Since everyone else was jumping off the cliff into a pile of felt flowers, I decided to join 'everyone.' I have these bags (I love zebra print), and I decided to jazz them up. I used some brown felt I had in my 'emergency stash'...whatever that means-emergency felt can also equal=new low. I found a flat flower I liked on sale at Etsy, and decided to rig up a process. I wanted it to be flat so that it wouldn't be a 'burden' for the carrier of the above bag as it brushed past...whatever.
It only took one sheet of felt to make this flower that is about six inches across.
I cut out two of these four petaled flowers. 5 circles that were about an inch, and three that were about an inch and a half.
I stacked the two larger petal wheels.
I stacked the five smaller circles around the inside.
I sewed these all together (you could also glue them down, but I'm not very neat with a glue gun).
I then pinched the ends of the three larger petals and sewed the pinched edge.
I sewed these down next.
I added a button. Buttons make everything better.
I glued a pin to the back, and put a rectangle across the back to hold it more firmly in place. I figured pinning it to the bag was best so the bag could be washed if necessary. Linking To: Funky Junk
5 comments
you are so clever Christy...what a cute flower..
Yay me! I love my tote:)
Very cool tote :)
Love your flower, and love the idea of emergency felt!
Super cute blog! I found you from Attention to Detail, she featured some really cute cupcakes you made. I can't wait to look through all of the things you've shared. The bread looks yummo! I'm a new follower...
Oh cute! That is adorable. I would love to have you share this at my VIP party this weekend =) http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/vip-party-10.html
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