Flower Brooch

Wow, thank you guys so much for all your support regarding my blog designs. I am so excited about this new adventure, and can't wait to have my website up and running (it should be sometime this week! I will keep you updated).

Anyway...You're not going to believe this. I have an actual craft to share. Crazy, right? It feels weird, but I think I like  it. I've missed the ol' blog.

Today I did a really sad thing. I packed up all my craft supplies so that we could get started on the nursery. The nursery part is exciting, but having all my craft supplies in a box and nowhere to put them? Not such a happy thing. Hopefully they find a new home soon.

So anyway, we came to my parent's house for dinner tonight and my mom just knew I needed to do a little crafting to cheer me up. So, she showed me a little fabric brooch that she bought at a cute local boutique and we decided to try and make one like it. They turned out really cute, if I do say so myself.

Uhh...I feel like I'm blabbering on and on. So, here is the tutorial!
**Disclaimer: these pictures were takin on my phone because I didn't have my camera with me. Also, please ignore my ugly hands.

First, start by gathering all of your supplies.

You'll need: scissors, 2-3 circular objects to trace, fabric, pencil, glue gun, and a pin (not pictured).

Step one: trace your circles. You will need 4 copies of each sized circle.

Step two: fold your biggest circle in half once.
Step three: fold it in half again.

Step four: continue folding the circles into fourths until all circles are folded. Also, cut a small circle out of felt for the back of your flower.

Step five: Put a dot of glue onto your felt.

Step six: Place your biggest folded circles onto the glue, so that all together they form a circle.

Step seven: put a little glue on the corners to help keep them from flapping open
Step eight: Glue your smaller circles (folded, of course) on top of the bigger ones. Make sure to alternate them so that they aren't perfectly straight with the bigger circles.

Step nine: Glue on a button.
Step ten: Glue on a pin.

Now you're finished!

Here's what my finished product looked like. Thankfully, my mom was willing to model. Look how nice her hair is. 

And here's the pin my mom made, using three layers of circles. I love it!

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(ps. I'm exhausted and didn't edit this post for grammar at all. Sorry if there's some huge mistake! Hopefully I will fix them in the morning!)