DIY Fabric Flower Wrist Corsage
Let’s make a DIY FABRIC FLOWER WRIST CORSAGE! This is a lovely keepsake idea for a military welcome or farewell, a bride, a mother of the bride or groom, a mother to be, or a birthday party or a prom.
DIY Fabric Flower Wrist Corsage
What you Will Love About this Fabric Flower Wrist Corsage
A Special Story About Military Spouses
Military spouse hearts break when we bid fond farewells to many beloved friends PCSing to new military posts. Hearts are ever expanding as we open them to new arriving members joining our military family. We mark beginnings and endings of our senior spouse teams (Commander and CSM Spouses) with their own celebrations rich with military traditions, customs, and courtesies. We dedicate an evening or an afternoon in honor of them.
These marvelous events happen when a team of hearts and hands come together. A color palette, flowers, name tags, room decor, escorts, a menu, receiving lines, guest lists, invitations, and special mementoes (always different and creative) are just a few items on the to-do list. It is amazing how these things come together and are the most wonderful of occasions. It is magical really!
Phew, I need a moment! My heart is exploding thinking about how much I adore my Army sisters who give so much of themselves always.
This post has me reminiscing about my time as an out-going commanders spouse. I was given one of these lovely Fabric Flower Wrist Corsage keepsakes at my farewell from the 1-17 Infantry. It was handmade by a beautiful 1-17 Infantry Buffalette named Martha. At our monthly coffees (…Coffee is never served. …Code word for party.) The first Buffaltette to RSVP got to wear a lovely Bufflatette hat and a royal blue boa. Martha randomly harvested the feathers from this boa from the ground and used them in this corsage. Of course this just melted my heart as it made it even more special. (Photos Below.)
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THIS VINTAGE JEWELRY KEEPSAKE TOO.
Occasions and Recipients for a DIY Wrist Corsage
- Mother’s Day
- Guest of Honor
- Prom
- Military Welcome – Farewell Idea
- Mother to Be
DIY Fabric Flower Wrist Corsage
Fabric Flower Supplies
- 4″ x 22″ fabric strip, folded 2″ x 22″
- needle
- translucent thread
Wrist Corsage Fabric Flower Instructions
- Fold the 2″ x 22″ piece of fabric in 1/2 to equal a 1″ strip.
- With a threaded needle, opposite the fold, sew a basting stitch from end to end.
- Pull the thread causing the fabric to gather as you go. Leave the needle attached at the end.
- Carefully form a circle and continue to coil the gathered fabric strip to the center of the circle to form a fabric flower.
- Push the threaded needle up through the center of the coiled flower.
- Push the needle back through to the bottom of the flower.
- Stitch the fabric flower together at the bottom working in a circle.
- Tie the thread off with a knot and clip the thread.
- Turn your flower over and fluff it a bit. DONE!
Option: Hot glue a small circle of felt to the bottom of the flower to cover the stitches.
Corsage Supplies
Corsage Assembly Instructions
- 3 fabric flowers, small medium and large (tutorial above)
- 1 foam sheet
- 24″ ribbon
- embellishments (flowers, tule, feathers, fancy pick)
- scissors
- hot glue gun
- fabric glue sticks
- Optional: Floral Corsage Box and Crinkle Stuffing, found at local craft store.
- Cut a 3 1/2″ x 1 3/4″ oblong piece of foam sheet.
- Fold the oblong piece of foam in half and cut two 1/2 inch slits in the foam to form a loop for the ribbon to go through.
- Thread the ribbon through the slits evenly on both sides.
- Glue your base layer onto the foam with hot glue.
- Pre-arrange the embellishments.
- Glue the embellishments in place.
*I was just blessed to serve on one of these magical planning teams. These corsages were made for the lovely Donna, Madeleine, and Patty.
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