Bracelet With Fabric Flowers

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Howdy! How are you today? I am back from our Boston vacation. Man, did we have fun! I love traveling with these people - they keep me smiling!

 I'll share more on my trip later. Today, I want to share what to do with a Charm Pack.

Last month, at the Texas Bloggers Arts and Craft Retreat, we were treated to an encouraging talk from KariAnne of Thistlewood Farms. She also gifted each of us with these wonderful Charm Packs from her Hoffman fabric lines - Sweet Tea and Simply Eclectic. 

Then we were given The Hoffman Sweet Tea Challenge if we chose to accept: 

"What would you make using the squares from the Sweet Tea Charm Pack?" 

Laura at Decor to Adore had already made some goodies and shared things to make with us. I absolutely adore the small sewing kit she made each of us.

Of course, I instantly started thinking of things to make and just as quickly discarding said ideas as either all ready done or not something I'd use. Hmm, what then?

In getting ready for my trip, I was wishing I had some unique jewelry to take that fit with my red, white and blue theme.  (we were going the 4th of July week!). As I thumbed through the different fabrics, it struck me how many blues there were along with a few faded reds. Then it hit me!

I was going to make a bracelet with fabric flowers. I dug out the blues and reds, picked out the ones I wanted to use, and got busy!

One was cut in half, sewn together, folded and voila! It became the band.

Then the reds were cut into fourths and made into a flower, followed by the blues. Each got a contrasting center sewn in.

Fold each square to form a triangle; stitch together

gather and sew five petals together

make a circle with running stitches

stuff lightly with some polyfil and gather to form middle of flower

Next, I sewed them to the band. Then I adjusted the length, added a snap with a button on top for decoration,

and now I have the coolest bracelet ever and I'm loving the different fabrics together. So fun!

It wasn't at all hard to do! Most of it was hand sewn. The flowers came together easily. I still have plenty of fabric squares left over so I can make more. You could use them as pins, add them to a hat, or decorate a lampshade. The possibilities are endless!

As for how it looked? Check it out -

looking out over the Charles River

I was stylin' in Boston! :o)

So there you have it - my bracelet from the challenge! Voting begins Thursday July 14th at 6:00 AM Eastern and lasts one week. Just click to vote. Thank you!

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