November 12, 2010

twirl {flowers}

Just wanted to do a quick tutorial on the twirl flowers from this wreath.
They are super easy- just the way I like 'em. To show you how to make them, I'll actually be making a hair clip. All the steps are the same, but for the wreath flowers you just need one circle of fabric.
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Start by making three circles of coordinating fabric, each slightly smaller than the other. Wow, suddenly I just had a brain contest to see if all three could be 'slightly smaller' than the other, because two inevitably have to be bigger. I concur that they can not. Back to crafting...
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Fold the circle in half, then half again, then do it again. Essentially, just fold it into 1/8 of its original size.
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Pinch the end together and fill the two seams you will see with glue.
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Fold it over and then secure it with a little more glue.
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Cut a small circle of felt and glue in the center.
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Place your flower down, on the fold you made.
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Pull the flower open from the top. Sorry no action shot of this, I needed both hands and I am not that talented. For the wreath you would find a cute button, glue it in the center and stop here. Well, you would glue it to the wreath and then stop here.
For the clip you'll keep going.
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Do the exact same thing with the other two circles. Glue each one into the center of the previous layer. Take your hair clip and cut a piece of felt to the size of jaw of the clip, then close the clip.
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Glue the entire clip and felt side, then press it down to the other side of the felt circle.
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And voila! Here is your five minute new hair clip. Because that seriously is all the time it took me. No burning included. Have a great weekend! See you Monday!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thanks for the tute! It's actually a flower I think I can make. Thanks!

Have a good weekend...

Nancy

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