Flower Tutorial- The Poppy

I love poppies.  They are so popular lately too.  So how can you join in on the fun?  I'll show you.

Materials needed:

First you will need to make a few petals, find out how here.  Which makes this tutorial Part 2

Needle and thread, or fabric glue

Beads, sparkly what nots, buttons, anything small and pretty

Optional- Bobby pin, hair comb, barrette, alligator clip, broach pin, what ever you want to use to attach the flower to your item or hair.  

Here we go!

Step 1- Divide your petals into piles by size.

Step 2- For a small poppy, stack three to five petals on top of each other by size.  I tend to use the same size for the bottom two petals to puff it up a bit.  Once you like the look take your needle and thread and run through all the layers a couple times.  If you don't want to sew, or if your doing thing with kids to small to use a needle, you can use a dot of fabric glue between each layer to assemble rather than sewing.

Step 3- Place what ever you are putting in the center of your flower and sew through all layers and your center piece a few times until you feel it's secure.  If your center doesn't have a hole you can use some glue to secure it after your finished with step 4.

Step 4- This step is optional depending on what your using your poppy for.  I chose to make this one for my hair.  I could have sewn on a bobby pin but I decided to try some new alligator clips I got.  Glue or sew your clip, comb, or pin to the back of your flower.

The more petals you stack up the fuller your poppy will be.