Laced with Love: Then I Will Do it Myself Part 2

I previously posted about all these beautiful sashes that I love, but am not willing to spend hundreds of dollars on. I buckled down and began looking at different flowers at shops. Flowers on belts, shirts, headbands, clips, fascinators, cardigans, dresses and shoes. I knew I had to just sit down and try to make some flowers and see how they turned out. I bought some fabric (with my 40% off coupon at JoAnn's), pulled out my sewing supplies and got to work. Here's what I came up with. Oh yes, and in case you were wondering who took these awesome photos with doubly awesome backgrounds (rose colored carpet anyone?), it was me!

I made a flower stencil using cardstock and pinned it to the fabric. I cut out a LOT of flowers. You'll know when to stop when your hand starts to throb. I suggest using a pair of good fabric scissors. The ones I have are Fiskars microtips (don't forget your JoAnn's 40% off coupon). You need 6-10 flowers depending on how full you want your bloom to look. Thread a needle and knot it.

Fold one flower into fourths. It doesn't have to be particularly neat. String it onto your needle.

Do this with all your flowers. In this photo, I have six flowers. I arranged four on the bottom and two on top. Arrange them until you are happy with the way it looks.

Put a couple of stitches through the flower to secure all the petals.

I didn't buy any beads or pearls or other bling to put in the middle yet so I whipped out my box of buttons and such that I collect from my clothes. That's right...Ahiru No Pekkle. That's vintage right there!

Black center like an anemone?

With some bling?

I made 10. I bought monogrammed tote bags as a part of my BM and flowergirl gifts so I'm going to make these into pins and attach them onto their bags after I figure out what kind of beads to use as the center.

I'm still experimenting with different fabrics and flower styles to find a good combination for my sash. Many of my flowers are in green only because it was the most inexpensive fabric I purchased and I bought a lot of it, so it ended up being my guinea pig fabric. For my sash and fascinator, the flowers will be made in ivory.