Freebies — March 13, 2020

Paper Flower DIY Corsage and Boutonnière Tutorial

Tags Gifts For Her, Mother’s Day DIY Gift Idea, Paper Flowers for Beginners

Freebies — March 13, 2020

Paper Flower DIY Corsage and Boutonnière Tutorial

Tags Gifts For Her, Mother’s Day DIY Gift Idea, Paper Flowers for Beginners

A few weeks ago a reader asked me for some ideas on how to make her paper wedding flowers into corsages and boutonnières. This tutorial was already on my list, so I pushed it up to the front and here you have it! These wearable paper flower DIY corsage and boutonnieres are not only great for the crafty wedding, but make a perfect Mother’s Day corsage that she can treasure for a long time. Of course they would be great as prom flowers as well. And oh-so affordable!

In the tutorial below I am showing two ideas each for a DIY corsage and boutonnière. Find your favorite flower template on the site, and craft away! For the corsages, the first is a traditional version. With wrist corsages trending right now, the second is an idea of how to make those as well. The boutonnières are much simpler and could be used as a small corsage. The last boutonnière uses floral magnets, which you could easily substitute for two heavy duty magnets you can find at a craft or office store. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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36 Comments

Karla May 23, 2021 at 3:37pm

What kind of flower did you make in pink above? So many roses, so little time. Im trying to make crepe paper roses for wedding MOB/MOG wrist corsages. Needs to be on the smaller size.

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1. Lia May 24, 2021 at 6:44am
  
  @Karla
  
  That was one of my very first paper roses! https://liagriffith.com/diy-paper-rose-wedding-bouquet/. Here’s a smaller version of that pattern (https://liagriffith.com/mini-paper-rose-framed-artwork/), and another option is one of our newer patterns (https://liagriffith.com/classic-paper-roses-video/). This video on making a corsage may be helpful, too! https://liagriffith.com/crepe-paper-wrist-corsage/.
  
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Kim January 3, 2016 at 7:34am

They’re all works of art!

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1. Lia January 4, 2016 at 6:57pm
  
  @Kim
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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laura August 25, 2015 at 2:37am

Your paper flowers are…. beautiful… wonderful…
and you are… fantastic. Thanks for your jewelry…

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1. Lia August 25, 2015 at 10:10am
  
  @laura
  
  Thank you for your sweet comment, it put a huge smile on my face:-)
  
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Liz May 4, 2014 at 1:49pm

Hi! Love the tutorial… Question, how would you secure the flowers to say a pearl bracelet? I just want to make sure that nothing will fall apart during the wedding 🙂 Thanks!

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1. Lia May 5, 2014 at 4:49pm
  
  @Liz
  
  I would integrate a ribbon into your flower bunch making sure it is very secure. Then, just tie that onto the bracelet maybe with a double knot. You can finish the strands with a bow.
  
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Gail January 15, 2014 at 9:18am

I have made several of your wonderful paper flowers patterns and they all come out beautiful! Thank you, thank you, thank you for these great ideas!

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1. Lia January 15, 2014 at 8:23pm
  
  @Gail
  
  I love to hear that!! Share some photos on my Facebook page sometime.
  
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Kimberly May 1, 2013 at 3:13pm

These are so gorgeous! Wonderful tutorial too. Your photos are so lovely!

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1. Lia May 2, 2013 at 7:32am
  
  @Kimberly
  
  Thanks Kimberly. And thanks for sharing over at your site for your readers. 🙂
  
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TahiraRKishore April 28, 2013 at 10:45pm

They looks like a real ones!
beautifull!
fragrance of hardwork is reaching to me… 🙂

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1. Lia April 29, 2013 at 1:31pm
  
  @TahiraRKishore
  
  Haha. That is cute. 😉
  
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Nash April 27, 2013 at 11:33am

Your pictures are always BEYOND SPECTACULAR Lia!! <3

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1. Lia April 28, 2013 at 9:08am
  
  @Nash
  
  Thanks! I love my camera. 🙂
  
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jet April 27, 2013 at 6:55am

aaaaw they are beautiful and soooo lovely. thank you so much for the sharing.
i will make one i think for my sis she is badly ill and it will cheer her a tiny bit up.
Hey have a fun great weekend;-D

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1. Lia April 27, 2013 at 9:17am
  
  @jet
  
  That is so sweet. She will love it! Have a great weekend too.
  
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Anna April 27, 2013 at 3:05am

Precioses totes i molt ben explicat com sempre,
Fins la propera !!

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1. Lia April 27, 2013 at 9:19am
  
  @Anna
  
  Yay!!
  
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Stephanie April 26, 2013 at 11:34pm

I made them for my sister and she loved them sooo much!!! Thanks for coming up with the idea.

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1. Lia April 27, 2013 at 9:16am
  
  @Stephanie
  
  So happy to hear!
  
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Lisa April 26, 2013 at 7:12pm

every single one of your your paper flowers look better than my real flowers! 🙂

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1. Lia April 26, 2013 at 9:08pm
  
  @Lisa
  
  Haha. I guess it might be time for you to bring out the scissors and paper. 😉
  
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Emily April 26, 2013 at 1:52pm

You’re hogging my pinterest board. LOL!

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1. Lia April 26, 2013 at 2:42pm
  
  @Emily
  
  Nice! 😉
  
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Lisa April 26, 2013 at 11:54am

These are beautiful!

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1. Lia April 26, 2013 at 12:16pm
  
  @Lisa
  
  Thanks Lisa!
  
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