And mine turned out like this...
I used silver ribbon and then played around with my camera settings |
After playing around with some other materials, I found that you can make the same flower, using the same technique, with T-shirt fabric.
Cut a long strip of T-shirt fabric, about 1 inch wide.
Then use the same technique to make the flower:
Tie a knot at one of the ends of the strip of fabric. Using the hot glue, twist the fabric around the knot and glue as you go along.
Here is what I came up with:
I think I like the way it turned out. It is a little more "rustic" than the ribbon flower because the edges aren't finished. But it gives you more of a casual look than the ribbon flowers.
Why I like these:
* They are VERY easy to make, takes about 5 minutes per flower.
* They are VERY cheap to make! I bought fabric from the remnants section of the fabric store and ribbon from the dollar store. Each flower uses very little fabric; you get a ton of flowers for your money.
* They are easy to turn into pins and hair clips.