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Sequin Baby’s Breath

April 5, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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I am so super excited to share this sequin baby’s breath with you! Such a great way to add a little sparkle to any bouquet! You can add some DIY baby’s breath to silk flowers, fresh flowers, or to a craft flower bouquet like I did! They would be great to add to a bridal bouquet, or to a corsage or boutonniere. You could make some small sprays of sequin baby’s breath and tuck them into a fancy hairdo to add some sparkle. So many ways that you can use this sequin baby’s breath – and it is super easy to make! Let’s get started, shall we?

You’ll need:
sequins (I used an assortment of iridescent and white in two sizes)
Thin gauge floral wire
Heavy gauge floral wire stem (optional)

Start with a LONG piece of floral wire. A yard or so is a good start (about the length of your arm). Fold in half, then add a sequin on one end, and push it to the fold. Start twisting it in place. You can twist about an inch or so.

Keep adding more sequins and twisting. It looks more organic if you allow branches to come off of the stem, and add a few smaller stems off of it.

If you’re using two different sized sequins, you can add more than one sequin at a time.

Just keep adding and twisting. Your fingers might get sore from twisting the wire… be sure not to tackle to many at once!

When you’ve finished the spray, just twist the rest of the wire together to make the stem. You’ve made your own DIY baby’s breath! Simple, right?

If you want your baby’s breath to stand up in a vase, twist the stem around some heavy gauge floral wire to give it extra support.

Keep making more sequin baby’s breath until your fingers tell you to stop! Such a fun project to do in front of the TV, or just to relax.

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, fast and cheap, simple Tagged With: bouquet, flower, Wedding

Sculpey Clay Flower

April 4, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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I am not a clay expert. It is a medium I’d like to play with more to get better at it. There are lots of people who make amazing clay creations, and while I don’t know if I’ll ever be fantastic at it, I do love playing with it, and that’s what crafting is really about, right? I made this simple clay flower, and thought I’d share how easy it is to make. Seriously – if I can make this Sculpey clay flower, anyone can!

To make the flower you need:
Green Floral Wire
Premo! Accents Pearl Assortment
Glass pan for oven (that you will no longer use for food)
Knife

I started with a large chunk of the pink, and a smaller chunk of the white. I kneaded them individually until soft, then formed them together. I wanted the white around one side of the pink.

I rolled the two together into one tube, then sliced into pieces.

I formed one end bit into a ball for the center, and the rest into petal shapes.

I started adding the petals around the ball.

For the outer petals, I added a pleat to give the petal more dimension, and make the base smaller to attach to the center.

For the leaves, I kneaded the green until soft, then formed into a ball with points on two ends.

I used my fingers to press it flat and stretch it out into a leaf shape. I made two leaves.

I added two sets of holes to the base of the flower, and a hole to each leaf to add the stem after baking.

I baked according to the directions, then allowed to cool.

I strung the stem through the base of the flower and the leaves.

I decided to wrap it all with floral tape to give it a cleaner look, but that is up to you.

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy Tagged With: bouquet, clay, flower, spring

Rit Dyed Floral Stems

April 4, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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I love playing with dye – it is a fun way to add some color to just about anything. Dying wood is lots of fun, and super simple to do! I made these dyed floral stems using Rit dye. When I dyed the wooden hearts for these floral stems, I also made hearts for my Heart Necklace and St. Patty’s Day Necklace. So easy to dye a lot at once, and make a lot of projects!

To make these simple floral stems, that add both height and color to any flower bouquet, you need:

Rit Dye
Small containers (I used the plastic containers lunchmeat comes in)
Wooden Hearts
Green Floral Wire
Thin Green Floral Wire
Drill with small drill bit

Start by adding a cup of boiling water and about 2 tablespoons of dye to the container. Add the wooden hearts and allow to sit for 30 minutes.

Pull out and allow to dry. I like to use paper towels covered in plastic wrap, with small holes poked in the plastic to allow for drainage.

Drill small holes into the hearts, right at the top of the heart. String the thin floral wire through the hole of one heart, and begin wrapping around the stem.

Keep adding hearts and wrapping them around the stem.

When you feel you have enough hearts, just wrap the rest of the wire down the stem, and secure into place by wrapping in place and tucking the end. You can add a dab of hot glue if you like.

You can make as many as you like, and in different colors!

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, simple Tagged With: bouquet, dye, flower

Phoomph Flower with Tassel

April 3, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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Do you ever think up a project, and then make the project, and the finished piece is even better than what you had in your head? That’s exactly what happened with this Phoomph Flower. I am so, over-the-moon thrilled with how this flower came out! If you’ve never used Phoomph before, it adds support to fabric so that you can use regular woven fabrics like felt. And the tassel on this project gives it extra dimension. I don’t know what flower this Phoomph flower looks most like… maybe something exotic? But I can tell you that if I was a bee, I would be super excited about landing on this fun flower!

To make a Phoomph Flower, you need:
Floral Fabric
Phoomph
Scissors
Green Floral Wire
Tassels for Jewelry Making
Green Floral Wire

Start by picking flowers on your fabric. Remove the paper from the Phoomph to expose the adhesive on one side, and secure to the back of the fabric. Roughly cut out the flowers. Don’t worry about perfection – that comes later.

Find similar sized flowers on the fabric. Remove the adhesive on the other side of the Phoomph, and doing the best you can to line up the flowers, attach the cut out flower to the back of the fabric to make a double-sided flower.

Carefully cut out around the petals, as best you can. Fold the flower in half, and cut a small slit into the center of the flower. Open and fold the other direction, cutting a second slit to make an X in the center of the flower.

Insert the tassel into the X in the center. Secure with glue if needed.

