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08 August 2011

DIY 2: Felt Dahlia Flowers

Materials: Felt, Hot glue gun, Scissors

Inspired by this tutorial, I decided to take it upon myself to make some flowers for headbands, clips and what not and try to sell them at a local consignment store.

The major difference between mine and the tutorial is that I choice to cut out circular petals, therefore bypassing the problem of continuity among the petals. Lazy perfection has never been so savvy.

The flowers themselves turned out pretty well and I've seen larger versions of them used on pillows and other head pieces. Though it seems that this, like my ribbons, are more appropriate for kids.








Holiday Dash's Tutorial is summarized as follows:

DIY 1: Hair Bows

Materials: Felt, Hot Glue Gun, Scissors, Rubber bands

Having some felt left over from my flowers I decided to make some bows. With my inability to sew in mind, I started folding the felt into a bow, fastening it with hot glue. A few episodes of Merlin later, the craft table was littered with felt and bows... as well as a partially melted headphone.

Despite the bulkiness of the glue, the bows turned into an accessory for the cartoons. Children friendly surely, but I felt quite silly having the styling of an anime school girl.