
1.
Begin with a synthetic fabric. There are many kinds of fabrics that will work.
My favorite tends to be organza (the orange one).
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2. Cut circles out of the fabrics. The circles do
not have to be perfect, but they should be slightly bigger than you want your
final flower to be.
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It
will save you time to fold the material and cut out a bunch of circles at
once.
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3. Light the candle (fine, maybe this step doesn't deserve it's own number...).
I like to use a tea light.
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4. Take one of your cut out circles and hold it above the heat of the candle so
that it begins to curl into itself. Getting the distance right will take a
little practice.
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If
your petal catches on fire, just put it out, cut off the burnt part and try
again.
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You
should always test your fabric over the flame before cutting out lots and lots
of circles.
Your petals should come out cup shaped just like this.
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If you want less of a cup shape, hold them farther from the flame. For more of a
cup shape you can go around the circumference of the petal a second
time.
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When
you have a nice pile of petals and feel like you are getting high off of the
smell of burnt synthetic fabrics, you are done!
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Now
stack the petals one inside the other to make the shape of a flower.
I like
to pin my flower in place before hand stitching it together. You can stitch them
to bobby pins, pin-backs, or a length of elastic to make a headband.
Get creative! For these flowers I added tulle and
beads:
I
love how pretty they look when photographed together.
Here are a fewmore variations that I have come up with:
A heavily beaded center to invoke a rose:

A bouquet with taffeta
leaves:

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