This time however was a little bit different. I decided to give my new necklace a trial run to see how it was accepted. I wasn't 100 percent sure that I could handle the amount of flowers I had added or how large I had created it, however once it made its debut I realized that I had nothing to worry about. In BOTH stores we went to I had workers approach me and complement the necklace and ask where I had gotten it. While we were in Hot Mama the adorable woman working there even asked if I sold them and came over to touch it and look at the back. I no longer felt like my wardrobe was lacking, and it was amazing to realize that for once I was stylish enough to stand out in these super stylish stores. That was enough for me to decided that I love the new necklace. I hope that you all feel the same way.
Also, if you decided to make one please let me know how it turns out. I would love to see other unique designs.
Step 1: Gather materials.
For this project you will need...
Felt
Fabric
Simple necklace or chain to attach the flowers to
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Hot glue sticks
I decided that I wanted to make cream colored flowers that I could use to dress up a deep purple shirt that I just picked up from target. (You really can't go wrong with an 8 dollar shirt) so I used a ribbon that Pottery Barn was handing out last Christmas. It was a stiff fabric. I chose to use it because I loved the rich cream color. I'm sure any fabric would work for this project though.
I also decided to use a beaded necklace to add some character to the whole project. I changed to a brown necklace later because I decided that I didn't like the one pictured below.
Step 3. Cut out a bunch of circles from the ribbon or fabric of your choice that are the same size as the felt circles you cut in step two. I used the felt circles for stencils and cut around them. These are going to be your petals. For those of you concerned about cutting perfect circles...stop worrying. It isn't one of my talents either, and it really doesn't matter for this project. I ended up cutting out about 60 circles so that each felt circle would get twelve fabric circles. An easy way to do this is to fold the fabric so that you can cut out a bunch of circles at once.
Step 4. Pinch one of the cloth circles in your fingers. Add a dot of hot glue to the tip and glue it onto the middle of the felt circle.
Step 5. Do this with the remaining twelve circles that you cut out for this felt circle. Arrange them around the middle one to create petal-like shapes. Remember to arrange them so they cover the whole felt circle. Repeat this process with the four remaining flowers.
Step 6. Arrange the flowers on the necklace just the way you want. I suggest putting them right next to each other with a little gap between the edges of the felt. This with allow the necklace to swing separately and will make it look less stiff. Glue them onto the necklace with hot glue.
Step 7. Cover the necklace and glue with one of the five felt pieces that you set aside at the beginning. Make sure that all the edges of the felt are glued down.
Step 8. If the fabric you chose is prone to fraying, an easy fix is to buy a bottle of clear nail polish and paint it on the edges. It will be invisible, and it will stop the flowers from falling apart.
And that is all there is to it. Pretty simple and pretty beautiful. This is how mine turned out.
Ps. Sorry for the quality of these photos, my digital camera is broken so I had to take these with my Ipod. Also thanks to Little Miss Mama for the inspiration.
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