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MATERIALS Prom Corsage and Boutonnière This year, especially, prom-goers will want to make personalized statements and lasting impressions with their attire and their flowers, so be ready with plenty of beautiful ribbons and accessory options to create the perfect floral wearables for their all of their individual personalities. ecause prom season is approaching, we wanted to share inspiration for creating amazing prom florals. Proms offer you an opportunity to show off your creativity to the youngest generation of consumers and turn them into future flower buyers. By incorporating fabulous ribbons, sparkly accents and other adornments into your wearable floral designs, you can make something unique, individual and personalized for every prom customer who chooses your shop. For this feature, I created a traditional wrist corsage and coordinating boutonnière. I chose beautiful purple ribbons and paired them with a rhinestone bracelet and jewel sprays and picks, all of which are provided by Reliant Ribbon Corp. Reliant Ribbon offers so many ribbon, bracelets and wristlets, jewels and gems, and accessory options that you can create custom designs for prom-goers of every taste, from traditional to alternative. BOTANICALS •Rosa spp. (spray rose) •Pittosporum tobira (Japanese Pittosporum, Australian laurel, mock orange) •Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss, graybeard) HARD GOODS From Reliant Ribbon Corp: •Glitter Web Mesh, 5/8 inch (No. 3), Rose Gold and Iridescent •Glitter All Rd, 5/8 inch (No. 3), Lavender •Organza Stripe, 5/8 inch (No. 3), Purple •Sophisticated Lady Flower Bracelet Rd, Dazzle •Rhinestone Quintet Rd, Dazzle •Kara's Kisses Diamond Spotlight, Dazzle OTHER HARD GOODS •OASIS ® Floral Adhesive •OASIS ™ Florist Wire •Floratape ® Stem Wrap •Floralife ® Crowning Glory ® •Rhinestone strands (River of Diamonds) from Fitz Design Floral design, photos and text by Nita Robertson, AIFD, CFD Sponsored by Reliant Ribbon Corp. B Design 42 February | 2022

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