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Today was the second “good mail” day in a row! Thanks to Ellen from Creative Passage, my sub-zero (temperature) day was brightened substantially… Lookee here!
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| fancy wrap! |
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| Lovely woolen and fabric pins from Ellen! |
Thank you ever so much Ellen!
You can see more of Ellen’s pretties at her Etsy shop- www.etsy.com/shop/WoolenWondersbyEllen!
Soooo, in honor of this lovely surprise, I’ll post a photo journey of some felt and fabric flower pins I made back in December. Although substantially less good looking and (ahem), durable… they also require very little skill, which I unfortunately can’t say for the ones I received today.
So I give to you:
Felt Flowers for Dummies:
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| 1. Gather the felt from your halloween costume, some pretty buttons, pins, and safety pins. You will also need a scissors and about 1/2 hour of free time… |
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| 2. Cut out petals, overlap them to a pattern of your liking |
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| 3. Once in place, pin the lovelies with a stick pin to keep in place |
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| 4. Attach safety pin like so, and attaching button on the opposite side. When they are sort of secure, remove stick pin. |
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| 5. Model pin for your boyfriend/ whoever lives with you and is wondering what you’ve been sticking/poking yourself with and shrieking about for the past 20 minutes. (note to self, buy thimble…) |
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| 6. Go to Savers. Buy some cheap placemats in vibrant colors. Repeat as the spirit moves you in any flower pattern you like. All finished! |
Well, now you know why I was requesting a bag of buttons from my neighbors a few months back. I was lucky enough to get a really neat selection of shiny, plain, and retro buttons from a kind and crafty neighbor.
Now just wait to see what happens when I pull out the orange suede fabric I haven’t used yet…
Meri
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