Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Attaching a lily bud corsage using a BoutStix Floral Magnet
- 21 August 2019
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For this design I concealed one half of the magnet inside the flower bud with the partner magnets on the outside.
To attach: separate the magnets. Place the corsage on the jacket lapel...
... And slip the partner magnet behind the corsage, under the lapel.
of course there are other ways to wear your corsage:
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