Ok, I learned how to make corsages and boutonnieres by taping and wiring. After reading many of your posts about gluing, I am thinking this would be much quicker. I know that you can glue items onto the wristlets, but what do you glue the flowers onto for pin on corsages and boutonnieres? What type of base do you use so that there is something to put the pin thru?
I learned by taping & wiring, now on to glueing
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Rhonda
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We use a heavy wired ribbon and make the same as a wrist but include a "card" instructing to use the pins to pin the top and bottom ribbon loops, pinning down into the corsage through the loop. Most people who pick them up, I show them how. Of course, can't do it with single flowers but I have done a single spray rose bout in a mesh of bullion wire - glued the calax to the center of the gathered bullion, mushed (is that a word?) the bullion up around calax to about 1/2 of the petals. It held great (did it for a prom fashion show last weekend).
Would it work if you took the metal base off of the wristlet and used that? I was thinking that maybe it could be pinned thru the loop in the back.
NavyBrat
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Check Out JTV Video...
Here's how we got started...we watched this video from JTV...we've never looked back. Gluing is so easy, so much fun, and allows you to be more creative than using wire. We keep changing our style as we go along. You have to practice and come up with your own "spin" using J's technqiues. We will never, ever go back to wiring!
BTW-Someone posted some time ago that gluing doesn't make the flowers last in a corsage. I beg to differ. I run all types of little "tests" in my shop. We've worn these corsages all day long and continued working...they last and last. We even had a glued corsage that was in the cooler for a week, took it out, wore it...absolutely beautiful!
If you haven't logged into www.ubloom.com be sure you do! Just register and then you will have access to watch all of J's videos for free! A great way to spend a ~slow~ day!
http://www.ubloom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=152
Here's how we got started...we watched this video from JTV...we've never looked back. Gluing is so easy, so much fun, and allows you to be more creative than using wire. We keep changing our style as we go along. You have to practice and come up with your own "spin" using J's technqiues. We will never, ever go back to wiring!
BTW-Someone posted some time ago that gluing doesn't make the flowers last in a corsage. I beg to differ. I run all types of little "tests" in my shop. We've worn these corsages all day long and continued working...they last and last. We even had a glued corsage that was in the cooler for a week, took it out, wore it...absolutely beautiful!
If you haven't logged into www.ubloom.com be sure you do! Just register and then you will have access to watch all of J's videos for free! A great way to spend a ~slow~ day!
http://www.ubloom.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=152
ya know, this is the thing. I have very little patience. I grew up in a flower shop. We taped and wired. Then when I was 19 I did a work shop where we learned how to hot glue the flowers with pan melt. That worked REALLY well. I never had a problem except with sterling silver roses. REAL sterling silver roses, do they still make them? Anyway, the prob was the calyx would shrink and also the sterling silver had a bit of oiliness to the calyx. So they fell out. But this tube glue stuff, good grief, I just don't have the patience for it. I'd rather go back to hot glue. OH, and yes, I did all sorts of test with hot glue, they lasted and lasted and lasted. J's gonna kill me for this one. He advocates the other glue. BUT IT TAKES TOO LONG!!!! Any tips anyone??????
NavyBrat
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Link To Video Doesn't Work
Ooops! Sorry...didn't realize the link to the video wouldn't work without signing in. After you register at www.Ubloom.com look to the left for "JTV Channel" and then click on "All Webisodes"...the video is titled "Fun With Gluing Fresh Flower Corsages" and can be found on page 2 of the videos...second from bottom. The video is dated 6-11-2006.
~Strange~...the link to the video wasn't working for me before...now it is...can anyone else view the video from the link I posted???
Ooops! Sorry...didn't realize the link to the video wouldn't work without signing in. After you register at www.Ubloom.com look to the left for "JTV Channel" and then click on "All Webisodes"...the video is titled "Fun With Gluing Fresh Flower Corsages" and can be found on page 2 of the videos...second from bottom. The video is dated 6-11-2006.
~Strange~...the link to the video wasn't working for me before...now it is...can anyone else view the video from the link I posted???
NavyBrat
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Shannon,
In our testing, gluing with pan melt glue and placing the corsages in the cooler will ultimately cause the flowers to fall off. It is imperative that you use the Oasis Floral Adhesive. Here's a tip for ya that someone else posted that we love...we fill the plastic candle stake holders with the adhesive and insert the stake in a piece of styrofoam. Then you can ~dip~ the flowers into the candle stake holder and glue into your corsage! Really takes care of the mess. Lots of shops like to put the glue on cardboard and dip. It doesn't take us long at all-the key is to put some glue on the area you are going to apply the flower to along with gluing the flower. Be sure the flowers are dry. Hot glue should absolutely not to used for gluing corsages.
NavyBrat
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We still wire and tape boutonnieres...we glue pin on style corsages...you'll have to watch the video to view how J demonstrates to make the "bases" for gluing corsages. We haven't had any trouble pinning vs. wristlet using J's techniques.
NavyBrat
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Sorry...hate to monopolize this thread...we don't use the glue in the tubes...we buy the can version and pour into the plastic applicator bottle that comes with it...along with filling the candle stakes for dipping purposes. It's less expensive, and when you have lots of corsages to make for proms the tube glue is a pain in the a*s!
We don't use sterling silver roses...we adore cool water for lavender roses-no other lavender variety will do...I still think your problem was using the pan melt glue.
I still pan glue. I learned that way and loved it. dries quickly. I know some people have an issue with the flowers popping, but we never ran into that. I think it is because of the strong base we build. In 6 years of glueing I have yet to have any major problems.
Connie
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Someone here posted, including pictures, the step-by-step process that she uses for gluing wrist corsages. If you do a search, you can probably find that thread. Sorry, I do not know how do links.
We glue using Oasis Floral Adhesive. We've never, ever had a complaint, except for one mother who finally realized that she had purchased her corsage at another florist. LOL A nearby florist used hot pan glue, and it was pretty disastrous because her corsages fell apart at the prom. It was so tramatic for her that she went back to wiring and taping.
Another nearby florist using SoftRoc, and she swears by it.
We glue using Oasis Floral Adhesive. We've never, ever had a complaint, except for one mother who finally realized that she had purchased her corsage at another florist. LOL A nearby florist used hot pan glue, and it was pretty disastrous because her corsages fell apart at the prom. It was so tramatic for her that she went back to wiring and taping.
Another nearby florist using SoftRoc, and she swears by it.
J would scold you for that - exposing your flowers to extremely high temperatures...
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J would scold you for that - exposing your flowers to extremely high temperatures...
I love the stick poking. I know it's frowned on. J probably would snarl alittle, but I truely have never had any issues with it, and get compliments on the corsage work, so I guess if it's not broke don't fix it right....???
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