Felt Pinwheel Tutorial

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These cute felt bobby pins are cute to wear and easier to make. BEST member Kolleen from Design by Night came this simple Pinwheel bobby pin tutorial. And if you don't want to use these pinwheels for hair pins but I could see them being used in a number of ways…cupcake toppers, party favors, jewelry, etc.

To view the step by step tutorial with photos click here or go to designbynight.blogspot.com!

Written by: Kolleen Kilduff from Design by Night

Chiffon & Tulle No Sew Flower

And the obsession with flowers continues. I don't understand I was such a tom boy as a child and now all I think about are flouncy, flirty, girly, fabric flowers. I blame it on the time a brick was dropped on my head and my mom thought it was hysterical...from tom boy to tutus!

Anyway here is another no sew flower. However, this one is a bit trickier because of the light weight of the fabric and the hot glue. So BE CAREFUL not to burn yourself, it if very easy. No one wants hot glue gun burned fingers!

Supplies:
Hot glue gun
Butter Knife (I used a plastic one so I didn't ruin a good one)
Small piece of felt
Chiffon (about an eighth to a quarter of a yard)
Tulle (about an eight of a yard)
Medium to large sized decorative shank button

1. Print out the pattern below. (Use the scale to make sure the print out is the correct size). Out of the felt cut one 2.5"circle. Using the square, cut 30 pieces of chiffon and 10 pieces of tulle.
   
2. Take a square of the chiffon and fold it in half but make sure it is off center (A). Then take that half and fold it in half again (B). 
   
   
3. Place a dab of hot glue near the edge of the circle and place the corner of the folder petal on the glue. Using the butter knife, push down the fabric and hold it in place til it dries. Note: the knife might stick a little but the smooth surface should be easily removed from the glue leaving the petal attached to the felt backer.
   
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 using the chiffon to fill all around the edge of the backer. Don't be afraid to pack them in, you can always cut more fabric! After the edge is covered, repeat steps 2 and 3 using the rest of the fabric going around in circles until the felt backer is covered. To make my flower I used one circle layer of tulle right after the first outer circle. Then I continued with the chiffon to finish it up.
   
   
   
5. Put hot glue on the back of the shank button and glue it to the center of the flower. Hold in place til the glue cools/dries.

 

Note: I did not make this flower into an accessory, however it would be great on a headband, as a hair clip or a pin. For ideas on different things to do with the flower refer to some of my other tutorials (headband, brooch, hair clips.

Written by Kolleen Kilduff from Design by Night

Favorite Etsy Shop - Uncorked Jewelry

Uncorked Jewelry sells very cool, unique jewelry and cork boards made from wine bottle corks. If your looking for a great gift that no one else will have, this is definitely the place to shop.

British Flag Necklace - Upcycled Cork in Test Tube - 

London Invasion by Uncorked Jewelry  

Octopus Ring - Upcycled Wood - Silver Hammered Band - 

Adjustable by Uncorked Jewelry

Wine Cork Necklace - Bluebirds - Upcycled Silver 

by Uncorked Jewelry

Wine Cork Board - It's a Cupcake War - upcycled by 

Uncorked Jewelry

Written by Abby Bohn from Abigail Leigh Handbags

No Sew Felt Flower Headband Tutorial

Here is a simple little project by Design by Night that does not require sewing abilities. So unholster that glue gun and get to crafting.

Supplies
5" square piece of felt for flower
3" square piece of green felt for leaves and backer
Headband
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Printer

1. Print out the pattern below. (Use the scale to make sure the print out is the correct size).
2. Using the large scalloped pattern, cut the shape out of your felt for the flower. Note: You can use the pattern more as a guide. You do not have to be precise when cutting the pattern, if you look at the picture below you will notice that I rounded out the "corners".
   
   
3. Cut a scalloped spiral (see fig. 3) in the circle trying to keep the thickness of the piece somewhat uniform. Keep in mind the circle doesn't have to be perfect.
   
   
4. Wrap the center upon itself to create a roll and dab a little hot glue on it to keep it in place. Continue to wrap the felt around the center.
   
