How to Make A Boutonniere and Corsage: A DIY Tutorial
Are you wondering how to make a boutonniere and corsage? Many of our DIY wedding couples come to us asking for advice on this topic, and of course, we are more than happy to help! These two types of flower arrangements are important because they serve to honor some of the most important people of the day. From the Mother of the Bride to the Ring Bearers, key family and wedding party members wear these little arrangements to signify their BIG role in the couple's lives. (Click here to read more about who should get flowers on your wedding day.)
Learning how to make a corsage and boutonniere is a great skill to have, not only because it will help you save money on wedding flowers, but because it will come in handy for other events too. You may need these flower arrangements for future proms, galas, date nights, and more! Adding flowers to your formal attire helps take your look to the next level while also highlighting your personal style.
Luckily, DIY-ing these flower arrangements can be simple and easy. We’ve developed a step by step guide to help you master the art of designing these special pieces. Keep scrolling to learn the process!
How To Make A Boutonniere
1.) Gather Your Boutonniere Supplies
Start by gathering all of the floral supplies you will need to create your arrangement. We recommend the following tools for your project:
- Scissors
- Floral Tape
- Ribbon
- Pins
2.) Gather Flowers and Greens
Next, for your DIY boutonniere, you'll want to order the following types of flowers:
- A Lateral Greenery: This is a long line of greenery, such as the Myrtle stems used in this boutonniere example.
- Two Filler Flowers: These flowers have smaller blooms, and serve to fill in the gaps of your boutonniere. In this boutonniere, we used Queen Anne's Lace and Bupleurum. Some other popular filler flowers include baby's breath, statice, and heather.
- One to Two Focal Flowers: These flowers are the main flower in your design, and are the star of the show. We used white roses in this example!
As you explore how to make a boutonniere, you may want to consider ordering flowers in bulk to save time and money. If you aren't sure what specific blooms you want in your arrangements, you can start off shopping by color, or can try a DIY Flower Combo which comes with an array of different types of flowers to match your color palette or style!
Once your flowers arrive, make sure to trim their stems, hydrate them in cool water, and store them in a dry, dark, and cool place. (Learn more about Flower Care here.)
3.) Cut Your Stems to the Length of Your Boutonniere
Then, cut each of your flower and greenery stems down to 1.5 inches in length.
4.) Strip Off Extra Leaves
Remove any leaves and foliage from the lower half of each stem to make room for the floral tape.
5.) Place Your Greenery and Focal Flower
Arrange one to two stems of lateral greenery behind your focal flower. Secure with tape.
6.) Add Some Filler Flower
Place a stem of filler between your greenery and focal flower to add dimension. Secure this addition with more floral tape.
7.) Continue Layering
Add another type of filler flower to your arrangement, and then another focal flower if you desire. Continue layering greenery, focal flowers, and fillers until you achieve your desired look. Tape all of the stems together, leaving some part of the stems exposed at the bottom. Trim and even out the bottom of the stems if needed.
8.) Finish Your Boutonniere with Ribbon and Pins
Finally, wrap the taped stems in ribbon of your choice. Start the ribbon at the bottom of the taped section, and wrap around until you reach the base of the flowers. Tie your ribbon off in a knot, stick with a pin, and enjoy the fact that you now know how to make a boutonniere!
How To Make A Corsage
1.) Gather Your Corsage Supplies
Creating your DIY corsage will look similar to creating a boutonniere at first. The first step is to gather the supplies that you'll be using for your arrangement. For corsages, we recommend having these tools on hand:
- Scissors
- Floral Tape
- Ribbon
- Wristband or Pins
2.) Gather Flowers to Match Your Boutonniere
Next, you'll want to gather your greenery and flowers. In this example, we used the same flowers to match the boutonniere, just in a slightly higher quantity. If you're crafting matching boutonnieres and corsages, you may want to use the same flowers for each. Plus, this makes it easier to buy your blooms in bulk, saving you some money and effort! On the other hand, if you want your corsages and boutonnieres to feature different blooms, that's totally fine too. Regardless, make sure you order these types of flowers for your corsage:
- Lateral greenery
- Two Filler Flowers
- One to Two Focal Flowers
3.) Cut Your Stems
Learning how to make a corsage may feel a little more familiar after you've practiced making a boutonniere. Similarly to the How to Make a Boutonniere tutorial above, your design process will start by cutting the stems of your flowers and greenery down to 1.5 inches in length.
