Tutorial Tuesday - Felt Flower Necklace

Happy Tuesday to you. How has your last week been? Today we are making a pretty and summery felt flower necklace. I love these necklaces because you can make them in any colours and in a size that suits you (or the person you are making it for).

You will need:
- Felt sheets
- Felt glue or hot glue gun ( I used Fabri-Tac)
- Scissors
- Ribbon or necklace chain

1. Start by choosing your felt colours. I chose to use 3 colours per necklace. You can use more if you wish, and make as meany flowers as you like depending on how big you want your necklace to be. I used our 30% wool felt that comes in 9" squares, you can use any felt you have and if you want your flowers bigger then you can get bigger sheets, or you can stick strips together to make them longer.

2. I made 2 different styles of flowers, you can make them all the same if you wish.

For the first flower you will need to cut a strip of felt approx 1 - 1 1/2" wide. Fold the felt in half width ways and stick with glue. Cut little slits all the way along the strip. Now start to roll from one end adding glue as you go to create your flower. If you want a bigger flower simple add another strip on to the end and continue to roll.

For the second flower cut a strip of felt approx 1/2" - 3/4" wide. Do not fold this time but cut slits all the way along again. Start to roll as before adding glue as you go.

Make sure that as you are rolling you keep the bottoms nice and flat to make it easier to glue later.

3. Take a scrap piece of felt (I used the lightest colour that I was using) and arrange your flowers on it how you want them to be. When you are happy stick your flowers onto the felt.

4. Cut neatly around the flowers so you cannot see any of the felt backing from the front.

5. Make sure that you also glue each of the flowers to each other, you do not want them flopping about like they are in the photo below!

6. Now you want to choose how you are going to wear your necklace. Do you want it on a chain or ribbon?

7. Which ever you are using make sure that you have 2 of the same length pieces.

8. Work out how you want the flowers to hang and add the chain or ribbon to the back on both sides with glue.

9. Cover the whole of the back of the felt with glue and then stick onto another piece of felt, sandwiching the chain or ribbon in between. 

10. Trim around the flowers again, making the back neat and covering the ends of the ribbon/chain.

11. Your necklace is now finished, wear and enjoy!

I hope you have enjoyed this little tutorial. These flowers also work as brooches, simply add a brooch bar to the back or put them on hair clips, headbands etc. You could also add gems, pearls or buttons to the centres of each of the flowers.
I would love to see your version if you create some, feel free to leave a link here to your blog or share with us on Facebook or Twitter.

Happy Crafting,
Maxine xx

Tutorial Tuesday - Mini Map Book

This week for Tutorial Tuesday I have created a video to show you how to make a mini book with a map style fold.

You will need:
- 2 sheet of 12"x12" Card or Thick Patterned Paper
- Thin Ribbon
- Double Sided Tape (or glue stick)
- Patterned Papers for decorating.

Check out the video here.




Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial today. If you make one of these books we would love to see yous, feel free to post a link here or on our Facebook Page.

Happy Crafting, 
Maxine xx

Tutorial Tuesday - Paper and Ribbon Gift Bows

Hello and welcome to our newest Tutorial Tuesday. This week I have a video for you on how to make paper and ribbon gift bows. 

You will need:
- Thin Paper (wrapping paper works well, stay away from cardstock weight scrapbook papers)
- Ribbon
- Double Sided Tape
- Staples

You need 3 strips each of 3 different lengths of paper/ribbon.
I found that 3/4" width worked the best and for a medium bow I used 3x8", 3x7" and 3x6" strips.



Hope you enjoyed the video :)
Happy Crafting,
Maxine