10/15/2010

Scrapbustin' Pretty Brooch Tutorial






These pretty brooches are all made with scraps of fabrics-from silk, to taffetta, to tulle.
Have fun experimenting with your own make!



Cut out circles of fabric in graduating sizes. Mine range from 2 inch diameter down to 1/4 inch.




Carefully singe the edges with a lighter. (Have water near --just in case.)




I added a layer of tulle for more texture. Singe it too--peeeeu! It stinks when burned.




Stack the layers up on each other and sew together in the middle:





Trim



Hot glue a button in the middle.



Hot glue a brooch part on the back. (You could use barettes too.)




Cut a piece of felt out and slip it through the middle part,
 glue down the ends to cover the glue spot.






Wear them out. Give them to friends...so easy and cute.

8 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I'm sure you'll be handing them out, left and right! Hope you have a great weekend, sweetie.
    xoxo
    Donna

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  2. LOVE these! Great idea!

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  3. Lovely easy peasy idea. Can't wait to try some out for myself.

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  4. Hermosas!! hace tiempo que queria aprender a hacerlas. Gracias!

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  5. Pink-- (Janet) I used 5-6 circles. As a rule I just make it look "full"...depending of the fabric, it usually is anywhere from 4-8 circles.
    Thanks for stopping by gals!

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