Hello, hello! Today I am here to tell you how to make what is probably my favorite type of flower to make: glamorous silk flowers. My friend Emily taught me how to make these back in my pre-blogging days when I was something of a crafting dummy. They were her signature accessory, and I always smile and think of her when I put them on my little lady.
These flowers are beautiful and glam, but they are also super simple and come together at lightning speed, so I decided to share this tutorial as part of Craft Lightening week, organized by 30 Minute Crafts and The Country Chic Cottage. These talented ladies challenged me to share a tutorial with you that could be made in 15 minutes or less, and, dear readers, this is the one.
I should mention that there are definitely varieties of this tutorial which may taken longer than 15 minutes. It depends on whether you are mixing up the types of fabric (you can add in layers of tulle, etc.), how many layers of “petals” you use, and if you choose to sew with pearls or seed beads rather than hot glue with rhinestones. I have a few examples of variations of these flowers at the bottom of this post. But, let’s be honest, I’m all about the bling, as well as being lazy, so I prefer the hot glue gun and rhinestone method.
One more thing before we get started: if you learn best via video then be sure to check out the video tutorial that I have included at the bottom of the post. Nothing fancy, but it’s another way of learning for those who are interested.
Now let’s do this thing!
For this project you will need the following:
– polyblend satin
– rhinestones
– scissors
– a hot glue gun and glue
– a candle and match
At the end of the tutorial you can attach your flower to whatever you would like! A pillow, a pin to use as a brooch, a clip to add to a belt or purse, a hair barrette, or a baby headband! I be you will never guess which one I did…. 😉
Start by cutting several circles of your poly-satin. I just freehand mine. They do not need to be perfect circles, because they are going to warp anyway once you melt them! You can make the largest circle as huge or a dainty as you would like! For these mid-sized blooms I usually use about five circles. When I make huge blooms I use many more than that. The tighter together the “petals” are the more full the flower will appear.
Light the candle and get the fabric close to the flame, slowly turning the circle as the fabric melts and curls up a bit. Repeat with each circle.
Time to glue! Put a dot of hot glue in the center of each circle and pile them on top of one another. Top the final circle with a rhinestone as the center of the flower.
Pretty easy, right?! And so cute, especially on my girl….
As promised, here are a few variations:
So versatile! But I can’t believe how fast my little girl is growing up….. Ay ay ay.
Here is the video tutorial, as promised:
Happy Flower Making!!
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jane d says
May 17, 2013 at 7:27 amThe flowers are lovely, but your model is absolutely adorable!
sarah says
May 17, 2013 at 8:51 amThank you, Jane! I agree! 🙂
Jenn says
May 19, 2013 at 12:57 pmLove these Sarah! Your little girl is just so adorable!!
GJ Amber says
June 15, 2013 at 10:08 amThank you so much for this tutorial. I plan on making some of these flowers, but the immediate thing I did was try it on squares. I needed to display some white glass jewelry in a box so I have been trying various methods to put bright-colored silk-looking squares behind them. Hemming it too heavy, tape is too stiff. This method worked so well, I could not believe it. I made them a little bigger than the box and they curled just right to give a nice depth to the cotton underneath. Just love the way they turned out.
sarah says
June 15, 2013 at 10:36 amWonderful!!! I am so glad it worked out! It sounds absolutely beautiful!
Jaime says
July 9, 2013 at 11:07 amHi there,
I came to your site looking for a party hat pattern and I stayed for the headbands. I have a daughter that is one as well and I LOVE to make her headbands! (I, too, have a sickness) I’m so glad that I saw this and I hope you keep it up. I will post a picture if I can make one of those pretty flower headbands for my girl…..she has the same cute whispy (not quite long enough for a clip yet) hair as your girl does.
sarah says
July 9, 2013 at 11:02 pmThank you SO MUCH for taking the time to comment!! This comment totally made my day!!!! The headbands are my favorite thing to share, but sometimes I think I’m the only one who likes them. 🙂 In August I will be doing an entire Baby Headband Week, so be sure to subscribe or follow along in some way so that you’ll be sure to see that!! Thanks again!!!
Vanessa lopez says
January 6, 2014 at 4:10 pmI wanted to ask you if you had any idea how to keep it from becoming black. I just don’t like it when the like colors get black and soome people make them without becoming to burnt. Please help if you can. Thank you and you have a beautiful baby 🙂
Sarah Westover McKenna says
January 6, 2014 at 6:31 pmI have a friend who feels this way and she just holds the fabric farther away from the flame. It still melts, it just takes much longer. I don’t mind the black and I’m impatient, so I hold it close. 🙂
carolynn says
June 4, 2014 at 12:54 pmthese are just what i was looking for! i am doing a basket and pillow for a friend’s wedding and needed a flower to match her dress… this is perfect! and the model is darling!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
June 5, 2014 at 9:39 amOh good, I’m so glad!