Ric Rac Flower Tutorial by Oh for Sweetness Sake

 

 

There's something about rick rack that just shouts playful and cute to me! Does it have the same effect on you, or am I just talking to myself on this one? These flowers have been on my 'to make' list for some time now. I first saw one in a cutesy little downtown shop where we live, it was attached to the front of an apron waistband, I thought to myself they'd make really cute hair clips. 

I went ahead and purchased the medium sized rick rack recommended.

Under $7 bucks not

 

   So the baker in me wants to start by telling you to "preheat" your glue guns. I know from experience if I don't remember to do this first I'll get distracted waiting for it to heat up, make a neat little pile on the edge of my kitchen counter somewhere and leave it there, oh for say.... more than a day or two. It's the kids fault really, they always find me?

 

 

I measured two pieces of rick rack and cut them at 20 inches long,  placed them under the foot on my sewing machine and twisted the two pieces together. I then clipped the bottom of the rick rack with an alligator clip so it wouldn't come undone as I was sewing. I sewed along one side.

 

 

I began rolling adding smalls dots of hot glue along the way

 

 

when you come to the tail end, tuck and glue it to the bottom of your flower to secure it in place.

I wanted mine to resemble flowers more than rosettes

so using my fingers I opened and pressed back almost every layer.

 

 

This is how I make the base of my clips

 

I sandwich a piece of ribbon between an alligator clip

 

apply glue to the top side only and press.Glue inside the little dilly of the clip(where my thumb is,
can't think of what that part is called) follow it around with a dot of glue on the bottom side, cut your ribbon.

There's a picture of what the bottom side of the clip should look like when you scroll down which is more helpful.

 

I used craft felt, cut a leaf and a circle

sandwich the felt circle in the clip

apply more glue, place your flower over and press.

 

I love how they turned out!

 

 

How fabulous and funny is Jesselle?!  Did you know she is a brand new blogger and you can check out her fabulous creativity over at Oh for Sweetness Sake?!

I’m her newest follower. I love new bloggers!

Hop on over there and find these projects…

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Thanks Jesselle!

 

 

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