Fabric flower tutorial

I don't know about you, but I am OBSESSED with flowers, fabric flowers, beaded flowers, paper mache flowers, you name it, I love it.  This is what I made for Baby S this weekend and of course girls of all ages can wear it too :)  I will be adding more tutorials in the near future, so please come back if you are just as obsessed as I am :) Enjoy!

Materials:

Fabric
scissors
piece of felt in a coordinating color  
needle and coordinating thread
alligator clip
brooch pin (optional)
headband (optional)
button
loaded glue gun

1. Cut out the 6 large and 6 medium circles in your chosen fabrics.  I used two fabrics here but the possibilities are endless, its up to you.

2. Cut a medium sized circle piece of felt.  Fold each of the large circles in half and then in half again and lay them on your cut out felt, overlapping them as shown below.  With needle and thread at the center, sew through the first layer and then the second layer, to secure the flower petals and hold everything together.  Leave the thread intact, do not clip it yet.

                                

3. Use the same thread you used in step 2, attach button to the center of the flower, then clip the thread.

4. Secure the brooch pin, I used hot glue but you can sew it on.  Cut another piece of felt, apply the hot glue and attach as in the picture below.

5.  You are done! yayyyy!  :)  Attach as a brooch, hair clip or headband to your lovely one. 

Don't feel like making your own? I made an extra one,  you can pick it up here
Happy Crafting

Reflecting on the loss of a loved one

Its not fair, you died too young, all the memories we could have shared, it made for quite a boring and lonely childhood without you.  I'm wondering who you'd be today.  Would we call each other almost everyday? would we share secrets, happy family times?  what would you have named my nieces and nephews.  I miss having my big sister in my life.  Where would you be? where would you work? live? who would you be married to? Its been 19years but then it only feels like yesterday, you would have been 33 now.  If I knew that day was going to be the last time, maybe I would have hugged you a little tighter, made you stay home with me. Mom and dad still miss you.  I miss you!

Noah's Crew featured

Want to know a little more about Noah's Crew? I was featured by the lovely Louise of Louise Knits on her blog, please check it out.

Are you too busy?

I came across this article today, link below and it got me thinking. Its a good reminder on how to work smart, prioritize in life, have goals and how to accomplish them when you are actually physically able to do so. We often plan for retirement, but who knows what the future holds, live now! Happy Thursday :~)

Are you too busy?

Typed from my phone

2011 wedding season bridal headbands

Its wedding season! These are the latest headbands I worked on for the 2011 brides, they are now available in the shop,  hope you like them.  If you have any suggestions, I'm open to them.  Have a great weekend :-)