Make Your Own Silk Flower Brooches

Sometimes you just need a little something extra to spice up your outfit. Here's a simple tutorial for creating your own silk flower brooch. These are so cute and would make a fun little gift too (to soon to be thinking about mother's day yet?).Supplies: fabric, brooch pin, felt, scissors, needle and thread. 2. Cut a long strip of fabric. Ours was 43 inches long. We used a patterned scissor to add some pretty detail! 3. When cutting your strip, you'll want the width of one end to be double the width of the other end. Ours was 2 inches wide on one end and 4 inches on the other. 4. After you've cut the strip, curve both ends, making the finished product look less messy. 5. Then, beginning with the smaller end, start wrapping it like a cone by pinching one side together tightly and letting the other side loosely form the "petals." 6-7. Continue step five, stitching each wrap along the way. Once you're about 5 inches from the end, begin wrapping and sewing it create a flat base. 8. This step is really important! Stitch all the way through the base and front of the flower a couple of times, securing it from unraveling. 9. Stitch on a circle of felt, covering up all of the stitching on the base. 10. Last, stitch on the brooch pin, and it's ready to wear!We created a single, over sized flower; but you could slightly alter the above measurements to create any size you like. You could even create multiple sized flowers and stitch them all onto a pin, headband or necklace for a bouquet type look—get creative and have fun with these! xo. emma and elsie

Comments

[fang ting]

What a great tutorial! The flower brooch instantly adds fun and colour to an outfit! Love it!
Fang Ting
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[Kristine]

Carrie Bradshaw anyone?

LOVE♥

[Jessica]

Also! You could cut a straight edge and do a bit of singe-ing on the exposed edges for color/texture variation- this works with silk, but it works especially well if you use a synthetic fabric.

[Miss K]

Very nice!

[Chelseabird]

LOVE this! It would be the perfect accessory for spring and summer! XO

[Stephanie May*]

Oooooh! Love the simplicity!

Love,
Stephanie May*

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[Lou]

Thanks for another awesome step-by-step tutorial! I have some japanese kimono silks at home that I'd like to try making some of these with. Do you have any trouble with the edges fraying?

While I'm here, I'd like to say a huge THANK YOU to you and your team for creating such an amazing blog / inspiration zone! I've only recently discovered your 'beautiful mess', but I'm pretty much in love with it, and am visiting daily! I especially love your great camera tips, and your DIY projects. You girls always look amazing in your photos too. It's a beautiful space you've created here... thank you :)

xo Lou (a new zealander in japan)

[Hannah @ Sparrow + Spark!]

I love the colours of these! I love making these! I once made about 15 to decorate a dress with and they are really easy.

[Rachael]

I bought a couple of brooches like this last year, wish I'd saved my money now, these are great!Rx

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[La Vie Quotidienne]

I love this Flowers like a pin or in the bag or in the hair. =)

Amazing job Elsie

XOXO from MUNICH

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[Sladja]

oh it looks amazing. and so easy to do.
hm.. will think about doing it! i def love nice flower on mine top :)

xx

[Logan]

What a fun/cute project!

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[kirsty]

great DIY

[Marie-M]

Cute project, simple and funky :)

[Atsuko Aurio]

It is very cute. I think that this will be a great idea for my wedding accessory.

[Cathy]

Such an easy and cute CIY project! Check out my latest DIY project on my blog:

http://www.turquoiseflamingo.com/2012/04/boys.html

Cathy
Turquoise Flamingo

[chyme]

Pretty!

[Vivi K]

Pretty pretty!!

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[hena tayeb]

So cute.. love it!

[Kate Bosworth]

So much fun and thank you for this tutorial! I know what to do with the silk fabrics I bought at http://fabrictreasury.etsy.com :) I peeked in there today and she's got amazing new colors too!