Fancy Flowers Tutorial

I love making new hair accessories for my girls, and occasionally for myself.  I don't really wear flowers in my hair because I feel a little juvenile, but these might be the exception for me.  These look like they are really hard to make, but really it's just the opposite.  ANYONE could make these.  Seriously!

Let's get started and I'll show you what I mean.

Supplies:

*Poly Satin fabric
*Lighter
*Scissors
*Hot glue gun

First, you need to cut a strip of fabric.  It doesn't need to be perfectly straight, in fact I think it works out better when it's not straight.  POST EDIT  The fabric strip size is about 58 inches by 3 1/2-4 inches.  (If you just take a piece of fabric straight from the bolt, it is folded in half.  The length of the fabric once it is un-folded is the 58 inches.)

Next, you will fold the fabric in half.  I then sew a basting stitch down the entire strip.  If you don't have a sewing machine, you could also do this by hand and just sew a running stitch. 

Once it's sewed, you are going to cut scallops.  These don't need to be perfect either.  It is nice to get varying sizes and curve shapes to add to the texture of the flower.

This next part is the most fun.  You take your lighter and seal off all the edges of the scallops.  If you just run the flame along the edges, it will seal it and make the scallop curl a little giving it a more "petal like" look. 

Once your edges are all sealed, you will need to gather the fabric.  You do this by pulling the fabric along one of your threads moving the gathering along the fabric as you go.  When it looks the way you would like it to look, just make sure all of your gathering is consistent along the entire strip.

I started wrapping my gathered strip in a circle so that it began to form the flower.  Once the flower was formed, that is when I secured it.  I tried doing both the hot glue way and hand sewing it.  Both ways turn out nice, so you can't go wrong. All you do is, after your flower is formed, hot glue the bottom to a piece of felt.  I put the clip on the flower at the same time and it seemed to work well. 

I attached the clip a little differently on this flower.  Both ways work fine. 

When the felt is glued, I clip the felt into a circle which makes it look a little nicer.

And ta-da!  You finished!  These would be so fun to wear on a necklace, in your hair, on a lapel, anything! 

It is so fun that they can be customized to any color you want!  Plus you can make a ton since they are really inexpensive and easy to make!  Bonus.

I hope you have some fun making these yourself!  Also, this week is the Point of View reveal, so be sure to check back on Friday so that you can link up your fun Summer/ Vacation projects!

Sequin Flower Tutorial

In case you missed it, here is a tutorial for a fun sequin flower that I created for the Brassy Apple "Bling it" series.

To make this flower you will need:

*Sequins (I got mine at Hobby Lobby.  They need to be the kind that have the tiny hole at the bottom

                 instead of the kind that have a hole in the middle.)

*2 felt circles (4 inches)

*matching thread

*crystal beads

*needle

Begin by folding the sequins in half with the hole at the bottom. 

Next, using your needle and thread, begin attaching the sequins to the felt in a circular pattern starting on the outside.

Once you have the center sequins in place, use a little dab of hot glue to attach the crystal beads.

The bottom of your flower will have all the thread showing.  To give it a more finished look and more stability, hot glue the other felt circle to the bottom.  Last, attach whatever kind of pin or clip you would like and you are finished!  Now it's time to try it out!

I thought it would be fun to wear it on a scarf.

And of course this flower would look great in the hair as well.  (Yes, I made a pink one too.)

There you have it!  Some bling that would be the perfect accessory to jazz up any outfit.

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A couple of projects in the works

Did you have a good Thanksgiving?  I know I did.  We went to Park City for the week with my family.  It's a tradition that has been going on for 11 years. 

While we were in Park City, I spent a lot of time making these

oh and these

and a couple of these

Why?  Because I found a place that wanted to sell my flowers!  I was a little excited to say the least.  The ones that take the longest to make were the crocheted ones, so I did those while watching movies in Park City.  I am planning on making more of the zipper flowers I just need to go get the supplies.

I also made the head band thingy I'm wearing in the photo.

I bought this pattern and love it.

I have a bunch of fun new projects in the works/ in the planning stages including a joint effort project with my good friend Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons.  You are gonna love it!