4.) Remove Leaves from Bottom of Stems
Again, you'll want to remove the leaves from the bottoms of both your flowers and your greenery. This makes wrapping your corsage in tape and ribbon a lot easier later on.
5.) Start with Your Focal Flower and Greenery
Layer one to two stems of greens behind your focal flower, and secure them together with floral tape.
6.) Add Some Filler Flowers
Then, place a filler between the greenery and flower. Add more tape to secure the stems together. Then add your second, bigger type of filler flower, and secure this as well.
7.) Add a Bow to Your Corsage
If you desire, tie a bow with the ribbon that was used in your boutonniere, and secure it to the stems of your flowers so far using tape. As you add more blooms to your arrangement, the bow will be positioned in the middle of your arrangement, so position it accordingly!
8.) Layer the Rest of Your Flowers
Next, continue layering greenery, focal flowers, and filler until you have your perfect design. You will usually want around three layers of stems, with around two focal flowers in your arrangement. Continue securing with tape after every other stem.
9.) Finish Taping
Finish with one last taping of all stems, leaving the bottom half of the stems exposed.
10.) Wrap Your Corsage in Ribbon
Finally, wrap your floral tape in the ribbon of your choice, starting at the bottom of the taped stems, and wrapping all the way up to the base of the flowers. Tie off in a knot.
11.) Secure to A Corsage Wristlet or Pins
When creating a wrist corsage, attach your arrangement to a wristlet. If your wristband comes with attached strings, tie these to the middle of the flower arrangement, and then at the bottom.
When creating a pin-on corsage, add a pin to your ribbon-tied stems.
Video Tutorials on How to Make a Boutonniere and Corsage
More Boutonniere Inspiration
These steps are the basic foundation to any personal flower design, and can easily be adapted for new and distinct looks. As you can see below, using the same basic design steps, we were able to get really creative and create these other boutonnieres.
Why You Should Learn How to Make a Corsage and Boutonniere
Corsages and boutonnieres will make you or anyone wearing them feel important, and we encourage you to design with your own creative flair. Designing these arrangements on your own gives you the freedom to add personal touches. Plus, learning how to make corsages and boutonnieres will give you confidence to move forward with the rest of your DIY flower arrangements and other projects! Not to mention, it's a great craft to do with your family or wedding party, and can save you a ton of money in the long run.
Are you ready to take on this DIY flower project? Start by ordering wholesale flowers, or a DIY combo pack that matches your colors and style. We also carry a variety of floral sup plies for all of your DIY flower needs! Did you know that 100% of your orders with FiftyFlowers ship for free?!
Here at FiftyFlowers, we're committed to supporting you throughout your entire flower journey. From your consultation, all the way to your big day, we're here to answer your questions, and to give you the resources you need to design your own arrangements. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest for more inspiration!
Originally Written by Mariah Hebbeln, Updated by Leah Britt
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Whether or not you believe in God, this message is a “must-read”!!
Throughout time, we can see how we have been strategically conditioned coming to this point where we are on the verge of a cashless society. Did you know that Jesus foretold of this event almost 2,000 years ago?
In the last book of the Bible, Revelation 13:16-18, we will read,
“He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles—Revelation 19:20) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666."
Speaking to the last generation, this could only be speaking of a cashless society. Why so? Revelation 13:17 states that we cannot buy or sell unless we receive the mark of the beast. If physical money was still in use, we could buy or sell with one another without receiving the mark. This would contradict scripture that states we need the mark to buy or sell!
These verses could not be referring to something purely spiritual as scripture references two physical locations (our right hand or forehead) stating the mark will be on one “OR” the other. If this mark was purely spiritual, it would indicate both places, or one—not one OR the other!
