How To: Make an eye-catching boutonniere
When you need an eye-catching boutonniere for a special occasion, you don't have to spend a fortune at the florist. Make your own!
When you need an eye-catching boutonniere for a special occasion, you don't have to spend a fortune at the florist. Make your own!
A boutonniere is a body flower worn by a man on his left lapel to recognize him for a particular function. Watch this video tutorial for instructions on how to make a boutonniere.
In this floral arrangement tutorial, Sandy from Afloral shows you how to create a boutonniere. Learn how to create a single, double and triple flower versions of the boutonniere. Watch this how to video and you can create your own boutonniere at home.
In this flower arrangement tutorial, Jane from Afloral.com shows you the different calla lily stems available, as well as how to make a calla lily boutonniere or corsage. This boutonniere is a great accessory for the prom, a wedding or any other formal occassion. Watch this how to video and you will be creating your own Calla Lily boutonniere or corsage in no time at all.
In this series of expert videos, you will about floral design and learn how to create your own boutonniere, corsage, how to use ribbon and wire in floral design, an how to cut fresh flower stems.
With the new year right around the corner, it's time to talk about the end of the 19th century, a time which plays an enormous role in Steampunk. If you've done any reading of British books written from about 1890 to 1899, you may have come across the phrase 'fin de siecle' and wondered what it meant. You also may have come across this term in reading about the late Victorian era. No worries, I'll tell you all about it! Image by Giovanni Dicandia
In this how to video, Sandy from Afloral.com shows you how to use accessories for corsage and boutonnieres. There are several accessories that you can attach a corsage to such as the wristlet and a bracelet. Watch this tutorial and you will be wearing your flowers with style in a corsage or a boutonniere.
Scrabble Bingo of the Day: NOSEGAY [n] A nosegay is simply a bouquet of flowers, typically given as gifts. It comes from Middle English, from the words nose and gay, which in this case means brightly colored and showy. It does not reference homosexuality; the modern sense of gay.