How To Make A Classic Red Rose Gents Buttonhole

[@clairegamble3918]

Watching this on the morning of my wedding. Emergency flowers haha.

[@FlowerJoos]

😬 ohh - it will be fine. The main thing is to enjoy the day 🌼 have a magical day 😀

[@dawnnewell237]

Thanks so much for this tutorial. I recently provided flowers for my sister’s wedding; I have no professional training save for watching your videos. The boutonnières turned out beautifully and were stress-free to make, thanks to your step-by-step instructions here. I appreciate your sharing your expertise! 👍🏻👏🏻

[@FlowerJoos]

Thank you 😊 that is great to hear that we helped - thank you for commenting 😀🙋🏼‍♂️

[@mimonahendricks1161]

Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa. Great tutorial. Highly appreciated. Thank you Sir.

[@FlowerJoos]

Thank you 😊 and greetings to you in Cape Town, SA 😀🙋🏼‍♂️

[@simonakindaraviciute5972]

Thanks so much John, you're ever so good !

[@FlowerJoos]

Thank you 🌹

[@jeanvignes]

I swear it's like watching a magician explaining his tricks. THANK YOU for taking us behind the proverbial curtain to learn about wiring roses with tiny hairpins! The result is, as usual, elegant and beautiful.

[@FlowerJoos]

Jean Vignes thank you! It’s good to share and those little hairpins are great - fiddly but great 😀

[@britishkashmiri169]

Thank you so much for explaining and showing details of how to make this, love watching your videos

[@FlowerJoos]

Shanaz Zaman ah thank you! And thank you for watching 😀

[@jesuschristislord6858]

Thank you so much for the FREE education, love your videos!

[@FlowerJoos]

Jesuschrist IsLord thank you!

[@louisephillips5914]

Can you make these 1 day in advance. How to store

[@FlowerJoos]

Yes that is possible. The best advice is to make the afternoon before, with nicely hydrated flowers, then just pop in a box or bag and keep cool - so you could put it in the salad part of the fridge, but just nice and cool is fine 😀🌼

[@fourmomsgroup6230]

Learning a lot from you. Thank you very much!

[@Paul_moses02]

Nice work impressive

[@FlowerJoos]

Thank you 😊

[@BenjaminLinus-f1v]

Very cool, my abuelo always wear one when he aalive. My abuela make it for him.

[@sandyperchez5329]

Hi! DO'S & DONTS as far as buttonhole for a funeral plz?

[@FlowerJoos]

Hello 👋 It’s more unusual to wear a buttonhole at a funeral - they are generally worn at celebrations. However if indicated that it is desired by the family for a particular reason then the usual conventions would fit - a single flower for men, and a more elaborate or multi flower version for ladies. I would be guided by the families wishes - maybe a bright flower colour, or just roses - there would probably be a particular reason and this should be followed. 🌼

[@jayadama1301]

How do to?

[@BenJimenez-in9hj]

Fine work

[@irenedavo3768]

Beautiful

[@FlowerJoos]

Thank you 🌼

[@mariamalacria5160]

Love all your tips, thanks!

[@laurasheldon6265]

Love our tutorials. Would it be possible to show a more complicated buttonhole such as a rustic one with many layers/flowers?

[@FlowerJoos]

Laura Sheldon thank you! Yes, I will add that to our list of future videos. Thank you for watching 😀

[@rachelheslop5338]

If you were to make this the day before a wedding how would you store it? Does it need to go in water? Or perhaps the fridge?

[@FlowerJoos]

Best made the afternoon before or the morning off the wedding. To store it you want to give it a light mist with some water and store somewhere cool - so a fridge is okay if not cold cold - so maybe in the salad section. But on a couple,d tile floor in a bathroom is ok. Pop in a Tupperware dish as well, or in a plastic bag also helps. As long as the red rose is well hydrated then it should be good! 😀🙋🏼‍♂️

[@Blooming-jf]

It’s very simple and beautiful boutonnières. Thanks for sharing it. I have a question, Can we make boutonnières with hydrangeas?

[@FlowerJoos]

aa flowers you could but the hydrangea tends to wilt very easily, so I would suggest not using it to save any problem.

[@Blooming-jf]

Thank you !

[@ilianasamayoa9512]

Wow! This is a florist school on line...for free!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Sir, do you have a floral arrangements book?

[@FlowerJoos]

Iliana Samayoa thank you fir the great comments. We don’t have a book - but that’s an idea 💡😀🙋🏼‍♂️

[@reneparfait_]

Hello Flower Joos I wanted to ask where do you get your supplies from? I can't seem to find straight gauge wire only paddle-wire-type. Also, when would you recommend using a flower knife vs a pair of snippers?

[@FlowerJoos]

BakaBeam hello! We tend to use a couple of places - Van Vliet has a warehouse near us, so has sundries and fresh. And we also use Metz - again for fresh supplies but also sundries - they have a big selection on the webshop. But sometimes it’s hard to find the right product - so you end up with something else 😬 personally I like using a knife - it’s quicker and the cut is better as it isn’t crushed like with scissors. That and a pair of small secateurs and I am happy!

[@pippasweeney8868]

I was wondering the same - what gauge wires did you use? TIA

[@FlowerJoos]

Pippa Sweeney thanks for commenting - I have to confess I don’t know the gauges - after all these years I just go by feel -so for the silver rose wires there are fine and stronger ones, and the others can be long, short, coated etc. So you just get a feel for how best to use each one. I would buy lots of different ones - the two rose wires and then two stronger wires is all you need. Remember you can double a wire, or use a single leg, or double leg to get more strength. I did check the packets for the wires but the labels are gone!

[@pippasweeney8868]

I understand what you mean. Thanks for reply.

[@traceyapps1565]

What gauge wires?

[@nancymac6970]

Called boutonnieres in the states.

[@TextileTextures]

How long would you make this before delivering to the customer?

[@FlowerJoos]

Caitlin Miller this could be made the afternoon before but no earlier really. The gents flowers are very straightforward so can be made quite quickly. If the weather is very hot the. I would make on the day, say two hours before collection.

[@waterdragon5680]

I find spray roses better? Normal rose, it’s head is too big.

[@FlowerJoos]

For a man’s buttonhole one flower is traditional, but a large spray rose would be ideal. Depends on the size of the man 😀 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@waterdragon5680]

True. Carnations?

[@FlowerJoos]

@@waterdragon5680 a standard carnations is perfect for a man - but some of the garden style standard ones can be very big, so maybe too big as a buttonhole. 🌼

[@irenedavo3768]

Watching March 2022

[@irenedavo3768]

Watching March 2024

[@inesvillela2436]

Bello

[@floroy9265]

Could I add some babies breath or is that too much?

[@FlowerJoos]

You can - it’s just personal choice, so touches of a complimentary material is fine. The main thing with a classic gents buttonhole is that it is one main flower. 🌼

[@fannyyiu519hot]

love it