The Pretty Pink Posie

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The Pretty Pink Posie

This flower is definately my FAVORITE!

I'm quite partial to pink anyway, but I truly love the texture & petals in this flower.

Putting it together was SO simple too. I've seen several tutorials out there for flowers similar to the ones I made.   I took what I'd seen & experimented for a while, & figured it out!

This flower did not require any sewing, but did require burning my fingers on hot glue a few times.

 I'm pretty sure the color of grass in the spring is my all time favorite color...especially next to pink!

After making the smaller three that you see above, I became ambitious & decided to make a bigger version of the same flower.

Oh gooood golly miss molly! I'm going to wear this one A LOT!

Well...what do you think?


I'm partying here today...

Freckles & Fun REWIND - The Prickly Posie TUTORIAL

Since this week's giveaway involves some pretty handmade flowers, I thought it would be FUN to rewind & revisit a very popular Freckles & Fun tutorial. The Prickly Posie. Enjoy! And please, take a minute to enter to win our giveaway :) We'll announce the winners tomorrow!

- The Prickly Posie -



- The Prickly Posie Tutorial -



Recently my Mom gave me this fabric. Like so many of us she bought it & never found the motivation to make anything with it...so rather than hoard it, she passed it on to me. 

Well, let me be candid with you...I'm NOT diggin' the pattern of this fabric. And I'm certainly NOT going to make so much as a bandana out of it. BUT, I DO like the colors! So would it surprise you if I said I was inspired to make flowers with it?

Hahaha, it's becoming "my thing" - to make flowers, isn't it?

Let's get started, shall we?

You Need:
Fabric, Scissors,
Hot Glue/Gun, Coordinating Felt,
Bar Pins or Hair Pins, & Fingers

GO IN CIRCLES

WITH YOUR SCISSORS!

Cut the fabric into several circles.

I cut out approx 75 - 2" circles.

This was enough for two 2" pins & one 1" hair-pin.

FOLD 3 TIMES



 



SNIP-SNIP

Start snipping in the middle of your folded circle.
Aim your scissors toward the middle of the raw edge.

    
Repeat from the opposite side ^

 Unfold to reveal a pointy-star

Bunch 'em & Scrunch 'em

Now, squeeze some hot glue in the center of the wrong/dull side of the fabric-star AND...

Pinch the star together from the unglued/right side of the fabric...continue to do this to ALL of your circles. I used 25-30 stars for my flower-pins that are on a 2" felt circle.

Gather some coordinating felt (cut into a circle - mine is 2" around), a bar pin or hair clip,  and of course grab your glue gun again!

IT'S GLUE-TIME

Begin to glue the stars on, near the edge, leaving a small space as you go.

I like to work from the outside in but you may also work from the inside out if you prefer.

^ 1st Row glued on.

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^ 2nd Row glued on.

Just fill in those gaps left from the 1st row.

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^ 3rd Row glued on.

Again, fill in the gaps left from the previous row.

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^ Finishing it...

Squeeze a dollop of hot glue in the leftover center space.

Place 3-4 more stars into the center...or more if needed.

FINISH

I don't have a pic for this part :( Sorry about that...

Glue your bar pin or clip onto the back of your felt base.

*I like to position my bar pin towards the top of the circle.
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With the leftover stars I made a smaller flower for a hair pin.

This one used 20 stars & the felt circle was 1" wide.

Aren't they great? I think the fabric looks much better this way :)

Colorful & sassy!

And surprisingly they're not pink like every other flower I make!

So my friends, the next time you come across some fabric in your stash, that you just DON'T know WHAT to do with, or have some scraps that you really love...think about this flower! The points of the star take away from the pattern & allow the colors to POP!

...now, I'll let you in on a little secret...

This is exactly how I made The Pretty Pink Posie except for the snip-snip step I did a curvy-cut rather than a pointed-cut.

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April Giveaway #2!!! Double The Fun!!!

It's time for another 

Sister See Sister Do 

 Giveaway!

As our official KICK OFF to our new blog

 we are doing a weekly Giveaway each Friday in April!!

This week we have something very pretty for you & it's DOUBLE THE FUN!

TWO of our readers will have a chance to WIN either

 a sheer BLACK polka dot flower pin  

or  

a soft satin WHITE flower pin.

Both are made (with love) by Julie!

Would you like to win one??

(any of the following will qualify you for an entry)

1. Like us on Facebook & comment on one of this week's post links on Facebook.

2. Follow our blog - by clicking 'Join this site' on the Right side of the page, under our picture & comment on this post telling us which flower is your favorite.

 3. Leave a comment on any of our blog posts the rest of the week.
*we changed our settings so ANYONE can comment!

 Thanks for stopping by & HAVE FUN entering!!

We'll announce the winners on Friday...the 13th!

oxox,

Michelle & Julie

The 8-Step Ripped Rose Tutorial

Here's an 8 step tutorial for making a Ripped Rose.  One day Keston came to me at my sewing machine & asked to help me make "sumping." This idea just came to me...After making the Small Ruffled Tote & Tri-Tattered Flower, I knew ripping fabric was the way to go with Keston on my lap. And so this rose was the result. Give it a try & see what you think! These roses can easily be attached to a pin, a hair clip, headband, or anything really! They're quick to whip up too & can even be made with a 2 year old on your lap...    I promise!

Grab some cute scrap fabric & try this out!

Ready?

Okay, GO!

1st - Tear a strip of fabric that is 1.5 - 2" wide

 To do this, make a 2" mark on the selvedge edge of your fabric. Make a small snip there with scissors.

Start tearing!

I tore the entire 44" width of my fabric.

You may need to cut along the untorn edge to even out your strip.

*tip - If you want a smaller flower, I suggest tearing at 1.5" & then cutting along the untorn edge making it the width that you wish it to be & then tearing the length less.

  

2nd - Adjust the settings on your sewing machine

Set the tension to the highest setting.

Set your stitch length to 4.

3rd - Start stiching

Do not back stitch though! 

Using 1/2" seam allowence, stich down the entire length of your strip.

You'll notice that the fabric gathers on it's own.

Isn't that pretty already?

4th - Begin rolling up your gathered strip of fabric

As you roll be careful to keep your center low & pulled down a bit.

It can easily become higher than the rest of the flower, making it look awkward.

(it's okay if you have to re-roll it a few times before you get "the look" you want.)

5th - Shove a pin (or 2 or 3) through the base of your flower.

This will help keep it secure for step 6.

6th -  Hand stitch the bottom.
Stich until you feel like all the layers are secure.

7th - Cut out a fabric circle for the back.
You can use felt or another stiff material that won't ravel.

8th - Get out the hot glue gun.
Hot glue the fabric circle to your flower & then hot glue a pin into place.

Pretty as a posie!

If you could or will make a ripped rose, HOW will you wear it & WHAT will you wear it with? Or WHO will you make one for?

Sharing this post at these parties :)

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