- 1). Choose and cut your flowers and foliage. Select flowers that complement one another and add visual interest, and, if desired, select foliage to provide filler or a backdrop to the flowers. Trim leaves from flower stems as needed for a tidy look. Garden Guides recommends cutting your flowers and foliage so the stems are about 2 inches long.
- 2). Arrange the flowers as you find suitable and wrap the stems from the base of the flowers downward. Elegance in Bloom suggests groupings of odd numbers of flowers and using floral tape for the stems. Depending on the sturdiness of the stems you may wish to wrap them in floral wire before taping. Elegance in Bloom recommends re-trimming the bottom of the stems and any floral wire, if they are not evenly cut, before wrapping the end of the stems fully with floral tape.
- 3). Wrap the stems in ribbon, covering the floral tape. If desired, add a bow. Use corsage pins to pin the ribbon in place at the bottom of the stems.
- 4). If making a wrist corsage, use an elastic band or ribbon to make a bracelet and carefully sew the corsage to the bracelet using strong, thick thread that matches the color of the ribbon, reinforcing stitches as needed. Garden Guides recommends cutting ribbon to a length of 10 to 12 inches if using it as a bracelet. The website also suggests cutting and resewing elastic bands to ensure a snug yet comfortable fit for the wearer. Leave 1/2 inch overlap when resizing elastic bands.