This flower always gets a lot of comments. It looks complicated, but it’s not. 
I used 3″ Mystic Blue Grosgrain Ribbon for this flower.
–Supplies–
Ribbon
Button
Lighter or Candle
Needle and Thread
Felt Circle
Single prong clip
3/8″ Ribbon (to line your clip)
Hot Glue Gun
First cut out some petals. The bottom of the petal should be the edge of the ribbon, you won’t need to burn it because it is already sealed. As you can see I did not worry about making my petals the same. Real life flowers aren’t perfect.
If you want, you can make a petal pattern and make all your petals the same. It would probably work best to use a pattern if you are going to do a 5 petal flower.
Most of the time I make my flowers with around 20 petals. This just makes them nice and full.
Burn each petal using a lighter or candle. The more you burn it, the more the petal will curl up.
With a needle and thread stitch along the bottom edge of each petal, connecting them together,
Take the needle through the back of the petal.
Put the needle back through the center of the front and come back up very close to the center.
Finish by taking the needle through the front again. I know this sounds so confusing. LOL
The picture is much better at explaining. If you don’t do it this way it will probably look fine anyway.
Once you have stitched all your petals, pull your thread tight, gathering them together, and shape it to the way you want it. Take a couple stitches in the back to secure the flower.
Glue a felt circle to the back to hide any stitching and secure the flower even more.
Glue a button in the center of your flower. I used a button from my Flirtation Button Jar. Attach the flower to a lined Single Prong Clip, and you are ready to ROCK & ROLL!
Play around with different sizes, colors, and ribbon types.
This flower is made with Chalk Violet Solid Grosgrain Ribbon. I cut these petals to a point.
I alternated Sarsparilla and Black petals out of 1 1/2″ Satin Ribbon for this flower.
I love this flower in Red Solid Grosgrain Ribbon, so classic.
Look how cute it looks on my baby girl!
You can make these flowers any size with however many petals you want. Have fun deciding how to make yours!
14 Comments
How cute is that! I will have to make this! Thanks!
P.S. – How long do I have till I can post pictures of the bows I made?
Rica – You have until tonight at 11:55 pm MST. Can’t wait to see your bows!
Thanks for sharing, I’ve wondered how to make these.
love this idea for small lenghts of ribbon
So so cute! Thanks for sharing!
I love this idea! can’t wait to try it! just have to work up the endurance to cut 20 petals:)
I should have said this in the post but I folded the ribbon, so I only had to cut 10 times. A little better right?
Yes, me too! Thanks to The Ribbon Retreat!
I started selling them, too!
Just darling!! Made my first one! Your step by step instructions are spot on!! Thanks Cherie!!
I just love all these bows! I’ve got all boys and no need for hairbows, but these are perfect embellishments for the retro aprons and tote bags I sell at craft fairs. I love them. Thanks for the ideas!
Oh, and I am totally excited to start sewing Trick-or-Treat bags for my kiddos. I got the CUTEST fabric from The Ribbon Retreat!!
love, love, LOVE IT!! thanks so much for sharing!
Beautiful flowers! Beautiful baby!
Just curious where you got the jewels you placed in the center of some of your flowers, thanks for sharing!!
thanks so much for the directions i made a 20 pedal and it came out great thanks