Corsages are small arrangements of flowers given to people on certain occasions. They are like small bouquets. Corsages are specially given to guests in wedding ceremonies and other church services like baptism and naming ceremony. Traditionally fresh flowers were used to make flower corsages. But nowadays silk flower corsages are more popular. It can be preserved as a memory of the ceremony forever.

It is advisable to have odd number of flowers in a corsage. Odd numbers look balanced in an arrangement. Usually people place orders for corsages to their florist. But making a corsage is very easy. Things that are required to make a silk flower corsage are as follows:

Silk flowers
Wire
Corsage leaves
Corsage pins
Floral tape or hot glue

Firstly the main big silk flower must be bound up with floral tape. Some of the common flowers used to make silk flower corsages are rose, lily, daisy, different kinds of orchids and lilacs. After making a preliminary bunch of big flowers fillers have to be added to it. You can try fillers like forget-me-not, baby's breath and gypsophilia. To further complement the arrangement you can add a few silk leaves. It is important to ensure that no wire is left bare. You can even trim the wires and cover it up with green tape to get a smooth finish.

You can add some final touches to the silk flower corsage by tying a satin ribbon. A satin bow also looks very good on a silk flower corsage. Usually, the silk flower corsage used in wedding ceremonies is made to match the color scheme of the ceremony.

There are some people who collect silk flower corsages. They are not only small flower arrangements; rather they are beautiful pieces of art. For more information on silk flowers check the other articles in Dgreetings.com.