Summer Flowers
June 30, 2010 Mable Craftsalot Craft Trends, Crafts, Floral Crafts, Jewelry Making, Seasons, Techniques and Mediums 1 Comment
By Crafts-a lot Contributor, Mable who is an avid reader of craft blogs & magazines and has aspirations to improve her crafting skills.
It’s June and there are blooms everywhere! I live in the Northwest where it’s green most of the year, so it’s raining most of the year… I don’t mind the rain because it makes our trees, grass, and flowers so pretty. There’s no wonder why Portland is the City of Roses.
It’s almost July and it’s still been pouring here! Since I’ve been inside away from the rain, I made these easy flowers to decorate for summer. More importantly to decorate me! All you need to decorate yourself for summer is…
Organza fabric
Scissors
Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive
Lighter
Beads or rhinestones
Felt
Pin back, head band, bobby pin, hair clip (anything you’d like)
I started by cutting lots of different sized circles from the organza, the largest had a 3″ diameter to the smallest at 1/2″. Since a flower isn’t a perfect circle, it’s not necessary to trace, just wing-it. I stacked the circles on top of each other, so the bottom is biggest. The next circle is a little smaller, until you get to the smallest circle on top. Each flower has about 5-6 circles of organza.
Next I lightly ran a lighter around the edges of each circle so the fabric melts and starts to curl. Once you have curled all the edges of the circle layers, sew them together and use a bead for the center. You can accent with rhinestones or buttons or feathers…
To attach the flower onto your hair clip or pin, glue a piece of felt on the back. I attached my handmade flowers to a headband, a hair tie, a clip and a pin back. I also added a flower to card I mailed to my mom. They are so easy to make and can be used to decorate anything!
I sewed a flower onto a hair tie to accent a pony tail
A few of my favorites!
