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Watch Us Wednesday – Kanzashi Flowers
Now that the kids are heading back to school we all have a little more time on our hands. Check out a quick Kanzashi flower tutorial and a few fun and easy projects you can create with Clover’s Kanzashi Flower Makers. Clover Kanzashi Flower Demonstration Fabric Flower Paper Clips Mixed media fabric and paper kanzashi flowers Kanzashi Flower Candle Coaster
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We Have a Winner!
Thank you to each and every one of you who entered our May Flowers Giveaway. We were thrilled to receive over 500 entries! The randomly chosen winner of this giveaway is Regina Furman. We just sent an email requesting her shipping address, to send her new creative toys out. Congratulations Regina! We’ll post a new contest later this month, and Nancy Zieman is giving away a pair of Bordeaux Ultimate Embroidery Scissors on her blog. Leave a comment on her blog before May 11th, for a chance to win. Good luck!
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Last Day to Enter May Flowers Giveaway
There’s still time to enter our May Flowers Giveaway and share it with your friends. Click on the words May Flowers Giveaway above, and follow the instructions to enter. This contest closes at midnight PDT. Good luck!
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Make It Monday – Whimsical Felted Flowers
Needle felting is a fun way to embellish fashion and home decorating projects. The beautiful flower on the left was created by the very talented Beckie Hansen. She shared her process with us, so we could share it with you. You can download the printable directions on this link. Clover has a whole line of tools to make needle felting safer, faster, and easier for you. We’d love to hear about your needle felting adventures.
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Make It Monday – Flower Wreath
Spring is a wonderful time to decorate with a new wreath. We wrapped a styrofoam wreath with burlap, and then created a garden of fabric flower embellishements using the extra small Kanzashi Flower Makers. The centers of the flowers are a mix of buttons, seed beads, and rolled twine. You can see more particulars of the design with matching candle holder and frame on this link to the project inspiration sheet. We hope you’re inspired to create a new wreath for your spring decorating.
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Make It Monday – Pom Pom Hydrangeas
Have you tried making pom-poms with fabric? It gives the pom-pom a whole new look, perfect for a spring bouquet. It’s easy to do if you use a rotary cutter to cut the fabric, and is a wonderful way to use scraps from quilting and sewing projects. Here’s the link to all the directions for the flowers shown on the left. The little trick to get the fluffy look is giving the pom-poms a trim at the end with pinking shears. It’s the little touches that make all the difference.…
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Make It Monday – Raffia Flowers
Spring is the perfect time to decorate a straw bag with raffia flowers created with the Hana Ami Flower Loom. The loom can be used to create flowers with most any fiber for other projects. Here’s the link to complete PDF file of instructions to print or download to create your own raffia flowers. You can see all of our Make it Monday posts by clicking on the words Make it Monday below this post or by visiting our new Make it Monday Pinterest Board. Have you tried any of our…
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Friday Finds – Spring Flowers
Spring flowers are popping everywhere we look online. Clover makes several fabulous tools to help you create custom flowers for all your fashion and home decorating needs. We’re linking up both the tools and our Pinterest boards of inspiring projects for each of the tools to give you oodles of flower making ideas like this adorable wall hanging from Moda Fabrics. Pour a cup of your favorite hot beveredge and join us for a little flower making inspiration. Sweetheart Rose Makers and Pinterest Board Flower Frill Templates and Pinterest Board Kanzashi…
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Watch Us Wednesday – Flower Frill Template
April showers bring May flowers. Clover Flower Frill Templates are a wonderful way to create fabric flowers to tide you over until the real flowers start blooming outside. Here’s a video demonstrating how simple it is to create fluffy fabric flowers to embellish all your spring fashions.
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Make It Monday-Embellished Blanket
It’s that time of year when everyone is looking for a warm blanket. Create a custom look with a ready made blanket, coordinating yarn, and Clover Hana-Ami Flower Loom by following the instructions on this link. Imagine the variety of blankets you can create for gifts or to cozy up by the fireplace this winter.