DIY Burlap Daisies

What You Need

• Burlap
• A button
• Thread or wire
• Hot glue

The Craft

       ~ Cut a strip of burlap about 20-25 inches long and one inch wide. Here I liked the idea of having a bit of colour, so when I found this red burlap bag at the dollar store, I knew it was what I needed. 

       

       ~ If you want a stem on your flower, then use some jewelry wire, but if you are looking for something to use as decoration on something else, use thread. 

     

       ~ First, you want to attach your button securely to your thread or wire. Starting at about 1 inch from the edge of the burlap, thread your button on. From here you want to fold over approximately 2.5 inch loops, threading as you go. If you have a little left at the end, don't worry, it will tuck right under and you wont even notice it. 

       

       ~ Push the burlap together, then spread it out to give it the petals. Here I went in between the layers with hot glue to hold it together. If you are using thread as I am, this might be a good idea, since you may be noticing that the thread is slipping through the holes in the burlap. 

       

       ~ If you are attaching it to anything, hot glue is dandy with burlap because liquid glue just doesn't seem to do anything but ooze between the holes.

       

                                          ~ And so voila! Your flower is ready to be used!