Happy Friday: DIY Wrist Corsages

By Bryn | Operations Manager

Apr 29, 2016 @ 6:06 PM MDT

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DIY Wrist Corsage

Sent from reader, Erin:

Hi Collin! With it being prom season, I wanted to share the wrist corsages I made for my daughters for a daddy daughter dance. I had planned on ordering their corsages, but changed my mind when every florist in town quoted me $25 a piece!

DIY Wrist Corsage

I discovered that Hobby Lobby has a large selection of corsage and boutonniere making materials. All of the materials I used happened to be on sale for 50% off, but you could use a 40% off coupon when they’re not. I was able to get everything I needed to make two wrist corsages (including the plastic boxes) for a little over $14! Way better than the $50 I would have paid at a florist. Even better, my daughters had no idea they didn’t onlinee from the florist until I told them. 😉

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rachael April 29, 2016 at 6:16 pm MST

That is great. Were they easy to make?

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Erin April 29, 2016 at 6:21 pm MST

Yes! There’s tons of instructions on YouTube and Pinterest 😊

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Amy April 29, 2016 at 6:16 pm MST

Beautiful!! Great job!

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Heather C April 29, 2016 at 6:16 pm MST

Way to save, prom mama!

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Erin April 29, 2016 at 6:21 pm MST

Thanks Hip2save!

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Collin (Mrs. Hip) May 1, 2016 at 10:40 am MST

You’re welonlinee Erin! 😉

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Kim April 29, 2016 at 6:26 pm MST

I saw some at Walmart next to the veggies and they were gorgeous the most beautiful I have ever seen (and my husband used to work floral so I know beautiful!) and only a few bucks not sure exact price i think $9.99 Or less and they were fresh.

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jennifer April 29, 2016 at 6:26 pm MST

Beautiful I need instructions would love to make next year for kids prom thanks

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Just Me April 29, 2016 at 6:33 pm MST

I tried this in high school many moons ago. Lol. The rose was too big but whatever

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Jill April 29, 2016 at 6:41 pm MST

Thrifty and all the more special because you made them. Great idea!

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Uk2002 April 29, 2016 at 6:53 pm MST

Nicely done!!!Great job!!!

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jhnicole April 29, 2016 at 6:54 pm MST

I needed this last week.But my daughters have 3 more proms to go.My son with two for his date,Thank you.Happy Friday!

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ResseCup April 29, 2016 at 7:00 pm MST

I’ll be making two tomorrow for my daughter’s prom. Made on last year, almost glued my fingers together, for about $10.

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niki April 29, 2016 at 7:00 pm MST

Nice! I was a free agent for most of high school and went to more than twenty formals. Didn’t take long before I figured out how to make a boutonnieres. DIY for the $ave!

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Mary April 29, 2016 at 7:05 pm MST

Erin, those are beautiful! You did a great job.

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corinn April 29, 2016 at 7:10 pm MST

Very pretty Erin! Good job!

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SCS April 29, 2016 at 7:14 pm MST

That’s so awesome! I bet your daughter thought that was so thoughtful of you to make them! Some of the best, most thoughtful gifts are homemade! The cost savings is a bonus! Way to go!

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Stephanie April 29, 2016 at 7:16 pm MST

Great job! I actually did my whole wedding from the flowers at hobby lobby and they looked great! I paid them to make the men’s flowers and didn’t cost but a few dollars each. The ones that me and the bridesmaids carried I found already made on clearance for 50% off and they were the exact colors I was going for!! Yay for hobby lobby!

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Amelia April 29, 2016 at 7:17 pm MST

Very beautiful, what a way to save in everything and every event

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Rose April 29, 2016 at 7:35 pm MST

Wow Just Beautiful how Amazing they turnned out 😊

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Barb April 29, 2016 at 7:36 pm MST

beautiful job, the boxes were perfect too

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H.T. April 29, 2016 at 8:40 pm MST

Too bad hobby lobby is anti-birth control for their employees. Businesses are not people, they shouldn’t be able to pick a religion

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Wehaf April 29, 2016 at 10:46 pm MST

I agree 100% – I refuse to shop at Hobby Lobby for exactly this reason.

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Lori April 29, 2016 at 11:26 pm MST

Hobby lobby is not anti birth control. They cover 16 of the 20 approved birth control options. There are only 4 they don’t cover, such as the morning after pill because they believe life begins at conception.

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Michelle April 30, 2016 at 4:50 am MST

The irony of that is that it takes up to 4 days for conception to start; the morning after pill prevents this from happening. It does not cause an abortion because conception doesn’t even happen, if it’s successful. The morning after pill is a totally different drug from the abortion pill.

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Faith April 30, 2016 at 1:19 pm MST

I love hobby lobby for the stand they take. Pro life!! Aren’t you thankful your parents didn’t take that morning after pill!?…we each have a opinion and that includes business owners. That is each person’s right. Why does it only upset you when you don’t agree?

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5pink1blue April 30, 2016 at 7:15 pm MST

Well spoken!

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Patti Benoit April 29, 2016 at 8:47 pm MST

Wrist corsages for our prom a few weeks ago were $35-45 each! I couldn’t believe how much they’ve gone up!

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Micaela April 29, 2016 at 9:57 pm MST

My mom made both my corsages for prom and more recently, all the bouquets for my wedding!

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Laura April 29, 2016 at 10:08 pm MST

They are beautiful! Awesome job!!

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Casey Meyers April 29, 2016 at 11:22 pm MST

For Thanksgiving and Christmas my dad would buy cheap flowers from the grocery store. The ones on sale that would only last a couple of days. We would get nice fresh flowers and when they started to die a day or so later no big deal they served there purpose and cost very little.

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Gretch April 30, 2016 at 3:07 am MST

Great job!!!

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Erin April 30, 2016 at 4:53 am MST

Nice job! They look professional–maybe better! The ones I’ve seen tend to be too “busy” for my tastes.

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cindy April 30, 2016 at 7:22 am MST

These are beautiful! Thanks for sharing your tip!

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ihearthip April 30, 2016 at 9:20 am MST

My family likes these for Mothers day. This is a good idea.

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Shari M April 30, 2016 at 7:20 pm MST

These are just beautiful!

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