Fall-ing flowers

I find it is simpler, less expensive, more personal, and funnier to make my hair clips and pins myself. I tend to do my fabric flowers for such things. I get compliments on them all the time. The first one I ever made was more my mother, which she has pinned on her winter coat. She is always telling me how people enjoy it and give her compliments on it. Makes me feel really good knowing people enjoy them, even from just looking at them. (Still working on possibly selling some things online.) Plus I think nit gives my Mom a sense of joy to praise me and my creativity.

As the season change I like to change with them. The summer cloths get put away and the warm sweaters and blankets come out. Makes you feel more connected. One way I like to do that is have items to wear as the seasons change. I mean if my wardrobe changes, why not other things?

I know the season has passed, but its always a good time to share and teach. I made a few fall and Halloween flowers to wear at work and for my hair. I tried a few new ideas and some just didn't work at all.

These flowers are based off the same directions and template as shown in my Fabric Flower Pins post. The template is available in that post. I have sense made a few different ones on my own. I will try and get those scanned in so you can enjoy them too.

I found several fabric choices, so I enjoyed up with quite a few.

One difference from the original Fabric Flower Pins post is that I created a felt slide on that allows for the flower to be either on a head band, used as a pin, or used as a clip for in your hair.

This design difference allows for more uses and more enjoyment. You use the same directions, but instead of sewing on a pin or glueing on a clip, you sew the edges of two pieces of felt together, allowing for the head band/clip/pin to slide through. I chose to glue the edges (lightly) after I had sewn them just to make it more secure and longer lasting.

One thing I was able to do the standard template was shrink it. This allowed for me to make a more detailed flower. This picture shows a more fuller, multi-layer flower.

This is the small flower from the template that is available on the Fabric Flower Pins pos, just shrunk a little.

 

Hiccup in the process

Ironically its kind of a bad time for me to have created this blog. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE doing projects of all kinds, but right now is not a great time in my life.

I recently lost my job and its been really tight. My parents (bless them soo much) have agreed to allow me to move back home if I am unable to find a job by the middle of next month. I broke my lease right after Christmas when we all decided it would be the best idea instead of trying to pay for me to stay in my apartment. For the last several weekends I have been packing up my apartment and taking everything to my parent's house. My parents have a fairly large storage room, which sadly I am going to completely fill, that will house all the stuff I have right now. Luckily if I AM able to find a job I will be able to un-break my lease (as long as they haven't rented out my apartment) and move everything back. Sadly I have only had one interview, so its not looking good.

I packed up all my crafting supplies, as they were in the bedroom and that was the next room to be boxed up. I will still have my cross stick, knitting, and some fabric available to do some tiny projects. I will try and keep posting things, even if its just links to other people's projects. (I will hope that you mention that I did so on those sites as to show thanks)

I will most likely be moved out of my apartment by February 11th.


I was able to find the templates to make the decorations for my friend Sarah's baby mobile that I am going to make for her. Just need to get the right fabric now. I also found the mobile parts, so I will hopefully purchase that soon.