Getting Crafty - Boutonniere

A high school friend of D's is getting married later this month and he asked if I would make some boutonnieres for his wedding.  I had made some for our own wedding three years ago and he remembered thinking that they looked cool.  Of course I said I'd love to help out... now I just have to make them cool ;)

Supplies:
Some lovely flowers!  (I found these at Hobby Lobby)
Scissors (or wire cutters if the stem is real thick)
Floral tape
Hot glue gun
Ribbon
Fray Check (helpful so that you can manage the ribbon easier, but not totally necessary)
Fancy pins

Use your scissors or wire cutters to select pieces of the flowers, about 5 inches long works nice.  It's easy to handle and you can trim the bottom later if necessary.  I don't like the boutonniere to look too top heavy.  After you have an arrangement you like, I find it helpful to place a little dollop of hot glue somewhere along the back just to keep everything together while I wrap the stems in the floral tape.

I love working with floral tape.  The warmth of your hands makes it kind of sticky so that it clings to the stems and itself making a really sturdy wrapping!

You could stop here, but I like to add some ribbon that matches the flowers, just for a little more color.  I secure the ribbon with a dot of hot glue at the beginning and end of the wrap.  Here they are completed! 

I go ahead and stick the pins through so that there is not extra hassle on the wedding day!  A little bloop of hot glue on the end of the pin will keep the guys from getting pricked!

Here are the ones I made for our wedding, ah, memory lane!

Groom's

Groomsmen