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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Felt Flowers


This week I made some felt flowers because they are nice for the wedding. I tried different ones that I found on different blogs.

The Dahlia

This is my favourite so far, although it takes the longest to make.
I found this one on: http://news.holidash.com//2010/04/23/mothers-day-corsage/

The instructions are very clear. Cutting and sticking all the petals together is a lot of work but I like the way in which you can use multiple colours. Using wash pins to hold the petals together while they are drying is really helpful although I still have a lot of glue on my fingers. So far I have done four of these but I plan to make more as corsages for the wedding.







The Rose

This flower I found on: http://asewingodyssey.blogspot.nl/2010/06/felt-rose-tutorial.html

It takes more sewing work than the dahlia but it is great for making roses for a bouquet.




Nice and Easy Flower

This flower I found on: http://www.creationsbykara.com/2011/01/felt-flower-tutorial-for-valentines-day.html

It is very easy, and not a lot of work. I think I would make the middle slightly bigger next time and use some different colours.





If you know more free felt flower tutorials please let me know. Which flower is your favourite?


Friday, February 22, 2013

Origami Bow


This is one of the first things I tried this week. I first saw this one as a picture on one of my favourite wedding DIY websites (sorry I don’t know which one, I simply visit too many). So what I did was looking for some instructions. I found some, many in Korean. But on youtube you can find a lot, like this Youtube instruction videoI just used plain pink paper but I guess using somewhat thicker origami paper works better. I saw some pretty nice example on the web of an Origami Bow garland. Maybe I will make one of those when I have become a bit more experienced. Of course they are also very nice to put on presents…

Origami Bow