Shabby Fabric Flower Garlands

This weekend I had unrelenting snow! The New England area has been pummeled every few days with more and more snow, we don't know where to put it all!  In the midst of our "Snow-pocalypse", I decided to create some craftiness from fabric flowers that I had made a while back. 

Fabric flowers made from repurposed upcycled fabric scraps and lace.

I had so many flowers that I had made to string on twine for a garland as decor at my wedding, but I ended up not having the time to create the garlands before the big day!  I decided to pull them out and make the magic happen.

Each flower is layered with many different types of fabric.  There are five garlands total and all measure almost 7 ft. long with plenty of extra jute after the end knots for tying.  The two nude / neutral colored garlands have flowers made of thick woven muslin with lace centers. There is a garland made from fabric scraps of neutral and purple tones with lace centers.  Another garland is made from shades of blue and neutral fabric with lace centers and the final garland is a mix of different flowers (neutral, blues and purple). 

The flowers are all different and handcrafted with love, so the size may vary, however they are roughly 3 inches in diameter.  In between each flower are buttons carefully sewn with duo tone baker's twine into the braided cording.  There are also smaller paper flowers sewn onto the cording with button centers.   The cording is made from three different types of material and braided together (brown jute, and neutral cotton twine).  It was fun to make these pieces but they took a lot of time to get together!!

These shabby chic garlands are so perfect for decor on a mantle, around a mirror, anywhere in your home really!  Great for baby showers, bridal showers or any party that requires a little bit of country or vintage glamour. 

Let me know what you think!  :)

Happy Crafting!

- Beth Lippmann