Hi, this is Daria of Kittenhood. I’ve got a little DIY project that I’d like to share with you, Fashion Urbia readers: a flower pin. You’ll see that it’s quite easy to do, if you have just the basic sewing skills. The result will be a cute pin, that you can wear on your favorite dress, on a cardie, and even on your hat, shoes or purse. Just go with the flow! You can make the flower simple and small, let’s say in white, but you can also make it rainbow style and oversized – this solely depends on your style and your imagination.

First off, here is what you need for the project:

• one or more types of fabric, depending on how colorful you want your brooch to be
• thread and needle
• scissors
• some beads or a button
• candle or lighter
• scissors
• safety pin

I chose electric blue and fuchsia and a thin, delicate fabric. The first thing you need to do is cut out some fabric circles. The larger the circles, the larger your pin will be. You can trace the circles with a round object, like a cup, for example. The more circles you cut, the fluffier your flower will be in the end. After you cut all the circles, burn them around the edges, using the lighter or candle. This will prevent the fabric from tearing apart in time. You should know that this only works for synthetic fabrics, while natural ones will actually start burning – so, beware!

Next off, take a circle and fold it three times, as shown below.

You will get something like a cone. Pass the needle and thread through the tip of the cone, to fix it in the current position. Then fold another circle similarly and stitch the tip to the previous one. Repeat this step as many times as necessary, until you run out of circles! Keep one, though, for the back of the pin!

There’s won’t be much of a difference in the sides of the flower, but you should decide which one to keep as a front side and which one to make the back. On the front, sew a couple of beads or a button. If you want, you can skip this step and get a more simple flower.

Now take the last fabric circle and sew the safety pin to it. Do it carefully and firmly, so that the stitch doesn’t tear as you wear it. Finally, stitch this circle to the back of the flower. That’s it!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If you have, you can visit my blog anytime, at kittenhood.wordpress.com for other tutorials and fashion-related stuff!