Gerbera Daisy Corsages

Materials & Costs

1 Gerbera Daisy spray - I think they were about $2 each on sale at Michaels, had 4 2.5" flowers each

4 pearl/clear bead sprays - pack of 4 was $4.99 at Michaels

2 pieces of Floral wire each cut in half - pack of 30 was $2.99 at Michaels (i think! it wasn't too expensive anyway)

Floral tape - ~1.99 per roll, at Michaels

Green 5/8" ribbon - ~$2.50 on sale at Michaels

Brown 3/8" ribbon - ~$2.99 on sale at Michaels

Thin wire for affixing the ribbon 'bows' to the corsage, I just snipped a few pieces off of the pearl sprays that I bought

Hot Glue Gun & Glue

Wire Cutters

Lighter
Total Cost: about $12.50 for 4

1. Pull the heads of the flowers off of their stems

2. Using the lighter, heat up the end of the floral wire and push it through the little stem nubbin that remains at the back of the flower.

3. Bend the wire in half so it lays flat behind the flower like a stem and twist the two sides together.  You may need a dot of hot glue where the wire and flower meet to hold it stationary, mine tended to flop around a bit.

4. place the pearl spray behind the flower and position it where you like, wrap the wire stem of the spray around the wire stem of the flower

5. Wrap both stems in floral tape from top to bottom.

6. Wrap the stem again in ribbon from bottom to top making sure you cover the bottom, use hot glue to hold it in place every once in awhile and at the top to finish it off.

7. To make the bow, I used a tutorial on youtube from afloral on making corsage bows.  Basically you take the ribbon and keep doubling it back on it self until you've got 10-12 loops (5-6 on either side).  Once you've done that, secure the middle with a thin piece of wire by twisting a couple of times, leaving some wire at the end to use to afix it to the corsage.

8. Afix your bow to the corsage under the flower by twisting the remaining wire around the corsage stem.  If needed you can trim any excess and I used a little spot of hot glue on the end just for added security.

9. To attach to your VIPs, just use a corsage pin stuck through the back of the stem.  Mine had enough material with the floral tape and ribbon that it slipped right through.