Etsy Sale!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

All clutches are ON SALE at my Etsy shop.

{ Was $20...Now $13 }

Featured on Etsy

Today when I checked my Etsy page I was pleasantly surprised to find that my Nautical Map Clutch was featured in a Treasury! Thanks Liz (of WickedlyClean)!

I'm flattered that I was featured in such a beautiful collection of nautical accessories :)

See it here!

My New Fancy Felt

So, if you haven't visited the Giant Dwarf etsy shop you need to take a gander. Sue Eggen creates such beautiful accessories and sells Fancy Felt, an eco-friendly, high quality, fabulously vibrant collection of felt. I just received my Birthday Party color assortment the other day and can't wait to put it to use!

Don't you just love this bundle of color? I especially love the sweet note attached. Thanks Sue!

Tutorial Time!

Flower Hair Pin Tutorial

MATERIALS:

* 17ish inch strip of fabric (1-2 inches wide)

* 1 inch circle of felt

* Hair pin

* Button or bead for center of flower

* Glue

STEP 1:

Cut your fabric strip. It can be any fabric you prefer but should be thin enough to gather. Here I used a raw silk. The strip can be approximately 17-20 inches long, depending on how many layers of petals you want your flower to have. Leave the edges raw.

STEP 2:

Sew a basting stitch down one edge of the fabric strip.

STEP 3:

Pull one end of the thread to begin gathering the fabric. Once it is gathered to your liking, tie of the ends.

STEP 4:

Coil the fabric to create layers of petals. The gathered fabric will naturally want to do this.

STEP 5:

It's time to assemble the flower. Choose a button or bead for the center of your flower. Next, glue each end of the strip where you want them to secure the petals.

STEP 6:

Glue the felt circle to the back of the flower and the button on the center front.

STEP 7:

Glue the hair pin to the felt on the back of the flower...

...and TADA!