Corsage Class Coming Soon!

I am so happy to be back to teach a class at Simply Beautiful Boutique, the sweetest little downtown Frederick, MD boutique ever!  On Thursday July 1st @7pm I will be teaching a "Sex and the City" Style Corsage Class...and there will be cocktails too!  This corsage has a few key fabric flower making methods combined into one FABULOUS big and bold corsage. I will have a ton of beautiful colors to choose from and all the materials you need to make one to wear home...or across the street for dinner and drinks.

 Just think...if you start now and totally make all of your friends and family these for Christmas :)

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Fabric Carnation Tutorial

Have fun with this super easy pom pom style flower tutotrial!

 

 Then you can wear them in your girly world with your girlly dog...who also has one on her collar :)

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Shabby Chic Ruffle Necklace

I made this cute summer tutorial for Kristin over at Craft Leftovers...

my version of a super popular look, enjoy!

Supplies –

Strip of fabric 30 inches by 3 inches

Six 2 inch squares of contrasting scrap fabric

17 inch chain with closure

Needle and thread

Safety pin

Scissors

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Carrie Corsage...

It's been a pretty busy week with all of the end of the school year fun!  I'm actually off to my second grader's "ice cream party" for the last day of school today as soon as I post here:)  I've been trying to sneak in a little creative time when I can this week and designed my version of the Sex and the City "Carrie Corsage".  I love big, bold flowers but I tried to make this one soft and feminine as well.  It's really pretty and I will be making a bunch of pretty colors soon so stay tuned!

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Vintage Blooms for a Summer Party...

I am constantly trying to come up with new ways to combine vintage treasures into my fabric flower designs.  Sometimes I use vintage fabrics and vintage rhinestones in my blooms and recently I've been lucky enough to come across some fabulous vintage plastic flowers. I created some pretty fabric flowers with tulle and chiffon then added layers of these vintage flower finds as their centers. These little beauties are so fun and the colors are just perfect for a summer party. I am planning on having a few folks over for the Memorial Day weekend and I will be wearing some of these new flowers as I'm sipping Strawberry Lemonade (or a margarita) in the backyard!

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Giveaway Time! - Shabby Chic Rose Tutorial

I'm excited to have my first tutorial for sale in my etsy shop!  Follow my blog and leave a comment here telling me what you would do with these lovely shabby chic roses and I will randomly pick a winner to recieve the new tutorial PDF!

I will also keep posting free new tutorials on my blog for fun stuff I love to make too :)  Up next, Faux Broken China Jewelry...look for the "how to" soon!

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