Fabric flowers & tutorial

Cast of Characters:

(1) Styrofoam ball (any size you want.. to me the bigger the better!)

Fabric 1/4 - 1/2 yard (depends on size of ball, and size of squares

obviously the larger the ball, the more fabric you will need)

White glue

Sharpened pencil

scissors

(Project time: 30 minutes~includes cutting fabric)

Cut the fabric (your favorite color) into squares. Mine were roughly

1 1/2" x 1 1/2".

I guesta~measured. Yes that's a word, I just made it up.

I think the recommended size is 2"x2", but I was using scrap, and I was

afraid I would run out. You decide what works best for you.

Grab a fabric square, and a pencil, put the pencil point in the center of

fabric square, dip the point in white glue, and push it right into the

styrofoam ball. You want to push it in enough to stay, but you want to

leave plenty sticking out. You can skip the glue part, but the glue will

help aid in keeping the fabric in place for the long haul.

(yes, my poor hands/nails need a manicure, but I can't seem to keep them out of

dirt, paint, glue, etc... oh bother)

It should start to look like this. It really starts to go together fast.

I kept my little bity "urn" available to keep checking on my progress.

It is best (IMO) if you only go just to the edge of the urn, bowl, etc. that

you plan to put your finished "flowers" in. It just sits nicely without

the fabric getting in the way. Be sure to do a once over when you've

finished, to cover up any white peeking through. I didn't find this

to be much of an issue.

All finished! I think these would make great centerpieces!

Project inspired by Ucreate.