flower pin {tutorial}

This project comes straight from the ever-creative Nonna. She made a flower pin for Audrey {seen below} and it was so cute, I asked her to show me her tricks.

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And the wonderful Nonna obliged.

So here is the tutorial for the

flower pin

Here’s what you’ll need:

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:: fabric {I used wool, but any fabric will work}

:: scissors

:: pen

:: pin {sorry, it didn’t make it into the photo}

:: hot glue gun & glue

:: pattern {get yours at the end of the post}

STEP ONE: trace the pattern onto fabric.

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You’ll need six to  seven petals and one circle.

STEP TWO: cut out pieces

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No need to cut them perfectly, but try to cut inside of the line so that the ink doesn’t show {or use one of those fancy disappearing ink pens}

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STEP THREE: fold a petal in half

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STEP FOUR: and then in half again

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STEP FIVE: snip off the point

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STEP SIX: glue to circle

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{just pretend that my nail polish is not the ugliest thing you’ve ever seen. My mom suggested I get a manicure before I take photos of my hands – clearly I did not listen to her advice prior to this one. Sorry mom.}

continuing on …

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STEP SEVEN: continue with three more petals

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you’ll have this:

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STEP EIGHT: quarter & snip petal, then add to the center

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add two or three to the center, depending on desired fullness.

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STEP NINE: add pin

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using a dot of hot glue, attach to back of circle.

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Pin to your favorite sweater, attach to a headband, stitch onto a pillow or embellish a lampshade.

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So many possibilities with this one.

I just freehanded my pattern and you are welcome to copy, paste & print. Enlarge or decrease the size to change the look of the flower.

dot pattern

Happy flower making!

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