So I mentioned wanting

a corsage made of peach roses --

The only problem was half of the florists I called 

were not taking any more corsage orders 

[there's also a couple of proms in town this weekend --] 

and the other half didn't have peach roses...

 So I decided to make my own.

I've made a few corsages in the past...

but looked up a couple of 'DIY Corsage' sites anyway...

And... I thought I'd go ahead and share my take on it too - lol.

I bought a corsage base [for a wrist corsage, 

although I'm pretty sure I'll  wear mine pinned....] 

at Michael's. 

The first thing I did was put a little paint on this 'base'

I just didn't want the stark white showing through the back ---

I mixed a pretty peach color using a little 

orange, white, pink, and yellow and painted it on the netting - 

then I wiped it off with one of my paint towels 

since I only wanted a tint of color.

 Next I gathered my supplies so I could put it all together - 

I got my roses at Kroger [yes] and also used ribbon, washi tape 

[I forgot to get floral tape,] wire, a couple of sprigs of leaves and fern,

 and my [new! thanks to the gift certificate I won at the CF Crop!] Tim Holtz scissors... 
and then I got started --

 1. Cut some wire and thread it into the bottom of each bud,

going both directions. 

Trim to approximately one inch in length.

2. Wrap the stem and wire with floral [washi!] tape.

 3. Do this with each of the buds.

[Oops! I trimmed after wrapping with tape - lol]

 4. Trim the greenery and wire together being careful to loop the wire so that it 'catches' on leaves preventing them from falling out. [And yes, I used fake greenery because I plan to keep this corsage after the roses dry.]

 

5. Gather the roses into the arrangement you like best and wire together. 

I added baby's breath from my mama's funeral...

 6. Wrap the base of  your little arrangement with ribbon so that the stems are covered completely. Then use a little more wire [I want it to stay secure!] and tie it to the base with a couple more sprigs of greenery. Add a ribbon bow.

Completed corsage photo is at the top of this post.

I'm happy with the way it turned out...

and I only broke one bud in the process...

It's such a sweet memory of my mama on Mother's Day...

I wish I could give my sister one too...