Ribbon Rosettes

by Geli

Making ribbon rosettes (with a version for seamstresses and one for the sewing impaired)

 

Here's a great way of making ribbon rosettes.

Take 1m of my2angels girlfriends ribbon , and gather it in loops with your sewing machine. I simply fold the ribbon as I go.
Sew only along the edge of the ribbon.
The smaller the loops the better it will look.

 

Your ribbon is now only about 1/3 of the original length.

 

Cut a circle (about 4cm diameter) from sturdy cardstock. This does not have to be perfect as it won't be seen.

For the next step I have used a hot glue gun (cause I'm the impatient kind).
You can also use Pritt glue  and hold down each section for a little while till it sticks. Starting from the outer edge, glue on sections of the gathered ribbon until you've come all the way around. Then you start overlapping the previous row. Like a snail. You get it.

 

When you come to the middle leave a small empty space

Now you glue in a cabochon flower or an acrylic flower , daisy charm flower or a flower from arhinestone chain .
Whatever takes your fancy.

This looks great on a hair pin or a head band too!

Are you a sewing impaired person?

Delicate ric-rac flowers

These little ric-rac flowers are adorable - you just want to put them everywhere! Some assorted ric-rac, scraps and felt and a few other tools are all you need to make these gorgeous buds.

You will need:

Lengths of coloured ric-rac
Small scraps of green felt
Fabric glue or hot glue gun and glue sticks
Needle and matching thread

Here's how:

1. Join the length of two sections of ric-rac together with fabric glue or a hot glue gun - as shown below .

2. Start to roll up the braid, stitching to hold together as you wrap up.

3. Roll up and fasten until you reach the end of the strip.

4. Tie off at the bottom of the flower.

5. Take the needle and thread up through the centre and back down to secure the inner sections of the flower.

6. Use scrap felt, needle and thread to sew the leaves.

Ric rac is just one of those things. It's down home, girly, and classic all at the same time. And it comes in just about every color of the rainbow.

Time to share another quick craft a la Martha, for little girls and big girls alike. I found the instructions in an old copy of Martha Stewart Kids magazine, unfortunately out-of-print:

The raw materials:

Ric rac in different colors, sizes and textures

Love the texture of the white ric rac

I like the traditional texture, too

Milliner's flowers

Stitch the ric rac carefully into a circle and join (tuck the raw ends and glue carefully).

The stitching doesn't have to be perfect

Top side of the unfinished flower

Make multiples of different sizes and colors.

Remove the stamen from the milliner's flowers and glue into the center of ric rac circle.

Use the finished flowers on ballet flats, hair clips, hair band, or sew onto sweaters or other clothing.

Very cute and so easy to make!

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