   
5. Cut out the small circle and 2-leaf patterns using the green felt.
   
   
6. Glue the leaves onto the small circle backer.
   
   
   
   
7. Glue the backer with the leaves onto the back side of the headband.
   
   
8. Glue the flower on top of the backer making sure that the headband is sandwiched in between.
   
   

Folded Flower Tutorial

Need a little something extra for that outfit? Make a folded flower headband from recycled fabric. To find the tutorial scoot over to Design by Night's blog and download the pdf with instructions or click here to downloadable pdf or click here or on the image below.

Peacock Feather Necklace Tutorial

You can't open a magazine or visit a fashion website without seeing some kind of feather accessory. Yes, as the creator of Design by Night I do make feather hair clips but I thought it would be fun to try my hand at making some jewelry. So after a little craft exploration I came up with an idea for a necklace out of feathers and an old plain chain necklace.

Supplies:
5 peacock eye feathers
Scissors
Paper
Pencil
Glue Gun
Stiff Felt (the kind you buy by the square)
Needle
Thread that matches felt
Old chain necklace (if you don’t have an old chain necklace you can purchase new chain and findings in most craft stores)

1. Take three of your peacock feathers and trim the wispy eyelash like ends off of the rounded top and cut off the stem just below the “eye” (see fig. 1).
   
   


2. Arrange the feathers similar to fig. 2a on top of the piece of paper. Carefully trace around the feathers. When you remove the feathers place them to the side in the exact order you had them on your paper pattern.
   
   
   


3. Take the pencil and draw a line inside the current outline that follows the shape of the original outline. Your new “inside” pattern should be about an eighth of an inch (give or take) from the original “outside” line. Cut out the “inside” pattern shape.
   
   


4. Use the cut out paper pattern to cut out the felt backing. Place feathers on top of the felt to make sure that you can’t see any of the felt when the feathers are in position. Trim the felt if necessary.
   
   


5. Take the chain and place the middle center aligned with the top center of the felt (see fig.5a). Sew the chain in place. Next take the chain and move one side to the left top corner and sew in place, repeat with right side (fig. 5b).
   
   
   


6. With your trimmed feathers close by, take the glue gun and put a thin layer on the left side.* When the area is covered pick up the left hand side feather and carefully place it on the glued area. If the placement is not perfect DO NOT WORRY, that is why we have the other two feathers that we haven’t touched yet sitting on the side.
   
   *NOTE: It is very important that the glue does not have any thick beads, to help avoid this make sure your glue gun is very hot and take the tip and place it right up against the felt and move it around the area.
   
   


7. Repeat step 6 with the right and center feathers.
   
   NOTE: Because hot glue is unforgiving and you can’t move the feathers around after they have touched the glue, you might notice small gaps where you can see the felt. Do not worry the next steps will cover these little gaps.
   
   
   


8. Trim the two remaining feathers similar to the others, except you will be cropping closer to the eye, see fig. 8 for a reference.
   
   
   


9. On the back side of the trimmed feathers, put a bead of glue along the stem (fig. 9a) then place the cropped feathers over the felt to cover the gaps (fig. 9b)
   
   
   
   

T-Shirt Ruffled Scarf Tutorial

Raid your husband's side of the closet, grab that bag destined for Goodwill, sift through the box marked "Too Small" in your closet…and get to crafting!

With this easy to follow tutorial by Vermillion Rules you will be able to transform that blah t-shirt throw away into a bomb-bastic wardrobe must have!

To view the tutorial for the T-Shirt Ruffled Scarf click here.

Favorite Seller: Silvia66

As the days become cooler, especially in the mornings and evenings, I crave nice warm accessories. One of my favorite Etsy shops is Italian designer Silvia66. She creates wonderfully original scarves, capelets, neckwarmers and more. Luxurious materials are used such as Merino and Wool and Mohair, with interesting embellishments like buttons and hand knit flowers. Best of all, it's all made in Italy, which makes it even more special for me. Don't be surprised to see me wrapped up in one of her creations this fall.