Mother’s Day corsages are a wonderful way to make mom feel special. However, instead of buying a corsage design 
your own unique and handmade paper raffia corsage. The Mini Bowdabra makes designing paper floral corsages easy and mom will love her beautiful gift and keepsake.
Materials Needed:
Instructions:
1. Begin by placing the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler onto the Mini Bowdabra. Cut 18″ of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half and place it into the Mini Bowdabra.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
2. Next, place an elastic around the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler before the 2″ mark. The elastic will be used to hold the raffia down as you are creating the paper petals.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
3. Place the raffia into the Mini Bowdabra leave a .75″ tail.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
4. Fold the raffia and make a crease at the 2″ mark. Hold the raffia down with the elastic.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
5. Fold the raffia at least 20 times to create enough paper petals. Trim the raffia from the spool.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
6. Scrunch down with Mini Bowdabra Wand.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
7. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Mini Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
8. Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
9. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back. Position the raffia so that it is no longer stacked like an accordion but rather held tightly wrapped together. Knot the wire and trim away excess.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
10. Using hot glue, glue the raffia tails together so that the flower won’t pull apart when you are working with it. Next, add some small floral leaves and wrap it all in floral top for a nice finish.
Paper Raffia Mother's D
ay Corsage
11. Next, start to open the raffia paper petals. Begin at the other edge and open the loop and twist. Below is a picture of the first loop being opened.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
12. Open all of the raffia loops and adjust the leaves.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
13. Provide a corsage pin so that mom can wear her special paper raffia corsage for Mother’s Day.
Paper Raffia Mother's Day Corsage
Tutorial by Sarah Forhan
