Thursday, November 18, 2010

Wool Felt Flower Pins {Fossil Knock Off}




I saw these in my Fossil catalog last week.
They were something I liked, but that hardly comes as a surprise.
The price appeared reasonable even at $15.
But I thought that was for 3. When I went online I found they were $15 for 1.
Who are they kidding.

I thought I could make one myself.
I was right.
And it literally only cost me $0.35.


I cut 6 or 8 circles out of felt. I traced some cups and lids, but then found it was easier just to make one circle and use it as a guide to cut out a circle just a bit bigger.

I stacked the circles on top of one another.
Then I cut slits all the way around each circle.
Then I sewed a pin on the back- nearer the top then the middle to prevent floppiness.

I think they look just like the FOSSIL ones online.

It looks like I just created an awesome under $1 gift.
Accessorize a sweater or your hair and your are ready for a holiday party.
How perfect would these be used as the bow on a gift for your sisters or girl friends?
Re-useable wrapping? Now that is what I am talking about.


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8 comments:

  1. Love these! I wear my yarn-hair-flower all the time, and I'll have to craft up a bunch of flowers like these as holiday gifts for my friends!

    I love making the high-end junk for pocket change at home!

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  2. These are so stinking cute! I love that they only cost 35 cents too. Sweet! I've been wanting to try making cloth flowers -- I'll start here!

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  3. so cute! I will be making some for my hair :)

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  4. These were just added to my "to make" folder on my computer. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  5. You just made my week, well my sister in laws Christmas actually, but you get the idea :)

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  6. can you clarify how you sewed the layers together (assuming you sewed them)? Did you sew them before or after snipping the slits? Thanks!

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  7. You go girl! We have the same mind! I made a couple after a quick spin in the Nashville Fossil store. I love wearing mine!

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  8. Thank you so much! I saw these at Fossil about 2 years ago, looked at the price, and was like, "Are you kidding me." So I tried to make my own version. But I like this one lots better.

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