Wreaths with handmade flowers

I am ever determining new ways to display my fabric flowers. Here are pics of some wreaths I made featuring the flowers. These wreaths start as a metal frame and are wrapped with vintage lace and ribbon. Flowers compliment the lace and ribbon color and are attached by stitching.

Very fun to make!

Hand Dyed Silk Flower

Barb Bloom of Images in Bloom was a vendor at Vermilion in Bloom's Gardeners Fair. She asked me to make something out of one of her hand dyed scarves. I made two orgami petal flowers.

Dress Hem Turned Fabric Flower

This flower came from a hem remnant. It was a woven textual purple black fabric. Again thick, so it will turn into a pin rather than a hair clip.

Skirt Hem Repurposed into a Flower Pin

A client asked for a rush on 5 lined skirt hems. I said yes, and was able to salvage enough scrap from one of the hems to make a flower pin. The fabric was a textured woven blue with a bit of irridecences. It was a thicker and heavier flower and rather than adding a hair clip, I added a pin back. The customer decided to buy it when she picked up her hemmed garments. Success!

Converted Wedding Dress Pillow

A client asked me to make a decorative pillow and garter out of her wedding dress. She was married in the 1970s and her dress was modestly beaded and simple. Her daughter is getting married and she plans to use the pillow in the ceremony to hold the rings. The pillow features the bodice front. I padded out the bust slightly to give it extra contour. The pillow has a cotton foundation,an invisible zipper, and down filled pillow form. The garter is made from the gowns bottom edge and the lace was taken from the veil. The fabric flower in the picture is my own additional embellishment.

fabric flowers designs

Here are a few new fabric flower designs. Two of which have a second fabric contrasting and accenting the petals. Each petal requires an orgami folding technique.

New Fabric Flower Designs

I am now experimenting with kanzashi fabric flower designs. It is similar to orgami paper folding but with fabric. All of these flowers will be affixed with an alligator clip on the back. They can be worn on a jacket, shirt, or in the hair. Lovely!