LBH 12 Days of Ornaments: Day #10

Welcome to Day #10 of the LBH 12 Days of Ornaments feature!
Cheryl McCarson here...I have the great privilege of sharing my ornament with you today!

This ornament will require quite a bit of patience,

but as you can see, the results are well worth it!

Rose Blossom Ornament

Designed by: Cheryl McCarson

Here are the supplies I used:

You will need:

5 sheets of your favorite color of felt

(You can also use paper or craft metal, but the

felt was very user friendly and beautiful!)

Coordinating paint and paint brush

Paper mache ornament - round works best (I used a 4" diameter ornament)

Sizzix Flower 3-D Die Cut - available for purchase or use at the LBH

Scissors that will cut felt.

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Let the fun begin!

Begin by painting the ornament and set aside to dry.

The ornament will mostly be covered with Roses but it is

possible that the ornament will peek through.

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Now we will cut each sheet of felt into 20 pieces.

That is roughly 2-1/4" squares.

Turn up one end of the felt about 2-1/4",

then fold it again on itself

and repeat the whole length of the sheet.

When you are finished, all the lengths should be about the same.

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Cut along the folds.

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Then take each strip and fold in half and in half again to make a square.

Cut along the folds.

Repeat these steps until you have about 90 to 95 squares.

(Yes, that means you will end up with that many roses!)

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Run the felt through the cuttlebug using the Sizzix Flower 3-D Die Cut.

You will cut the small rose.

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This felt square has been die cut.

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To form your rose from the cut flower, begin at the outer edge of the swirl

and roll the felt onto itself. This is creating the rose from the inside out.

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Keep rolling, you can see it forming right before your eyes!

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When you get to the end, place a drop of hot glue

to attach the rose to the bottom.

If you would rather apply all the hot glue at once,

you can just set the rose aside.

The felt is easy to work with.

It will not unravel the rose you just made because it sticks to itself!

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If the Sizzix Flower 3-D Die Cut is not available to you,

you have another option.

Use a quilters pen that is disappearing ink and draw a swirl

on the felt square as cut in the previous instruction.
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Cut on the line you drew. The ink will disappear in about 48 hours.

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To form your rose from the cut swirl,

begin at the outer edge of the swirl and roll the felt onto itself.

This is creating the rose from the inside out.

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Keep rolling!

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Glue the bottom to the rose to keep it from unravelling. If you want to use the hot glue all at once, you can set the flower aside. The felt flower will not unravel because it sticks to itself!

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Your flowers will be pretty, no matter which you use!

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Begin hot gluing the roses to your ornament starting with 3 at the top.

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Keep on gluing, you're half way there!

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Wow, that was work, but they are beautiful! These would look fabulous on the tree or consider hanging a few of these lovely ornaments from your chandelier with some beautiful ribbons...
What a wonderful way to add a little design detail to your lighting this time of year!
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I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and will give this fabulous floral technique!

Now for my Question of the Day:
Do you have a special way of displaying the Christmas Cards that you receive during the Holidays?
Post your comments and share with us....You may be the lucky commenter that will win my Rose Blossom Ornament!

Merry Christmas!
Cheryl
The WINNER from Day #9 is....KAREN E.!!
Congratulations Karen! Please contact the LBH to claim your ornament!.