Fun EasterCrafts - Adhesive Fabric Paper Flowers Tutorial Hairband

An easy fun Easter craft that you could do with your kids at home is this beautiful hairband that we have created.Making this project is a breeze especially with this new discovery called Adhesive Fabric Paper i.e. Fabric with a adhesive on the back.I found this recently and have been smitten by the product.

 

Materials

Pink Floral Adhesive Fabric Paper Stack.  - can be bought in  Joann /Michaels or Walmart

Headband - found in  Joann /Michaels or Walmart

Button -2 to 3 - Joann /Michaels or Walmart

Glue gun

Scissors

A small peice of foam

Step 1. Cut a piece of the fabric paper - an awesome product - into a strip wide enough to cover the headband. Peel of the backing and stick onto the headband.Use 2 pieces or 2 layers if necessary.Fold over and stick the rest onto the back of the headband.Cut next the pink into a 2 inch wide strip and further cut into squares like in picture. Peel of the paper backing of the square and fold over to form triangle as in picture below

 

Step 2. Fold over the bottom corners of the triangles to form pleats to form petals like shown below.Apply a little glue to stay in place.Create 6-8 petals depending on choice.

Step 3. Glue gun the 6 petals together side by side to form a ring.Dab glue in the center to result in shape below.Glue the foam piece to the center of the button.


Step 4. Cut a square bit from the paper fabric and peel off the backing and cover the button tightly.

Step 6. Cut a tapered strip from the floral paper to cover and stick to back of headband.Dab glue if neccessary.

Step 7. Stick button onto the center of the flower and glue gun flower onto the covered headband.

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Garden in full bloom

Just took these picture of the flowers in my garden to look upon once winter comes and it is snowing outside..

Radio Interview with Artistically Speaking with Rebecca E. Parsons

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Paisly Chicken and a book review

When I saw this awesome Paisly Chicken Tutorial I just loved Susy's site. I love all things hand painted and I love Suzy's hand painted gourd chickens.

You could take a look at her entire tutorial here

She has left a wonderful review for my book!

"Maria includes fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions, full sized patterns, and diagrams for each flower so that you can easily recreate the beauty of paper blooms.  Her instructions are clear and easy to follow along, and you can find the supplies in any craft store!

One thing I particularly like is that the book is spiral bound and lays open flat for easy reference.  A small perk that is nice to have." More from her review here

Paper Napkin Carnation Flower How to Make 100 Paper Flowers

 

Paper Carnation made from paper napkins!

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Editor and fellow creative journeyer, Rebecca E. Parsons is a Renaissance gal with designers eye...writer, publisher, DIYer, Foodie, digital and photographic mixed media R-tiste, Retreat Leader, Dreamer, Possibility Coach, Lifelong Communicator & Blissful Wordsmith...just one inspired creative soul on a journey to Cre8Topia. Unconventional and delightfully curious, she is passionate about helping others embrace the artist within and create a life around their passion. She believes that every dream is possible and possible is everywhere! 

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Easy Paper Flowers for Kids DIY Fire Flowers

One of my favorite paper flowers in my new book is the Fire Flowers partly due to fact that is so super easy and simple that mostly any elementary school kids too can do it. I wanted to make sure I create some flowers in the book that even my kids would be interested in doing and the book does have many interesting projects that your kids could take up during the summer holidays!

Fire Flowers - paper flowers easy enough for kids

The flowers came in a spur of the moment while playing around with a diecut from Michaels which are often used in most school.Yes,the flowers are made from the regular old diecuts found in most stores and a school staple also.

This time I changed it up a bit by using scrapbook paper and cutting out the pieces using the template template from the book.I used spotted scrapbook paper from NewEngland Scrapbook Company one of my local favourite paper shop here in CT.

Trry changing up colors and I am sure you can end with a great contemprorary accent decor.I thought once the flowers evolved I would call it a Ginger Flowers by my  7 yrs old daughter was the one who saw and said Mom it looks like and Fire Flower and that how the name came to be!

These flowers are going to be going to Paper Crafters Corner Hope you like the samplers!