How to Make a Corsage Out Of Fresh Hydrangea
Seeing corsages pinned on the lapels and tied around the wrists of your loved ones is a subtle but continuous reminder of how special the event at hand is. People lucky enough to have a hydrangea bush in their backyard have the opportunity to make sweet-smelling, elegant hydrangea corsages. The pom-pom-like quality of blue, purple and pink hydrangeas give corsages a jubilant quality, making hydrangea corsages appropriate for weddings, anniversaries and graduations. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Cut a stem from the hydrangea plant that contains a cluster of healthy blossoms, using flower shears. Cut a handful of healthy, bright, long-stemmed leaves from the hydrangea plant.
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Cut the blossoms from the main stem, leaving their smaller, individual stems attached for wrapping. Use one to three blossoms for a corsage, depending on how large of a corsage is desired.
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Place one leaf under the hydrangea blossoms as a flower backdrop. Add any other desired filler around the hydrangeas. Smaller flowers that go well with hydrangeas include rose buds, baby's breath, bellflowers and forget-me-nots. Possibilities for non-flower foliage and greenery include more hydrangea leaves, olive leaves, preserved autumn leaves, fern stems, eucalyptus leaves, palm paddles, setaria or barley stalks. Synthetic filler is another option, with possibilities like pearl buds, silk and velvet flowers, and curly glitter tings.
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Pinch off any lower leaves from stems that will be in the way of corsage wrapping and cut the bottoms so they are even.
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Begin wrapping the stems tightly together, with floral wrap tape. Start just under the flower heads, and work in downward spiral, overlapping each revolution of tape.
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Stop winding after approximately an inch and cut the stem bottoms so they are even. Cut stems three or four inches long.
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Continue wrapping and cut the tape once the bottom of the stems is covered.
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Tie a bow around the wrapped stems with ribbon, just under the flower heads.
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