How to make a multiple flower pin on corsage

By Taylor Potter and Stephanie Yeager

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Mini carnations

Mini carnations

Bakers fern

Bakers fern

Baby's breath

Baby's breath

Snips, floral tape, and wire

Snips, floral tape, and wire

Cut all stems of the mini carnations (or flowers of choice) 1 inch. To estimate you can use the method in the picture.

Cut all stems of the mini carnations (or flowers of choice) 1 inch. To estimate you can use the method in the picture.

Floral tape the carnation. Put tape in between thumb and pointer finger, pull tightly and you move down the stem.

Floral tape the carnation. Put tape in between thumb and pointer finger, pull tightly and you move down the stem.

Stop the tape at the end of the stem. There should be wire leftover. This will come in handy in a later step

Stop the tape at the end of the stem. There should be wire leftover. This will come in handy in a later step

Floral tape the different flowers together.

Floral tape the different flowers together.

Pick a good piece of bakers fern and baby's breath.

Pick a good piece of bakers fern and baby's breath.

Put bakers fern and baby's breath together.

Put bakers fern and baby's breath together.

Cut the stems of bakers fern and baby's breath to the same length of the carnations.

Cut the stems of bakers fern and baby's breath to the same length of the carnations.

Floral tape all together. Stop at the end of stems leaving wire at the end.

Floral tape all together. Stop at the end of stems leaving wire at the end.

Create a bow.

Create a bow.

Put wire around center of bow to keep it together.

Put wire around center of bow to keep it together.

Wrap wire of bow around stems.

Wrap wire of bow around stems.

Floral tape all together, go all the way down to bottom of wire.

Floral tape all together, go all the way down to bottom of wire.

Pigtail the wire. (A method used. You can you a pen or any thing shaped similarly. Wrap wire around the pen to create pigtail look.)

Pigtail the wire. (A method used. You can you a pen or any thing shaped similarly. Wrap wire around the pen to create pigtail look.)

Final product

Final product

In class, grade yourself, and then have a peer grade your corsage also.

In class, grade yourself, and then have a peer grade your corsage also.

If selling, place inside box.

If selling, place inside box.

  • Flowers (we are using mini carnations)
  • Foliage (bakers fern)
  • Filler (baby's breath)
  • Snips
  • Wire
  • Floral tape