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My Flowerful Brooch

Friday, September 25, 2009 at 06:52AM

A couple of weeks ago at the Cincinnati Regional, I wore a brooch that I’d made with the Stampin’ Up! Flower Folds die. I bet I had a few dozen demonstrators ask me how I’d made it, so I’m breaking my own rule here—I’m posting instructions for a project. (Normally I don’t do that, but just this once. . . )

For this brooch I started by cutting out four flowers of the same size. I folded each of the flowers in half, then I laid each of the flower halves down, with one half of the petals overlapping onto the previous flower half, almost like weaving the flower petals together.

After you have the four flower halves interlapping, I loosely tacked them together, with large stitches. I know some people use the sewing machine, but I'm too lazy to get mine out (smile), so I handstitched mine.

Then I repeated this several times, making as many different little flower pieces as I wanted. For this brooch, I made two each of the three smallest flowers from the die, so I had a total of six flower pieces.

When I finished the flower pieces, I layered them on top of each other, kind of overlapping and random. I call it skillywampus. (Good luck finding that word in the dictionary!)

Next, hot glue a small circle of felt over the stitching on the back and secured pin (or hair clip or whatever). Finish off the flower by adding the flower center—on this brooch I used an antique button from Mom Heather’s button collection.

Using fabric with our Big Shot and dies is very popular, and this is such an easy project (I just used scrap fabric from projects at my house--pillows from my back porch, curtains in my stamp studio, and my apron from last year's convention)—I noticed several people at Founder’s Circle with similar pins, hair bows, and other things. There’s really so much you can do with this!

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Thanks so much for sharing this, Shelli! I do feel inspired and valuable! I feel like I know you better! I love all this blog of yours. And the one that Stampin' Up! has set up for us demonstrators! Keep up the inspiration!!! Peggy

March 29, 2010 |

Peggy Dence

Absolutely beautiful, Shelli! I am looking forward to recreating this or creating a similar one. Thanks so much for sharing and have a blessed day!

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I just love your scrapbook pages and the project (brooch) Oh how talented you are.

February 21, 2012 |

Beth Smith

You are soooo talented....I'm inputting response again because I don't know if it went through.

February 21, 2012 |

Beth Smith

Hey Sheli ,
I am a big fan of Stampin up from India . I loved this brooch tutorial , am making one for my daughter . I love all the punches from SU they are simply superb , and super easy to handle . Yesterday I was making a paper bow for one of my weekend cards and thought that if we could have a punch to make a paper bow. It is just an idea I am sharing with you.

May 26, 2012 |

Arti

very pretty. Thank you for sharing how to make it.

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