Sunday 14 June 2009

Eco Flowers

I finally made something with the "ecospun" felt I ordered a couple of months ago...
... lots and lots of flowers! I'm really pleased about being able to offer an eco-friendly product (the felt is made from recycled plastic bottles) and the colours are very yummy, which I think makes for some very yummy flowers :)

Each flower is made up of lots of individual petals and topped with a vintage button from my stash, making each finished piece one of a kind. I was just choosing the buttons when I took these photosThe larger flowers are 12 cms / 4 and a half inches across and will become big statement brooches, and the smaller ones will be fascinators thanks to a pack of little plastic combs I bought last week.

UPDATE: This felt flower design is now available as a sewing pattern! Visit my shop to see all my printable PDF patterns:

10 comments:

Girl_Industries said...

Such lovely colour combinations!

Pair of Writers said...

Very pretty flowers, and I like the extra stitching on the petals!

treaclezoo said...

very pretty - look forward to your expert review of eco-felt vs. the wool/ wool-blend ;o)

bex said...

what a great idea! im sure these will fly off your shelves!!

Anonymous said...

How lovely! I really like the thought behind creating them - not only are they made from eco friendly felt, they are also a great showcase for some excellent and interesting buttons!

The Dotty One said...

These are so pretty - love the colours :-)

kitschnkarma said...

beautiful.

rojalka said...

i love it!beautiful.very pretty

Allison said...

These are beautiful flowers, I just bought some of this felt the other day. If you don't mind me asking where do you buy your felt like that in bulk?

Bugs and Fishes said...

Hi Allison - I'm afraid I don't buy this felt in bulk, just retail by the sheet. I like this felt but don't use enough of it to buy it in large quantities!