Thursday, February 4, 2010

Flowers from Old Books


This flower was made from an old Winnie the Pooh book I bought from the local thrift store. The book was old and yellowed and made a great vintage looking flower. To make grab a scallop circle punch. I used one from SU. Punch 5 scallop circles from a book. Make sure there are words on most of the layers. Looks better when the flower is put together. Layer the 5 scallops use paper piercer to poke a hole in the center, then attach the layers together with a brad. Start with the top layer and scrunch it up. Repeat with next 3 layers. Leave the bottom layer flat as this is the bottom of the flower. Fluff the layers out so they look nice. Button was threaded with jute then glued to the center of the flower. I can see using other things for the flower centers...beads, pop dot with glitter, rustic jingle bell for a Christmas card, how bout adding a charm in the center or a gem stone? I'll have to make some more soon. As these are too fun to work with!

Stamping Trails
Karen

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