- Before you run out to the craft store, sketch how you would like your corsage to look and what colors you want to use. Play with the design by redrawing it in different colors or with different-sized flowers, and remember that greens don't have to be green. Leaves can be purchased in silver, gold and white. Try placing the corsage on a large bow or seeing if it would look better on a wide flowing ribbon. Draw in additions such as beads or pearls, curly ribbon or butterflies. Once you've designed exactly what you want, go to the craft store.
- You will need a wrist band wide enough to hold the corsage securely or a stick pin to hold the corsage to the dress. You also will need flowers, leaves and any additions that you chose. Pick up some filler like baby's breath or tiny flowers in case you decide the corsage needs a little extra when you're putting it together. If you don't have a hot-glue gun or pot, you will need one or the other to melt some glue sticks or glue chips to put the corsage together. Floral tape and wire will pull the stems, and because some of the stems might be too long, you will need wire cutters. Finally, get a bow or ribbon for your base. Pick colors that complement each other and match the dress.
- Start the corsage by gluing your bow or ribbon on the wrist band, if you are using one. Pull the flowers off the stems and trim the leaves around them if they are large. Dip the bottom of the flower in the glue pot or dab some hot glue on it with a hot-glue gun, and stick the flower to the base. Space the flowers far enough apart so you will be able to fit leaves or other additionsbetween them. Glue on the baby's breath, beads and then the leaves. Allow the glue to dry, and the corsage is done.
- When making a pin-on corsage, you will need to cut the stems to fit the design you've chosen. Wrap the stems together with floral wire. Place baby's breath or other additions behind the flowers and your leaves behind that. Pull all of the stems together and wrap them tightly with floral tape. Tie a bow with a flowing ribbon around the base of the corsage. Wired ribbon works very well for staying in place. You can make this type of corsage as large as you'd like, but don't make it too heavy or it will pull at the dress when pinned on.