This is where it comes together. It is amazing how accurate the Bible is concerning the implantable RFID microchip. Here is information from a man named Carl Sanders who worked with a team of engineers to help develop this RFID chip:
“Carl Sanders sat in seventeen New World Order meetings with heads-of-state officials such as Henry Kissinger and Bob Gates of the C.I.A. to discuss plans on how to bring about this one-world system. The government commissioned Carl Sanders to design a microchip for identifying and controlling the peoples of the world—a microchip that could be inserted under the skin with a hypodermic needle (a quick, convenient method that would be gradually accepted by society).
Carl Sanders, with a team of engineers behind him, with U.S. grant monies supplied by tax dollars, took on this project and designed a microchip that is powered by a lithium battery, rechargeable through the temperature changes in our skin. Without the knowledge of the Bible (Brother Sanders was not a Christian at the time), these engineers spent one-and-a-half-million dollars doing research on the best and most convenient place to have the microchip inserted.
Guess what? These researchers found that the forehead and the back of the hand (the two places the Bible says the mark will go) are not just the most convenient places, but are also the only viable places for rapid, consistent temperature changes in the skin to recharge the lithium battery. The microchip is approximately seven millimeters in length, .75 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a grain of rice. It is capable of storing pages upon pages of information about you. All your general history, work history, criminal record, health history, and financial data can be stored on this chip.
Brother Sanders believes that this microchip, which he regretfully helped design, is the “mark” spoken about in Revelation 13:16–18. The original Greek word for “mark” is “charagma,” which means a “scratch or etching.” It is also interesting to note that the number 666 is actually a word in the original Greek. The word is “chi xi stigma,” with the last part, “stigma,” also meaning “to stick or prick.” Carl believes this is referring to a hypodermic needle when they poke into the skin to inject the microchip."
Mr. Sanders asked a doctor what would happen if the lithium contained within the RFID microchip leaked into the body. The doctor replied by saying a terrible sore would appear in that location. This is what the book of Revelation says:
“And the first (angel) went, and poured out his vial on the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore on the men which had the mark of the beast, and on them which worshipped his image” (Revelation 16:2).
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The third angel’s warning in Revelation 14:9-11 states,
“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.’”
Great hope is in our midst, and is coming in a mighty way—the greatest revival for Jesus in the history of the world where we will see the most souls come to Him of all tribes, tongues, nations, and peoples (Rev. 7:9-10); for we have this promise in God’s Word in the midst of these dark times:
“Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years (not literal—rather a spiritual label for time spent in eternity); and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while (when the Antichrist and false prophet will rise up and God will test the world).” (Revelation 20:1-3)
“The coming of the lawless one (the Antichrist) is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12)"
Who is Barack Obama, and why is he still involved in politics?
So what about his name? The meaning of someone’s name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface.
Jesus states in Luke 10:18, “…I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
The Hebrew Strongs word (H1299) for “lightning”: “bârâq” (baw-rawk)
In Isaiah chapter 14, verse 14, we read about Lucifer (Satan) saying in his heart:
“I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.”
In the verses in Isaiah that refer directly to Lucifer, several times it mentions him falling from the heights or the heavens. The Hebrew word for the heights or heavens used here is Hebrew Strongs 1116: “bamah”—Pronounced (bam-maw’)
In Hebrew, the letter “Waw” or “Vav” is often transliterated as a “U” or “O,” and it is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So to join in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Baraq) and a high place like heaven or the heights of heaven (Bam-Maw), the letter “U” or “O” would be used. So, Baraq “O” Bam-Maw or Baraq “U” Bam-Maw in Hebrew poetry similar to the style written in Isaiah, would translate literally to “Lightning from the heights.” The word “Satan” in Hebrew is a direct translation, therefore “Satan.”
So when Jesus told His disciples in Luke 10:18 that He saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven, if this were to be declared by a Jewish Rabbi today influenced by the poetry in the book of Isaiah, he would say these words in Hebrew—the words of Jesus in Luke 10:18 as, and I saw Satan as Baraq O Bam-Maw.
The names of both of Obama’s daughters are Malia and Natasha. If we write those names backward (the devil does things backwards) it would be “ailam ahsatan”. Now if we remove the letters that spell “Alah” (Allah being the false god of Islam), we get “I am Satan”. Mere coincidence? I don’t think so!
