Tutorial Tuesday- Calico Rose

I had this hessian gift bag I thought looked a little plain. It was sturdy enough to hold the weight of the new heart bezel as a tag. I used a couple of handmade rolled roses to decorate the heart. Here is a step-by-step showing how I made them.

Products Used:

Spellbinders:

MD1-005 Hearts One dies

MB1-005S Hearts One bezel

S4-114 Circles Large

S5-084 Girlie Grunge Labels

Other Materials Used:

Calico fabric

Maya Road wooden spool, pearl headed pin

Websters Pages cameo pin Bo Bunny C'est la Vie paper

Step 1 

Cut a circle approximately the size of the required rose. The colour of the cardstock is not important as it will be entirely covered up. You'll also need a half inch strip of calico that's about 60-70 cm long. I tore this off a larger piece, hence the rough frayed edges.

Step 2 

Staple one end of the fabric strip to the centre of the circle.

Step 3 

Twist the fabric strip - loosely for a shabby flower and tightly for a neater look.

Step 4 

Wind the twisted fabric around the centre. Apply some adhesive (I have used PVA here) around the cardstock circle to secure the twisted fabric as you go.

Step 5 

There may be some cardstock showing when you reach the end of the fabric. Simply trim this away with scissors.

Tutortial created by Design Team member-TERESA