The trouble with flowers...

By this time of the year north of the Loire valley there aren't many flowers left to admire, except for the last roses of the season and maybe a few dahlias, so I thought I'd try my hand at making some flowers of my own. I'm so pleased with how this pink flower turned out, and I can think of a dozen things to do with these little things! They are so easy to make, too. I will post the link to the tutorial, as soon as I find it again. After that I thought I'd try to make a kanazashi flower, but unfortunately that went terribly wrong as you can see by the photos. 

I think that I cut the starter squares a bit too big and that the fabric I used was way too stiff. No matter  how much I fumbled with it I could not get it to look any better than this :o( Maybe I can fix it. Oh well, back to the drawing board as they say, or better still- back to the tutorials over at Spangle! And speaking of flowers gone wrong- oh my god I'm such a sucker for anything violet flavored that I bought these little violet dessert thingies at the supermarket the other day, against my better judgement. They're really weird, halfway between a yogurt and a pudding, and the color is purplish gray-  eeeeyew! 
To end this on a more positive note though: If you'd like to see some really beautiful kanazashi, follow the link from Cuteable. I really enjoy this blog by the way, so I am definitely adding Cuteable to the links on my sidebar!

Comments

[sueb]

The pink flower is too cute! and the kanazashi flower looks good to me!

[Si]

Hi, thanks for mentioning Cuteable and adding it to your sidebar - I'll add your blog to my daily reads as well! Your kanzashi looks a million times better than anything I could do (I know better with my clumsy hands). PS love the fabric postcards and amigurumi!

[Wendy]

your flower reminds me of 'star annis',I really like it :) Wendy

[mellenine]

c'est drôle, mes inspirations en ce moment, ce sont un peu les tiennes : des fleurs et du violet !