Shabby chic fabric flowers

I love shabby. All things old, actually. I love the thought of a history in the life of something. I assume that's what draws most to antiques. New is just too.…

Elizabeth Benavides on Instagram: "Doily Flower Tutorial, Handmade flowers. Vintage style. #diycrafts #diyprojects #flowerdiy #shabbychiccrafts"

Sometimes you just stumble upon a project and you know it has to go on your ‘Must – Do’ list. I’ve seen variations of fabric peonies and roses popping up on Pinterest for awhile now… they resonated with me for several reasons. Firstly, I’ve made fabric flowers before using the searing with the candle technique and know how quick and easy they are to make. But… the main reason I’m so excited by these flowers is my yearning for Peonies. You see, I live in a sub-tropical climate where Peonies…

"November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows." ~Clyde Watson I hope everyone is staying warm! It feels like winter has arrived here - the snow is falling thick and fast. My Mum and I were out yesterday and remarked on what a nice, mild Autumn we have had and then overnight it was transformed! I think we jinxed it. At any rate the snow does help you to begin to get in the mood for Christmas. I'm sure I will start decorating in the next couple weeks. I…

This is an easy tutorial with a fun little vintage twist!

I love the look of distressed paper! That shabby chic, vintage look where the paper appears well worn and resembles fabric is so pretty. O...

There are hundreds of fabric flower tutorials out there, on blogs and Pinterest. If you want to see a fairly good collection of them, check out my Pinterest board. I've been compiling quite a collection of "creative flowers." Recently, I started a second Pinterest board dedicated to paper flowers. With...

Sometimes you just stumble upon a project and you know it has to go on your ‘Must – Do’ list. I’ve seen variations of fabric peonies and roses popping up on Pinterest for awhile now… they resonated with me for several reasons. Firstly, I’ve made fabric flowers before using the searing with the candle technique and know how quick and easy they are to make. But… the main reason I’m so excited by these flowers is my yearning for Peonies. You see, I live in a sub-tropical climate where Peonies…

Tutorial: how to make vintage lace flowers . . . Is it possible to have too much lace? But when one does have so much lace, one should find projects to do with it. I wanted to make some pretty flowers for little clippies but quickly realised they could be used for anything.