Easy Directions To
Design And Make A Flower Corsage

"A perfectly matching boutonniere is a breeze when you make your own party or prom corsages!"

Create a brand new look for each corsage by choosing mums or daisies of a different color. For our corsage, cheerful orange and white daisy mums are tied to a base of lily leaves and adorned with a simple ribbon bow.

Want to dazzle? Pile on the "glam" by adding costume jewelry and sparkly ribbons to your flower corsage. See how easy it is to make a corsage!

Save two or three of the smallest flowers from your bouquet to make the matching boutonniere for a head-turning custom appearance.

Video length is 2:53 minutes and file size is 2 MB. Convenient written instructions with pictures to make corsages are below, and can be printed for easy reference.

Parts List

Easy flower corsage and matching boutonniere:

7 daisy mums, medium to small
5 lily leaves or other greenery
1 stem of rose leaves or other greenery
1" ribbon, 1 yard
1" sheer ribbon, 1 yard
5/8" ribbon, 1/3 yard - for the boutonniere
stem wire, or any 20 ga. craft wire
green floral tape
1/4" waterproof tape (optional)
2-3 corsage pins

If you enjoyed this video, be sure to see
how to make a classic rose corsage.

Written Instructions

Here are the parts to our daisy mum corsage. We tied two colors of ribbons together in a simple bow. For greenery we have lily leaves....but you can use anything which is bright and fresh.
Easy Flower Corsage Step Two

For the corsage use the 5 largest mums. Save the 2 small ones for the boutonniere. Tape stem wire to the leaf backs using waterproof tape, available at most craft stores. Leave 2-3" of stem on the flowers. Attach stem wire by inserting the end of the wire into the base of the flower. Tape stem and wire together.
Easy Flower Corsage Step Three

Gather the leaves together into a fan shape and tape together with floral tape.
Easy Flower Corsage Step Four

Bend the wired flowers so that they face forward from the corsage.
Easy Flower Corsage Step Five

Attach them in pairs using wire and floral tape.
Easy Flower Corsage Step Six

Gather all wires, twist them together,
Easy Flower Corsage Step Seven

....and wrap with floral tape.
Easy Flower Corsage Step Eight

Insert the bow between flowers and leaves....secure it with small gauge wire. Trim the excess stem and your corsage is ready.
Easy Flower Boutonniere

Here is the completed boutonniere.
Easy Flower Boutonniere Parts

These are the 2 small mums we saved in Step 1. You could use one large one instead, depending on the flowers you have available. We are adding a spray rose in the same color, and for the greenery, a stem of rose leaves.
Easy Flower Boutonniere Step One