Making candy flowers

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This gift for a friend who loves sunflower seeds - there is not even discussed.

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This bouquet for colleagues. Tulips from central floral corrugation, beautiful color with the transition, but it is very thick.

Making felt flowers tutorial

How to make a beauty flower

How to make Felt Poinsettia Ornament

I started with three felt circles: two at approximately 3 1/4 inches () and one at 2 1/2.



Mark at equal intervals: eight on the larger, six on the smallest. I've used an air-erasable marker on these, but you can actually cut these markings since they'll be cut here anyway. 

Making gifts: round flower plant

 
Making gifts: round flower plant

Tutorial: hairclip

 these flowers can make a bow on the elastic band, attached to a barrette, dress, yes anywhere.

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tutorial: Lovely Hair Clip Flowers

Holy cow, it’s almost time for my kids to head back to school… and that means one thing:
My project list is very long.
Since I might be the most hairdo challenged person on the planet (my girls can only dream of french braids), the only hope my girls have of looking cute is hair accessories.
Last spring I saw a darling headband made by Amy on Diary of a Quilter.  The rose tutorial had come from Betz White.  That little project has stuck in my mind all these months, and last night I made a few hair clips out of the roses.
I loved making these clips.  The roses are easy and so very pretty.  And any chance to use my scraps of wool is a happy day.

How to make Barbed Star

A crafty St. Patrick's Day

Whether or not you've got any Irish in you (ooh er!) you're not going to look out of place today if you choose to wear green. Or decorate yourself with shamrocks. Or indeed dress as a leprechaun. But you will impress if you've made your Paddy's Day bits and bobs yourself, so check out our gallery of the most impressive St. Patrick's crafts

Frayed rosette bib necklace tutorial

Bib necklaces are showing up everywhere this year!

A few months back, Jennifer Paganelli asked me if I could make some blooms out of her gorgeous Sis Boom fabrics. We came up with a fun little technique and turned it into a tutorial, which you can download for free at YouCanMakeThis.com. There are so many things you can do with these little frayed rosettes...attach them to hairclips, picture frames, magnents...you get the idea. Of course, they just scream BIB NECKLACE, so I decided that I needed to make a bunch so could 1) bring them to the Sis Boom show and 2) get this particular craft out of my system.

Elle Belle's Bows

Elle Belle's Bows {and Giveaway}

{giveaway closed}

Not too long ago I was browsing through some of my followers blogs.  I came across Kerri's blog

Elle Belle's Bows.

As I looked through the bow selection, I was blown away at her creativity.  

I instantly fell in love with the pink flamingo.

I am excited to have Kerri here to share her bow story.

"Soon after seeing our little girl on the sonogram, I fell in love with hair bows and clips.  The probability of having a girls set me off in every directions that was pink and frilly.  I eyed many specialty stores and surfed he internet for them.  I had a bow in mind for every holiday, milestone, and special occasion.  Then my beautiful Ella came in to our world with just the slightest bit of peach fuzz for hair.  She was an early December baby.  By the time Christmas arrived, my hopes of "garnishing" her with fancy schmancy bows flew off with Santa and his reindeer.  She was a fill fledged baldie!  I found a bit of solace in hats, bit did not feel the same.  I explored headbands, but the new mom in worried about her soft spot.  I know..... Crazy Right?  About the time she hit three months, I found crocheted headbands and easily got over  the fear.  The crochet headbands were perfect.  They were soft for Ella and they allowed me the luxury of being able to clip a hair bow to the headband.  I was now back to being hooked again.  However, I found that I could not always find what I needed.  I dabbled here and there with making my own.  Then, Ella finally got hair and I discover ribbon sculpting.  Ella was starting to talk and develop interests.  So, I started to make bows in the shape of animals or characters that were familiar to her.  It is a trifecta of accomplishments in my mind.  Ella get cool bows/clips.  I get to satisfy my desire to have everything coordinate to a theme.  And it is a great way to occupy my time on the evenings that my husband is out of town.

Paper Party Decorations Part 1: Perfect For The Succah!

Aren't these cute? I sat down at my dining room table with a bunch of colored circles, and this is one of the festive ideas I came up with. If your Succah generally leans on the elegant side (like mine, actually) , so these decorations would look great in neutral contrasting colors too! Imagine creme and gold? Pastel blue and creme?
This week will be packed with lots of fun ideas using mostly paper and glue. So don't panic there's still plenty of time to make wonderful things for your Succah, just make sure to have the necessary supplies on hand! The main thing is to get going now. I'll be starting with the slightly more complicated ideas at the beginning of the week, with several posts each day, and ending with simpler and quicker ideas at the end, when you may be starting to feel the pinch. Take my advice, decorate first and cook later, or don't take my advice. But somehow the cooking always gets done whereas the decorations might not? A beautiful handcrafted Succah is a very important part of our enjoyment of the seven day holiday, so I hope to follow my own advice so as not to stay up the night before hanging decorations!

Metallic Crepe Paper Flowers: Fabulous Anytime!

These metallic crepe paper flowers are simple to make and yet look great, singly or in a bouquet. Use them in your Succah, on your fall table or to brighten up your home this winter!
You'll Need: 

• Metallic Crepe Paper
• Floral Wire (or any medium weight wire you have on hand)
• Beaded trim (optional)

Note: You can use just about any crepe or tissue paper for this project, though heavy crepe paper (made for paper flower making) works the best as it holds its shape! In Israel this paper is widely available in silver, gold, bronze and creme and is called "niyar l'prachim." A friend of mine did locate some in Brooklyn, but it's not as widely available in the United States for some strange reason. (Especially given the vast quantity of art supplies that are available!)

Make Make Festive and Fun Felt Flowers For The Holidays (and enjoy them all winter long!)

 
Ever seen flowers like these before? Me neither, so I was so totally surprised when this oh-so-simple idea popped into my head and came into reality in a matter of minutes. This is the type of crafting that I love— simple, quick and fabulous!

Tsumami Kanzashi Flower adorable flowers

Tsumami Kanzashi Flower adorable flowers

Fabric Yo-Yo's

Make apples from fabric

 

Make apples from fabric

Fall's Needle Felted Harvest

I just wanted to put together a blog entry showing all of the needle felted goodies I made this year to celebrate fall! I love needle felting and I love sharing my love of it with others, especially with those who have an interest in learning how to do it. If you have any questions about needle felting please feel free to ask me and I'll do my best to help you! Also, all of the items shown below are available for sale in my Etsy shop; they are made-to-order (just for you!) so please allow up to a week for delivery. If you need them faster please message me first (through my shop) and I'll let you know if I can accommodate you. Blog readers get a 10% discount if the coupon code "feltingteam" is entered at check-out (discount sent via Paypal refund). Thanks for looking!

Needle Felted Pumpkin