Shabby fabric flowers diy

Thanks to Michele for filling in for me today and sharing her project with us! Check out her blog Moonfield Lane for more great decorating and project ideas! Hi there! I’m Michele and I blog over at Moonfield Lane. I’ve been a fan of Erin’s creativity for a long time, and I’m thrilled to guest […]

So I have this thing with flowers. Goes back 30 plus years, a long time to when I first trained as a florist. Now I express my creativity with different mediums (instead of only fresh flowers) but still find myself drawn to the floral form. Because of this I decided to teach myself French Flower making. It is a traditional millinery skill which involves heated brass tools to shape and stretch fabric. Below are a few pics of construction to guide you in the process. The best advice I can give…

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A simple and satisfying project that uses some of the fabric scraps laying around your craft room is a frayed flower. This project was d...

Learn how to make shabby flowers for a wedding or special occasion. Use old hankies, vintage damask napkins, or dresser scarves, pieces of tattered of lace or crochet, and maybe even one of Grandma's old buttons or brooch. Shabby Flowers have been around for a little bit so this technique is not new or original.

There are hundreds of fabric flower tutorials out there, on blogs and Pinterest. If you want to see a fairly good collection of them, check out my Pinterest board. I've been compiling quite a collection of "creative flowers." Recently, I started a second Pinterest board dedicated to paper flowers. With...

So the last few weeks have been overwhelmingly filled with busyness . And this week is no exception. Criminently this time of year alw...

I am obsessed with fabric flowers. Sure I've always been a girly girl but the extra testosterone in my home threw me over the edge and I am now a flower addict. I completely admit it! Now, my addiction can be taken to an entirely new level with these fabulous fabric flower tutorials. It's time to freshen up your summer wardrobe with fabric flower embellishments. Be sure to let me know what you've created! Top 10 Fabric Flowers Maize in Montana created an easy to understand tutorial on how to…

How to turn small scraps of fabric into pretty fabric flowers for spring