How To Make A Baby Sock Boutonniere

Congratulate a new dad with a baby sock boutonniere. This life like boutonniere is both a classy and fun way to award the long awaited father!

Items Needed To Make Your Baby Sock Boutonniere:
1 pair of baby socks
1 small silk rose
silk baby's breath
1 silk fern
2 kinds of thin ribbon
floral wire
floral tape
minature pacifier decorations
double sided tape
a dab of hot glue
A corsage pin

Sock Boutonniere Directions:

Start by rolling your socks into sock roses. I used the open rose rolling technique in this boutonniere. Thread each baby sock with a floral wire and cut to a length a little longer than what you will need for your corsage.

Cut your fern and baby's breath into smaller sections. Wrap everything you plan on using in the corsage with floral wire. I used one small fern, one silk rose and two small baby's breath sections for the boutonniere. Wrap the wire around each fern, baby's breath, silk rose and cut it to length so it matches your sock roses.

Wrap your silk flower with floral tape to give it extra strength.

Start arranging your sock boutonniere. You will start with the fern. Place your two sock roses on top of the fern and use the baby's breath and silk rose as fillers around it. Once you have achieved the look wanted, wrap all of the wires with floral tape to hold it all together.

Attach The Ribbon To Your Baby Sock Boutonniere:

Place one ribbon on top of the other and cut both to the same length. Cut it longer than you think you will need just in case. You can always trim the excess later. Tie the ribbon as you would tie a bow on a shoe. Separate the ribbons on your bows. Use a dab of hot glue to hold the knot together. Trim your ribbons and tie your miniature pacifiers to 2 of the ribbons.

Design Tip:Your ribbons are going to try to slip off of the boutonniere when you tie it because there is nothing for it to "grab" onto. So I like to add a little double sided sticky tape around the stem in the place I plan on tying the ribbon. You can also use hot glue to help attach it to the boutonniere.

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