Attach the floral wire to the loop at the base of the tassel to make the stem. Twist to secure. Cover in floral tape if desired.

It is that easy! Super simple flowers with a little tassel whimsy!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, fabric Tagged With: bouquet, flower, phoomph

Mod Podge Flower

April 3, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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You really can make crafty flowers out of anything! I created over a dozen flowers using craft supplies, and this Mod Podge flower was one of my most surprising results. I really love how it turned out! I used Podgeable papers to make my Mod Podge Flower, but you could add photos of your children, or small drawings your children have done to make this more special. With custom touches, it would make a great Mother’s Day gift!!

Here’s what you need to make your Mod Podge Flower:
Mod Podge Podgeable Shapes
Mod Podge, Matte Finish
Foam Brush
Mod Podgeable Papers
Green Floral Wire
Scissors
Pen or pencil
Hot Glue

Pick out your podgeable shapes, and the paper you’ll be using. Not all the petals have to be the same size – mine aren’t! One should have a hole for hanging on one end.

Trace the shapes onto the paper.

Cut out each shape just inside the line.

Add a thin layer of Mod Podge to each Podgeable shape. Place the paper on, design side DOWN. Then add another coat of Mod Podge.

Once dry, lay out all your petals, paper side down. Attach a wire stem to the petal with the hole.

Add hot glue to the base of each petal, then secure the center in place, also paper-side down.

It is that easy to create a Mod Podge flower!

You can add extra hot glue if needed to secure the stem in the right position, but I didn’t need any.

Filed Under: 30 minute crafts, easy, paper, simple Tagged With: bouquet, flower, mod podge

Pom Pom Flower

April 2, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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Pom pom flowers are super simple to make. Just yarn and your floral wire stem, and you have a fun and fluffy flower! Depending on the color you use, you could say that you made a pom pom Dandelion (out of white yarn), or a pom pom mum. I used this method to make a clover from Dr. Seuss’s book Horton Hears a Who. These pom pom flowers are easy enough to make with children.

Here’s what you need to get started:
Pom Pom Maker (the non-circle pom pom makers work best. Look for a stick that uses pegs)
Lion Brand Yarn
Scissors
Green Floral Wire

You can use a solid color yarn, but I like using a variegated yarn (where the color changes along the strand). I think it adds some interest. I love the pops of pink in this yarn!

Start by setting up your pom pom maker, and wrapping the yarn. I went with about 40 wraps, you can do more or less depending on how full you want your pom pom flower. Wrap the wire stem around the middle, and twist securely into place. You want that wire stem TIGHT.

Pull the pegs out to release the pom pom, then cut the loops. You can trim any strands that are longer to get a smoother look to your pom pom.

That’s it! Make as many pom pom flowers as you like! You’ll find they are addictive!

Filed Under: 10 minute crafts, easy, quick Tagged With: bouquet, flower, yarn

Paper Poppy

April 2, 2014 by Carolina 1 Comment

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In the past, I used to make a lot of cards. I don’t make them as much anymore, but card making supplies can be used to make other things – like these fun paper poppies! These paper poppies are made using die-cut shapes that are very simply put together. You can whip up some paper poppies of your own in just a few minutes! And you don’t have to stick to orange – use whatever colors you like!

Here is what you need to make your own poppies:
Sizzix Framelits Die(for the die cut shapes)
Green Floral Wire
Washi Tape
Scissors
Thumbtacks
Pliers

Cut out 6 of the large shapes from the Sizzix die. Then follow the steps below to cut a notch in the bottom of each petal, and secure with washi tape.

Use a thumbtack to poke a hole in the bottom, about 1/4″ from the edge.

Use pliers to make a coil on one end of the wire.

Thread the petals onto the bottom of the wire, and carefully bring up to the top.

Repeat with the other petals.

Your poppy is complete!

Make as many poppies as you like!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, fast and cheap, paper, simple Tagged With: bouquet, flower, sizzix, washi tape

Sparkle Flowers

April 1, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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When I found these Darice Sequin Sheets, I was SO EXCITED! An entire sheet of shimmery sparkle that I can cut whatever shape I like? That I can emboss? WOOT! So, I whipped up these sparkle flowers (with sparkle leaves, of course). I love how my sparkle flowers catch the light – without all the mess of glitter! I’ll show you how you can make your own sparkle flowers!

Sequin Sheets (this is the wholesale link I can’t find individuals online yet!)
Embossing Folders
embossing machine
Floral Wire
Felt-tipped permanent marker
Scissors
Large Bead
Thumbtack or Pin

Emboss your sequin sheets to give them some texture. Put one inside an embossing folder, then run it through the embossing machine.

Use the permanent marker to draw your shapes on the sheets.

Cut out the shapes.

Layer the pieces for each flower, then poke two holes with a pin.

Thread the wire up through one hole, through the bead, then down through the other hole, bending into a U shape.

Twist wire together. Cover in floral tape if you like.

The process is the same for the leaves. Cut leaf shapes, and layer You only need one pin hole, close to the curved end of the leaf.

Your sparkle flowers (and sparkle leaves) are all done!

Filed Under: 15 minute crafts, easy, quick, simple Tagged With: bouquet, emboss, flower, sparkle

Glitter Flowers

April 1, 2014 by Carolina Leave a Comment

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This was one of those craft projects where I had the supplies on hand and thought, “Hmmm… let’s see what will happen…”, and I loved the results! These simple glitter flowers are easy to make – you can create them with young children – they are so hard to mess up! Too much glitter? AWESOME! Only a little bit of sparkle? SUPER! You really can’t go wrong with this simple glitter flower craft!

Here is what you need:
Cloth Covered Stem Wire
Simplicity fabric flower headband accent
Tulip Fashion Glitter Kit