Boutonniere Tutorial

I'm going to let you in on a little secret.....making a boutonniere is not that hard. 

Remember when you were in school and had to present a how-to in front of the class? Well, guess what I did? Yep, you got it. A boutonniere! Over the years, I must have done this how-to at least three times. If 10 year old Randee can do it, you can do it, too!

Get your supplies ready!

You will need:

• 2 small flowers (I used a white spray rose & a lavender button mum)
• 1 leaf (lemon leaf/salal)
• 2 sprigs filler flowers (limonium)
• 1 stem bear grass cut in half
• green floral tape
• #3 purple ribbon (about 1/2 inch wide)
• 1 pearl corsage pin

Directions:

1. Place your button mum and on top of your leaf and tape. Be sure to stretch the floral tape as you go.
2. Loop 1 half of your bear grass over your button mum and tape. Use as little tape as needed as you don't want the stem to be too bulky when you are finished. Keep the tape about 1/2-3/4" in length on the stem.
3. Add 1 sprig of filler flowers just under your button mum so that the filler extends out on either side of the mum.Tape.
4. Place spray rose just under the button mum and tape. 
5. Add 2nd piece of bear grass looped over spray rose and tape.
6. Place 2nd sprig of filler flowers just under the spray rose so that you cover the base of the base of the rose. Tape the entire stem of the boutonniere making sure to leave about 1" exposed on the bottom.
7. Cut the stems to desired length (about 2-3 inches).
8. Wrap stems with ribbon to cover the floral tape. You will need about 3-5" of ribbon. See steps below on how to wrap the stem.

Here's the tricky part! Place the ribbon on the floral tape starting at the bottom.

Wrap the ribbon around the stem to overlap the first end of the ribbon. Begin tightly wrapping the ribbon upwards around the stem.

When you get to the top of the stem (base of the rose), wrap and overlap the ribbon 2-3 more times to make the ribbon secure.

Snip the ribbon near the back of the boutonniere. Secure the ribbon with a small bead of hot glue.

Pin the pearl pin into the stem of the boutonniere and you are done!

Wrapping the ribbon is the hardest part. It may take a few tries, but you'll get it!

Here's the groom's boutonniere from the same wedding made with a large lavender rose, bear grass, salal and limonium.

The finished boutonnieres for the groom & groomsmen!

At the Floral Cottage Florist, we always try to make the groom stand out!

Now you can make your own boutonniere at prom, weddings or any special occasion! Have fun with it. There are no rules. Do whatever works for you!

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Thanks friends,

Randee