If at first you don't succeed...

If you are a follower of my "DIY/Crafty Ideas" board on Pinterest you already know I'm a bit obsessed with fabric flowers.  If you are a follower of my life (aka a friend) you know I don't sew.  Imagine my excitement when I found a tutorial here at lillyella that didn't require sewing! Jackpot.

She has a great tutorial on how to make the pretty little rosettes and I got super excited.  On my last trip to Burlington I made sure to stock up at Michael's and Joanne's on all the materials I needed! I finally sat down to give it a good ole college try on Sunday.  My track record with the "college" try hasn't been so great and I'm pretty certain I was doomed from the start.  Here are a few photos of the process:

The materials: 

Fabric, Craft Glue*, ribbons, scissors, card stock, iron, pin backs, felt.

*See my thoughts on why I failed below

First I cut the fabric into strips (for details please see the link to the tutorial above)

Than I ironed the fabric so it would stay folded like above.

Finished product of rosette number 1.

Finished product of the three that I made.

I tried gluing them to the ribbon because the glue didn't hold to the pin back.

Perhaps you are thinking that it doesn't look like a terrible failed attempt.  They look pretty good, but i'm almost certain that they will fall apart after any wear.  It was a decent first attempt, but definitely not the best.  I think part of my problem lied in the glue and the fabric.  If I had a hot glue gun it definitely would have helped, and I think that the fabric that they used in the tutorial was a bit different.  Either way, if at first you don't succeed, try again! 

I found another tutorial that requires very little sewing.  I'm also going to invest in a hot glue gun so I can use the pin backs and hair clips that I bought! I'm going to give this one from Everyday Chaos a shot next time.  I'll let you know how it turns out!