~ How to Make Fabric Flowers Continued ... DIY Tutorial

Next we will make some fabulous fabric flowers using the little rosette posted about here if you don't already know how to make them. Once you get started with them, it's hard to stop finding new ways to embellish them!

Above you will see the supplies you need. Very simple, very cheap. Cotton fabric, the kind that frays is my favorite for making this style rustic yet elegant look. Pieces of lace, old or new. And your rosette that we already made.

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~ How To Make a Fabric Flower ~ Rosette Step 1

How to Make A Rosette Fabric Flower.
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While I am busy working on some projects around the house, I hope you
enjoy some of the favorite tutorials and makeovers chosen
by the readers of The Decorated House.
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After posting my Valentine's Day Pillow, several people asked how to make the flowers. So here is a little tutorial for the basics and some different variations with step one: The Rosette.

After you cut a strip of fabric, fold it in half lengthwise.
Then fold and roll the edge under.
Put a tab of hot glue or fabric glue to keep it in place.
(Continue to Directions at link below)

Happy, Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

See Y'all Soon

~ Donna

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Easter Decorations ~ Pretty Decorated Peat Pots

 

Have you seen some of the pretty altered peat pots around? They can be dressed up or left more rustic, whichever way appeals to you. I love the combination of rustic with a touch of elegant. No matter what you choose, they can be very inexpensive to make and

Bunny Hop Easter 2013

This vintage style bunny is certainly one of my favorite whimsical goodies for Easter.
He is back on the mantel again this year.

Here are a couple of quick projects shown in the picture that you might like to try.

Bunny Easter Egg ~ The Decorated House

A little different twist on the decorated Easter egg. I experimented with covering some cheap plastic eggs with different materials.  Burlap, antique ledger paper, antique French book pages, cheesecloth, linen, and paint! Sometimes combinations of two or more. This is one of my favorites. 

A black silhouette would have been pretty, but this year I'm using light and medium grays instead. The grays are a great combination with the green of the moss and very complementary to the shades of gray in the antique tart tins.

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Tips for making your own & What I used in the picture above:

Leaping Bunny Rabbit Pillow ~ The Decorated House Easter 2013

It's getting closer to Easter and about time for some Easter decorating around here! This year I made another bunny rabbit pillow.  In yesterday's re-post there was a picture of  last year's pillow with a cute girl bunny silhouette in black which I drew from the outline of my Abigail Bunny Art. (see below)

~ Easter Decorating - The Decorated House 2012

It was hard to resist these reproduction vintage Easter decorations a few years ago. They are all delightful, but I have to say this one is a favorite. How can you resist