Tuesday, June 29, 2010

No sew lace flower

I love lace, I love scrapbook flowers and I hate sewing. So here is a no sew lace flower tutorial. I can't take full credit because I did see something similar on a blog long ago (can't remember where) but I made mine a little fuller than hers.

You'll need a cardstock circle (rough cut mine about 2 inches), 18 inches or so of THIN lace (or sheer ribbon) or more if your circle is bigger... and a strong fast drying glue that dries clear. This will not work with thick/dense material. Also, the cheaper and rough (not soft and flat) thin lace works better (YEAH!).


STEP 1: Put glue on outer edge of circle. UPDATE: Or use a Cosmo Cricket Gluber (so much easier)
STEP 2: Pleat and fan (like a deck of cards) the first two folds and be sure to turn the starting edge under for a nice finish. Continue pleating and fanning around the circle and add a dab of glue in every pleat.
STEP 4: Put a big glob of glue in the middle and work your fold towards the center.
Step 5: Turn edge under and decorate middle with pearls, beads, a brad etc.
SPEP 6: Once dry, fluff lace.
That's it!



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13 comments:

  1. Leah l'OrangeJune 29, 2010 at 4:19 PM

    i love it! i have used this technique for ribbons and lighter weighted papers, but now i want to try it with lace, because yours turned out so beautifully! thanks for the inspiration, Vicky!

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  2. TabbethaJune 29, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    this flower is gorgeous! Im gonna try this for sure! Thanks

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  3. Tara OrrJune 29, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    oooh love this!!

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  4. carrieJune 29, 2010 at 6:47 PM

    this is such a gorgeous flower vickie, i will try it, keep your finger crossed.

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  5. Scrap VampJune 29, 2010 at 11:47 PM

    Awesome looking flower! So pretty! Thank you for sharing this tutorial!

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  6. DarienJune 30, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    I Love these flowers!!!!!!!!! I Have to try them!!!! they are Stunning!!!! thank you for the tutorial!!!!

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  7. mammasolJune 30, 2010 at 3:30 PM

    next page will be with a flower like this!
    thanks for sharing!

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  8. ~janJuly 3, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    Beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  9. francieJuly 16, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Love your blog. All of your flowers are fabulous.

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  10. Renee VFebruary 28, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    I've been trying to figure out a way to do lace flowers without sewing -thank you!!!!! This is awesome and you make it look easy, hoping it goes well for me!

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  11. AnnaMarch 30, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    This is simply beautiful! I've just tried it, and managed to do it on the first attempt! I love it! Thank you for sharing the idea!!

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  12. Kountrygal1965April 13, 2019 at 4:53 PM

    thank you so much for sharing I've been looking for an easier way believe I will try this technique as I like to make Victorian beaded necklaces with embellishments on them as well I would like to make this flower with a hair clip on the back interchangeable so I can clip it on my necklace or clip on any style of lace flowers thank you for the share I love your idea the flower turned out just beautiful!

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  13. MaherOctober 4, 2022 at 10:54 AM

    excelnt
    have nice day

    for printer driver: https://www.scoop.it/u/reph-10

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