In Which I Succumbed to Pinterest

Have you heard about Pinterest yet? If not, you're probably a man or not on the internet much. It's basically a virtual, communal pinboard full of the most amazing and/or awesome ideas ever. You can go check out what I've pinned over here.

Last month started the whole I-must-do-everything-on-pinterest (which is even worse than I-must-do-everything-on-the-internet, because Pinterest helpfully has everything easily accessible and filed appropriately), when I did wire-wrap jewelry and modified bobby pins, and then attended a craft fair. I thought that was the end of it, I really did.

Then I discovered a tutorial for felt flowers. Amidst my other errands, I wound up at Jo-Ann's and Michael's and came away with this:

10 pieces of felt in an assortment of colors, including sparkly red and sparkly white for Christmas-inspired flowers, fabric quarters, a covered button kit, and pin backs. I fortunately already have a hot glue gun, courtesy of my mother, otherwise I would have bought that, too.

I neglected to take in-progress shots, but the befickle tutorial is pretty complete. I did discover that hot gluing everything is quicker and better-looking than sewing some things and hot gluing others. But if you prefer sewing, go for it!

By the end of the night, I had these:

And this:

And this:

I may or may not have jumped around my apartment squealing, "They're so cute!!"

Shameless self-promotion: They're listed in my etsy shop, also located in my sidebar.

PPS: I'm still totally amused that Blogger thinks I'm in Australia.