Obama’s campaign logo when he ran as President in the year 2008 was a sun over the horizon in the west, with the landscape as the flag of the United States. In Islam, they have their own messiah that they are waiting for called the 12th Imam, or the Mahdi (the Antichrist of the Bible), and one prophecy concerning this man’s appearance is the sun rising in the west.
“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people— saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.’” (Revelation 14:6-7)
Why have the words of Jesus in His Gospel accounts regarding His death, burial, and resurrection, been translated into over 3,000 languages, and nothing comes close (the Quran about 110 languages)? Because the same Spirit of God (YHVH) who created all people likewise transcends all people; therefore the power of His Word is not limited by people; while all other religions are man-made, therefore they tend to primarily stay within their own culture. The same God who speaks to all people through His creation of the heavens and earth that draws all people around the world likewise has sent His Word to the ends of the earth so that we may come to personally know Him to be saved in spirit and in truth through His Son Jesus Christ.
Jesus stands alone among the other religions that say to rightly weigh the scales of good and evil and to make sure you have done more good than bad in this life. Is this how we conduct ourselves justly in a court of law? Bearing the image of God, is this how we project this image into reality?
Our good works cannot save us. If we step before a judge, being guilty of a crime, the judge will not judge us by the good we have done, but rather by the crimes we have committed. If we as fallen humanity, created in God’s image, pose this type of justice, how much more a perfect, righteous, and Holy God?
God has brought down His moral laws through the 10 commandments given to Moses at Mt. Siani. These laws were not given so we may be justified, but rather that we may see the need for a savior. They are the mirror of God’s character of what He has written in our hearts, with our conscious bearing witness that we know that it is wrong to steal, lie, dishonor our parents, murder, and so forth.
We can try and follow the moral laws of the 10 commandments, but we will never catch up to them to be justified before a Holy God. That same word of the law given to Moses became flesh about 2,000 years ago in the body of Jesus Christ. He came to be our justification by fulfilling the law, living a sinless perfect life that only God could fulfill.
The gap between us and the law can never be reconciled by our own merit, but the arm of Jesus is stretched out by the grace and mercy of God. And if we are to grab on, through faith in Him, He will pull us up being the one to justify us. As in the court of law, if someone steps in and pays our fine, even though we are guilty, the judge can do what is legal and just and let us go free. That is what Jesus did almost 2,000 years ago on the cross. It was a legal transaction being fulfilled in the spiritual realm by the shedding of His blood with His last word’s on the cross crying out, “It is finished!” (John 19:30).
For God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Ezekiel 18:23). This is why in Isaiah chapter 53, where it speaks of the coming Messiah and His soul being a sacrifice for our sins, why it says it pleased God to crush His only begotten Son.
This is because the wrath that we deserve was justified by being poured out upon His Son. If that wrath was poured out on us, we would all perish to hell forever. God created a way of escape by pouring it out on His Son whose soul could not be left in Hades but was raised and seated at the right hand of God in power.
So now when we put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), where God no longer sees the person who deserves His wrath, but rather the glorious image of His perfect Son dwelling in us, justifying us as if we received the wrath we deserve, making a way of escape from the curse of death; now being conformed into the image of the heavenly man walking in a new nature, and no longer in the image of the fallen man Adam.
Now what we must do is repent and put our trust and faith in the savior, confessing and forsaking our sins, and to receive His Holy Spirit that we may be born again (for Jesus says we must be born again to see and enter the Kingdom of God in John chapter 3). This is not just head knowledge of believing in Jesus, but rather receiving His words, taking them to heart, so that we may truly be transformed into the image of God. Where we no longer live to practice sin, but rather turn from our sins and practice righteousness through faith in Him in obedience to His Word by reading the Bible.
Our works cannot save us, but they can condemn us; it is not that we earn our way into everlasting life, but that we obey our Lord Jesus Christ:
Jesus says,
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ (Matthew 7:21-23)
“And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.” (Hebrews 5:9)
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.’
Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’ And He said to me, ‘Write, for these words are true and faithful.’
And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.’" (Revelation 21:1-8)
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