Mother's Day Flower Card Tutorial

 Give your Mom a little card full of gratitude for all she has done for you..Put a flower clip or pin on it for her.
Put two or three pins on the card! She can pin these flowers anywhere..purse, shirt, sweater, shoes, hair etc.   These fabric flowers are similar to the little flowers I put on the shirt front here.

Materials needed:  Card material (I used cardstock and stamps. I don't have much card making supplies.) hole punch, fabric glue, scrap material, pearl or bead, thread, bobby pin or brooch pin, felt, scissors, sewing machine

1. Choose some fabric. 
Cut a strip of fabric..Size will depend on how big you want the flower.  I cut a about a 3" strip that was a foot in half long. This made a 2.5" flower when finished. Fold in half long ways. Sew a basting stitch (longest stitch) either down the edge that is frayed for a clean look, or sew down the folded edge for the frayed look. Pull thread gently and gather the strip.

 2. Cut felt into 2 circles, matching color to fabric. Glue gather fabric in a spiral on 1 felt circle.

 3. Adorn the center with a bead or a pearl etc. Sew it on.

 4. Choose a pin.  I used a booby pin. Slide the second felt circle in the booby pin. (If using brooch pin glue the second felt circle on the back matching the 1st circle. Use some heavy duty glue to attach brooch pin or some can be sewn on.) Put glue on the felt circle that has the bumpy side of the pin, not the straight side. Attach to the back of the flower matching the felt circles. Wait for it to dry.  Dries fast.

 5. Use card stock or other card material and punch a hole in center.  Decorate the card..be creative.  Pin the flower on the front.  My card is real simple!  Add two or three..experiment..make mini flowers..there are many possibilities! Let those creative juices flow!

 6. Give your card and gift away!

Flower Clip Tutorial! Clip It Anywhere!

Flower Clip!

Materials needed:  felt, fabric glue (I used Fabri-Tac), bobby pin
 1. Cut a felt circle (my circle is about 1 1/4" round)       2. Cut the circle in a spiral.

 3. Start rolling felt from the outside in.
 4.Glue the end to the side of roll. This will hold the circle.  It will look like a little cinnamon bun.  Make 7 little rolls. You will have 6 petals and 1 center. Optional: attach a bead to the center

5.Cut 2 felt circle for back, mine is about 1 3/8".  Glue center on 1 felt back and then glue petals around. 

                                                  You should have a flower!

6. Put the second felt back inside of the bobby pin. Put glue on the back. Make sure the flat side of bobby pin is on the bottom. Attach it to the bottom back of flower and let dry. Next time I would make the flower a bit larger to hide the bobby pin.

  Wear It Everywhere!!