I'm doing custom sewing for a couple of weddings. One will take place this Sunday at a castle nearby. What fun! The other will be an outdoor affair in April. I'm having fun making frugal but gorgeous wedding accessories for the first wedding, (including a flower girl basket from a whipped topping container–Shhh. Don't tell.)
Part of my crafting includes making fabric roses. I found several interesting tutorials online. Not all of them will work for my projects, but I'm sure I'll find other uses for them. Here's a parade of my favorites:
These are gorgeous ribbon roses you'll have to click to see: http://hotmamashouse.blogspot.com/2009/05/ribbon-rose-tutorial-part-2-leaf.html
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http://ilove2create.blogspot.com/2007/09/tutorial-fabric-rose.html
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These roses are made from fall maple leaves!
http://haha.nu/creative/how-to-make-roses-from-maple-leaves/
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From Portobellow Pixie: http://portabellopixie.typepad.com/
http://portabellopixie.typepad.com/RolledRosesTutorial.pdf
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These roses are cut and melted before sewing to make a realistic rose
Instructions: http://duhbe.com/blog/?p=807
Not feeling crafty? You can buy them handmade here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DuhBe
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These roses are made from coffee filters! I've made a few and with the great instructions, they turned out pretty much like the picture. They are fun, but time consuming. In my opinion the results are totally worth it. The paints were a bit of an investment, but with a 40% off coupon not too bad. And a tube of paint makes a LOT of roses.
http://www.marthastewart.com/article/paper-roses
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And a fantastic Valentine wreath from Sew Much Ado
http://sewmuchado.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorial-fabric-flower-valentine-wreath.html
