Fabric Flower Hats

Fabric Flowers

On the heels of my last project

~ also known as a Craft Fail ~

(see previous post)

I've tried another new technique:

(that's new as in, New To Me)

and it was definitely NOT a Craft Fail!!!

There are two or three big reasons this

new technique was not another

Craft Fail ...

Reason Number One:

Crafty Dance Mom Girlfriend, Laura

Reason Number Two:

Crafty Dance Mom Girlfriend, Jen

Umm ... Reason Number Three ...

 the brains behind this particular creative

project ... and not pictured
per her own stern request:

Crafty Dance Instructor, Miss Sherry.

We started with the vision

in Miss Sherry's head, and this amazing

compilation of fabrics, trims, buttons, beads, and bling.

And pin backs.  And hot glue.

Lots and lots and lots and lots and LOTS

of hot glue.

I'm not even kidding about that.

I have to say, I didn't get as many pics as

I would have liked.

Mainly because I was so excited every

time we got a new flower together it became

my new favorite - but also because

every time I picked up the camera I heard a

small groan.  That could

have been the roaring of blood in my ears

from the excitement of creating all day -

I can't be sure.

Hours and hours of fun crafty business later,

we had enough unique fabric flowers

to make twenty-four hats.

Or twenty-six.  I forget.

We used cotton fabrics, upholstery fabrics,

felt, a satin fabric ~ we burned the

edges with a lighter to curl them

(photo of this would have been nice)

tulle, laces, beads, trims,

feathers, a black cotton rope fabric

(the edges did NOT burn well, btw)

antique jewelry, and even the threads

removed when we frayed the edges of the

fabrics to make these.

Oh ~ and we don't recommend

burning the edges of the fabric after

the materials have been put together ~

only before.

I'm not telling you why we recommend this,

just trust us.  ;)

Beautiful!!!

Oh, what a happy baby!

He had a whole happy conversation

with the owl on this canvas!

And what a good listener the owl was!!

It was a crafty kind of girl day, for sure!

These happy girls were covered

in decoupage, bits of tissue, paint, hot glue,

feathers, and a fine sprinkling of glitter.

Creating memories is hard work!

Peek a boo, sweet baby!

Please note: he was a wonderful

and absolutely pleasant Valentines Dinner

Date the other night!

He has my heart.  What a doll!!

Lunch was super supreme nachos ~

here's a ginormous THANK YOU to my crafty

dance mom girlfriends for bringing

all the fixins for said nachos!

At one point, we actually lost our girls.

Unthinkable, I know.

But they were only lost for a moment.

And then we found them.

Inside the swagger wagon - in the third seat -

and ...

I'm thinking maybe I should have

asked my Amelia what in the world she was

introducing these girls to,

because they look rather ... serious.

Troubled, even.

hmm

I love these girls!

Next Generation Crafty Girlfriends,

in the making!!!

Peace! and Fabric Bows