Quick and EASY NO SEW Rosette Tutorial

While working on my rosettes for the swap I thought I would show ya'll a very easy no sew way to make them.

You will need double edge wired ribbon, glue, scissors and a small bit of felt.

Cut felt into approx 1" circle. Cut ribbon into one 9" length and one 12" length.  Holding one ribbon edge between the thumb and forefinger, take the 9" length and gently ease the wire by pushing down the ribbon with the other thumb and forefinger until you get approx. 1" of the wire out.   Fold the wire down 1/2"...do this on both ends on each side so the wire won't slide down into the ribbon.  Then you will gently push the ribbon down from both ends of one side as far as you can, then tie and pull the wire to form a circle. Repeat with the other side of the ribbon.                                

   Your ribbon will look like this after you have pulled the first wire.       

Pull the second wire together just like you did the first side, tie it ...pull the wire through the small hole to the back, leaving one in the front if you want to attach a bead or pearl to it.  Repeat this with the 12" length pulling all the wires to the back.

Once your have both lengths pulled and tied, add your bead or pearl to the smaller rosette, slip the bead on the wire and then pull the wire through to the back, place the rosette on top of the larger one, pull the wires through the hole in the larger one, tie them off.  Clip them to about 2" at this time, wind them in a small circle and flatten them down.   Add glue around the felt and smush it over the wire and onto the rosette.  VIE OH LAH ! 

You can cut the lengths longer if you like..experimenting is the fun part ! I am having SUCH a TIME with this "new" way of adding photos and text ... I have "lost" the photos and text three times !  So, if you have any questions for me please email me or ask them here and I will be happy to try and explain it better...I'm afraid to try to clarify in this post because I don't want to lose it all again (())