How Do You Make A Homecoming Corsage?

Homecoming is a right of passage for many high school and college students. The football game, renting the tuxedo, buying a dress, and selecting the corsage; all adds up to one of the most memorable nights of one's student career. Of all the things to stress about, the corsage should not be on the list.

Making a homecoming corsage is fun and easy. Talk to your date about color or flower preferences. Ask if they have an ideal size, would like a wrist band or a boutonnière style corsage.

Measure your date's wrist if necessary. Get some ideas from your date, but keep the final outcome a surprise. Purchase floral tape, wire, pin or elastic.

Buy extra to ensure that you have enough if you make mistakes. Pick out flowers that compliment your date's ensemble. Ask the florist for suggestions in choosing flowers.

Choose some greenery or filler to pump up the corsage. Assemble the corsage no more than the day before Homecoming. Keep the corsage in the refrigerator in a plastic container until ... more.

Homecoming garters are a unique tradition limited to high school students, primarily those that live in the southern United States, particularly Texas and Oklahoma. Homecoming garters are the male version of the homecoming mum, a large, lavish decoration worn by girls during homecoming festivities. Boys wear the garter, which is usually between 6 to 12 inches long, on the arm.

Homecoming garters can be expensive to purchase, so make your own by following the directions below. Cut the elastic to a length that can fit comfortably around the wearer's bicep but remain tight enough to fit without slipping. Cut one of the ribbons to a length that matches the elastic.

Lay out the elastic, and apply hot glue to the ribbon directly on top of the elastic. Let dry completely. Sew the two ends of the elastic together, so you have a loop.

Turn the loop inside out. Apply hot glue or hand sew ribbons, braids or other trinkets to the underside of the elastic, focusing on the area where the two ends ... more.

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