Is spring taking it's own sweet time in your neck of the woods? Well,
it is here. I crave color and life; I want to see green grass and
flowers! On this sunny 27 degree day in Pittsburgh, I have to settle for
some crafty flowers instead. Do you have ribbon or buttons lying
around? Okay, let's get to work.
Materials:
Steps:
Materials:
- Ribbon
- Buttons
- Floral wire
- Floral tape
- Needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- Glue gun
Steps:
- Here, I'm using a thin ribbon, so I cut 8 pieces, 6 inches long.
Arrange the ribbons as shown with the centers overlapping. Put a small
stitch or two through the center to hold them in place.
- Now, take the free ends and bring them into the center, like this, and secure with another stitch or two to hold them in place.
- Secure a button or two to the center either with a stitch or hot glue.
- Bend the floral wire in half and slide it under the stitches on the back of the flower to form a stem.
- Wrap the wire with floral tape to finish
- The next style of ribbon flower uses a thicker ribbon. I used 1
inch grosgrain, but any style of ribbon will do. You can see in the
bouquet I also used a 2 inch sheer ribbon and it worked out just as
well.
- Sew a basting stitch along the edge of the ribbon, like this:
- When you pull on the thread, the ribbon naturally gathers to form a flower. See?
- Thread a piece of floral wire through the holes in the button(s)
and slide it through the center of the ribbon "flower". You can dot
some hot glue onto the back of the button to secure it to the ribbon.
Then, wrap the wire with floral tape, as before.
- Bonus Button Flower Tutorial: Stack your extra
buttons in interesting combinations and thread them onto the extra
floral wire for a button flower to accent your ribbon flower bouquet.
Wrap the wire with floral tape as described previously.
- Place your bouquet on the nearest shelf, sip some lemonade, and dream of spring...
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