Flowers

• 1). Trace as many approximate 3-inch circles as you can on the 10 pieces of white translucent paper. White has a clean aesthetic that matches any semi-formal outfit for a tea party. The bottom of a cup or drinking can works well as a consistent circle template shape, and you can adjust template dimensions as you see fit.
  
  
• 2). Fold each piece of paper in half four times until you have a pie slice shape with 8 triangle segments. Press down firmly on the creases, or use your nails to enhance the crease.
  
  
• 3). Cut a dome around the large part of the pie slice shape from one side to the other. This process results in a tear drop shape and forms the rounded petal exteriors when unfolded.
  
  
• 4). Open the paper so it lays flat and displays a flower outline. Use the utility knife to cut off 1 1/2 of the flower petals. Start at the outside of one crease line between two petals and slice the paper until you reach the flower’s center. Cut back towards the flower’s outer edge in the center of the next petal over. When the utility knife is across from the crease between the second and third petal, slice perpendicular from the vertical cut until you reach the crease between the second and third petal. This process leaves you with a right triangle-shaped tab in the middle of the second petal.
  
  
• 5). Pull over the tab you just created and glue it to the back of the adjacent petal. Using just a very small amount of glue prevents the glue from seeping through the thin paper. Hold the tab to the petal until the glue dries.
  
  
• 6). Crease the edges again, but only slightly this time, to create definition between the petals. Pinch each petal edge together so a crease forms and the edges point outward, making the petals look pointed. Follow these steps until all the flowers are created.
  
  

Stems

• 1). Cut 4- to 6-inch strips of floral wire using wire cutters. These strips are the bracelet segments that will hold the corsage to your wrist. Making the strips longer than necessary now allows you to cut them to a custom shape at the end of the project.
  
  
• 2). Bend a loop at one end of a wire segment with the pliers and wrap the loop with floral tape. Complete this step for as many flowers as you want to include in the corsage. Consider doubling and tripling some flowers to make them appear fuller similar to peonies, which are an elegant flower for a tea party.
  
  
• 3). Pierce the wire through the flower’s center until it stops at the floral tape-wrapped loop. Wrap the remaining wire with floral tape.
  
  
• 4). Wrap all the flowers together just under the petals using a segment of wrapped floral wire. Spread the wire that is coming from all the flowers in two bunches to wrap around your wrist. Cut the wires to size, leaving about an inch extra on both sides.
  
  
• 5). Wrap ribbon around both bunches and glue the ends down. The ribbon hides the wire bunches, creates a soft material against your skin and adds a more formal aesthetic.
  
  
• 6). Twist the two ribbon bunches together once or twice under your wrist. Press the ends down so they don’t jut outward.