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How-to: Fake Flower Accessories

May 20, 2013 6 Comments

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

Between last week’s braided headband tutorial and today’s project, I’ve apparently got an uncharacteristic amount of pink on the brain. Must be all this spring weather.

Supplies

fake daisies (leaves optional)
elastic headbands
hot glue gun
scissors
felt
button backs

Directions

Disassemble your daisies. I used two different brands of fake flowers from the craft store, and both had stems that you could simply pop the flower tops off of.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

To Make Boutonnieres 

Heat up your glue gun, and cut your white felt into small rectangles. Apply a layer of hot glue to a button back and stick a felt rectangle to it. Generously apply a layer of hot glue to the other side of the felt and stick a flower top to that. Tightly hold the whole mess together until the glue dries.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

See how much glue I used below? Since the backs of the daisies are somewhat conical in shape, lots of glue is the key to getting them to stick to the flat button back.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

To Make Headbands

Using a single, thick layer of hot glue, sandwich a couple inches of an elastic headband between the back of a daisy and the felt. Hold in place until the glue hardens.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

I played around with a few variations on the headband idea, but my favorite were incorporating more flowers and the leaves of the fake flowers.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

To incorporate more flower tops, simply use a longer felt rectangle to adhere the flowers to a headband. To incorporate leaves, hot glue them to the back of the felt piece.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

PS: The purple headband shown is totally huge, but I like it! It’s kind of like wearing a crazy hat.

How-to: Fake Flower Accessories at HandsOccupied.com

Filed Under: DIY Style, How-to Tagged With: boutonnieres, crafts, daisies, diy, flowers, headband, How-to, style

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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Comments

  1. malia

    May 21, 2013 at 12:07 am

    Beautiful idea, pinned!

    Reply
  2. Niki

    May 21, 2013 at 8:21 am

    This is great!! My daughter is always destroying her hair bands. I am going to have to re-make the old ones…what a great tip!!

    Reply
  3. bonnie@uncommon designs

    May 24, 2013 at 6:20 am

    So sweet! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Jery P

    September 13, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    I love this, especially the large one. I’m really in to hats right now. At 72 years you g, I love to play “pretty up” and find simple accessories can do so much to make you feel pretty. When I’m feeling unattractive about myself I sing the song: “I Feel Pretty” and it puts a smile on my face and of course that is the beginning for anyone.
    Have you ever made bread flowers? I understand people make them in Mexico to put on as decorations. I believe they are sprayed with something that makes them hard. I would love a DIY for these.

    Reply
    • Heidi

      September 13, 2013 at 12:19 pm

      You sound like a ton of fun, Jery! I’ll look into those bread flowers and see what I can do! -Heidi :)

      Reply

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