Gigi's Tips & Techniques #3
is it springtime yet????
it is chilly & windy & wet & brrrrrrrrr.....here...
& i've got a household of sick people :)
so needless to say, i'm wishing for Spring...BIG TIME :)
so....i thought i'd pass along a quick tutorial on how to make a ribbon flower...
nothing says Spring to me like flowers :)
so...here ya go...
you get your supplies:
needle & thread
ribbon
button or gem
felt or fabric circle
fold back the first little bit of ribbon & stitch it to the edge of your little felt circle
continue making little folds in your ribbon & stitching it down to the edge of that circle
(don't be too concerned about the looks of your stitches...just get 'er tacked down however you can...this will all be covered up by a pretty button in the end :)
now keep going with the folding & stitching & then continue on layering a second "circle" of ribbon folds
when you've got that second circle all completed do maybe 2 or 3 more folds & stitches into a 3rd circle & then we are going to call it a day :)
snip your ribbon & fold that last little bit under & stitch down...
now pick a cute button that is big enough to cover the middle, stitch that bad boy down & voila!
cute little guy, huh?
now bring on Spring :)
& be sure to bring on your CREATE pages & projects too!!!
what you guys have shared thus far has been AMAZING!!!!!
you've got until friday night to be in the running for the big prizes...
so....go forth, CREATE and post up!!!!
happy wednesday!!!
xoxoxoxo
gigi
those are adorable! I need to try this one. TFS!
Posted by: nancyroo | February 06, 2008 at 05:38 AM
Wow, I love these flowers. Thank you for sharing !!
Bye, Hinke
Posted by: Hinkeltje | February 06, 2008 at 05:55 AM
oh my! these are so cute...i'm going to have to try...thanks for sharing :)
Posted by: emily anderson | February 06, 2008 at 06:30 AM
okay those flowers are THE cutest!!!! thanks for sharing :-)
Posted by: Maria Burke | February 06, 2008 at 06:59 AM
Oh how adorable is that little guy....need to make some of those!
Posted by: Ronda P. | February 06, 2008 at 07:09 AM
WHAT A CUTIE!!!!!!!!! I need to get in touch with my fabric side!!!!! Gigi these are adorable!!!!!
Posted by: Karla | February 06, 2008 at 08:10 AM
I'm definitely going to try this! It looks super!
Posted by: Liesbeth | February 06, 2008 at 08:32 AM
Wow...that's cool!
Posted by: Teresa | February 06, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Oh, this is TOO fun! Thanks! I will definitely try this!
Posted by: MichelleStrach | February 06, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Cute stuff Ms. Gigi!!
Posted by: lpmkate | February 06, 2008 at 02:01 PM
could those be any cuter???? thanks for the tip.
Posted by: krista resnick | February 06, 2008 at 02:02 PM
Oh, I LOVE your flower-tutorial! Yes, we need some flowers now.... Think I have to go and get my ribbons and tread. :)
Thanks alot for sharing!! :)
Posted by: gudrun | February 06, 2008 at 04:38 PM
wow, so cute!! next weekend i´ll bring some spring to my home making this, sure. thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Maria | February 08, 2008 at 12:59 AM
Wow, that looks real easy and yet so gorgeous...thanks for sharing, xxxWendy.
Posted by: Wendy Schoonhoven | February 08, 2008 at 07:49 AM
I heart the orange flower in the background too!!
Posted by: Kim | February 08, 2008 at 06:08 PM
Gave this a try! I "over folded" and mine looks more like a bow than a flower (not nearly as cool as Gigi's... I'll have to try again) but I still like it! Thanks for the tutorial!
Posted by: Michelle Strachan | February 10, 2008 at 08:48 AM
very cute!
Posted by: Danielle | February 18, 2008 at 06:45 PM
cute,cute,cute!
Posted by: Jennifer | March 01, 2008 at 10:24 AM
A beautiful, original idea. I can even use this button idea to embellish my fiber-art pieces. Thank you for sharing it.
(three more weeks to first day of spring...)
Posted by: Vianna | March 02, 2008 at 05:57 AM
Oh my gosh!!!! These are just adorable!!! Thanks for tut!!!!
Posted by: Dee | March 08, 2008 at 06:16 AM
VERY VERY CUTE
BIZZ NELLY
Posted by: NELLY | March 27, 2008 at 07:14 AM