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Fluffy Fabric Flower {Hello Summer}

Hi everyone! Would you be surprised if I said I was so excited to be posting on I Heart Nap Time today? It’s true 🙂 I’m Steph and I blog at Crafting in the Rain where I share craft ideas, kid’s fun, DIY decor projects and other stuff we’re up to. Today I’m going to show you how to make a fluffy fabric flower that has window screen as a secret ingredient!

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Window screen in a hair clip? I know–but it totally works!

I bought a roll of window screen a couple of years ago and have used it in a few different projects you can find on my blog. In these clips they add some texture and rigidity.

Supplies:

Fabric, not knit, pre-washed so it doesn’t bleed
Window screen, not the metal kind (you could also use a really stiff tulle)
Scissors
Needle
Strong thread, like embroidery
Boiling water
Tongs
Towel
Fabric stiffener

Hair dryer

Clip
Glue gun

Cut 9 circles of fabric,  3 of each at these diameters: 3 inches, 2 1/2 inches, 2 inches. Then cut one circle of screen at each of those sizes too.
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Stack the circles, starting with the largest circles on the bottom. Arrange them fabric-fabric-screen-fabric, then add the smaller circles. Using thread and needle, sew the whole thing together in the center, making sure it’s very secure.

Cut 5 slits around the two smaller sets of circles, and 6 in the bottom set, making sure to NOT cut all the way to the center, or you’ll clip the “petals” right off.

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Drop the flower into boiling water and swish it around with tongs for a couple of minutes, then carefully take it out. Rub it between your hands with a towel to rough it up.

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Next take a dime size (or a little less) amount of fabric stiffener and massage it into the whole fabric mess with your hands and then dry it with a hair dryer, fluffing and shaping a little as needed as you go. Once you have your fabric nice and poofy, it’s ready for a clip on the back. 

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Would you have guessed that these fabric flowers have window screen in them? I hope you like the result! For more ideas of what I post about, see these posts:

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I’m Steph, author at Crafting in the Rain. My husband and I live in the Pacific Northwest with our 3 kids. There you’ll find me writing about crafts, decor, holiday projects, kid crafts and occasional recipes, plus anything else that keeps us busy when it’s raining outside. Find me on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest

THANKS Steph for sharing this awesome DIY craft during our Hello Summer Event!

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  1. I love this flower!

    I wanna make it ASAP! 

    I’ll try  by a net which vegetables were in. 🙂