wedding Flowers And Reception Ideas: Gerbera Daisy Corsage