Saturday, May 1, 2010

Frenchy Necklace Tutorial

I have never seen a necklace on a cloche before...I love it....It is in my bathroom :)

Making the base of this necklace is very easy. The hardest part is to find the flowers.


Here is my trick for the flowers. I made those in the picture, but you don't have to make them.
You can buy them on Etsy...local stores...Buy hand made....It will show and the result will be prettier.
I choose flowers with the same color tone, different textures and different materials. They have to be all different and interesting. I chose. Black, white and brown colors.
If you put the flowers together, they look good. Play around with the flowers you get. Make sure also that they don't look to Baby looking.
I love bright colors too and a cream, yellow and brown would look good.....Lots of possibilities...



Arrange them on your felt as a heart shape, play around with them, to see where each one look the best... It will fit your décolletage...
Trace with chalk the design....Not too wide, under the flowers...You don't want to see the felt underneath too much..


Cut the shape and Hot glue your ribbon....Making a square shape with the glue so it is not too hard to attach the pins on it...


I hot glued the end of the ribbon too with a small hot glue gun. 
Make sure the ribbon has no wire in it.


If you buy Flowers and they are not brooches ....Cut the attachment off with a tool and hot glue a brooch attachment on it.

Here is the back of a flower i bought for my baby.


Here the tool...


The pin, you buy at the craft store.


How you want the back to look. Hot glue everything...I added a piece of felt and hot glue it all.


Now pin all the brooches on the Heart base...
I played a little with it and added a brooch on the right side...


This is a neutral, so pretty and goes with any color...You get a lot of attention wearing it....Good attention :)





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73 comments:

Kim said...

The flowers are beautiful!

Jill said...

Very pretty

Hugs RosieP x

Old Time Cindy said...

Lovely...thanks for sharing!
Country Blessings,
Cindy

Kissed by an Angel said...

Pretty!! thanks for showing us how to make it!!
xxxx

Unknown said...

Love the tutorial. Thanks for sharing it. The necklace is adorable!

:) Laura

Lori said...

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Debby said...

Thanks for showing us how to put these flowers together. So pretty. You are so sweet sharing so much with us.

Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming said...

This is gorgeous! I love the colors and patterns - very chic! Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase Party! I greatly appreciate it! Glad I stopped by your site {new follower} Hope you are enjoying your weekend! ~ Stephanie Lynn

Sherry @ No Minimalist Here said...

Thanks for showing us how to put this together. The necklace is beautiful. Ooh, how I love the fabric flowers!

Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming said...

Hi Frenchy Just wanted to let you know I’ll be featuring your necklace today! Stop by and grab a featured button if you like! Thanks so much for linking up to the Sunday Showcase. ~ Stephanie Lynn

daisychain said...

thanks for sharing this x

Shell said...

Hey Frency Girl! You won "Second" prize in my Giveaway!

That means one hand crafted item of your choice,,,Crown? Cake Topper, etc. You decide on colors/theme, etc. Just email me your ideas!

Congrats and have a Happy Sunday!
Hugs,
Shell

PS
Oh yeah, and I'd love to win yours too!

I found a good site for Millenery Flowers. They are very traditional and NOT inexpensive, but great selection and they ship super fast!
JudithM.com

Begoluna said...

Coucou, Frenchy! :-)

Your château is wonderful! I found it through Debbidoos' web page, and today I decided to leave here my first comment. :-)

Thank you for sharing this beautiful necklace tutorial. Hey, why don't you make one with fleurs-de-lis? :-)

You're so talented! And you have a wonderful family! Congratulations on all your achievements, specially on becoming an American citizen soon!

Oh, let me introduce myself: I'm from Spain, but I live in... Utah too.

I hope to come back to your Château des Fleurs soon! I put it among my favourites list in my computer. :-) (I don't have a web page--yet).

À Bientôt! :-)

Cat said...

What a lovely tutorial! I adore these flower statement necklaces :)

Silvia C said...

Frenchy dear, what a lovely dyi project! I love it!

Prior said...

So precious! I love it! Lezlee

Cathy~Mille Fleur said...

Such a beautiful design! I am so glad that you shared the tutorial!

Enjoy!
Cathy

D. Jean Quarles said...

I have your button! Thanks!

Ronda Laveen said...

Nicely illustrated tutorial.

Donna said...

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, and your sweet comments! And as a brand new blogger, I get so excited to see new followers! Looking forward to checking out your great blog!

Jacque said...

Hello,

I am just now reading your comment to a recent blog. Thank you for signing up to follow me and of course, I'll do the same. I am anxious to peruse your past posts to get to know you better.

I am just an American with a dream to visit Paris before I die. That doesn't seem to much to ask, does it? I am for French heritage and somehow it has just been burning in my bones to see the home country and of course, visit the City of Lights and Love!

Thanks for sharing your blog with us! Hope you have a great week.

Colette S said...

Wow you are very creative. This is beautiful and I love the colors you chose.

Thanks for visiting with me. I'm your new follower.

Life is 5 Minutes Long said...

Just beautiful!

eileeninmd said...

Very creative and beautiful necklace.

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

I'm amazed that you made the flowers yourself. They are lovely. Will you give a tutorial on flower making (if you have't already)?
Cheers,
Robyn

Bobbi Ann said...

Hi Frenchy, I just loved your tutorial, the flowers are so beautiful, and your mosaic picture is fantastic! I hope that you have a lovely new week!
Hugs to you...
Bobbi

Unknown said...

DON'T forget to enter in my give away to win the necklace.
Robin, i may try to do a Tutorial on the flowers. They are a little bit tricky. The black and brown are easy. Good idea :)
Thank you for the compliments :)
You are amazing!
XOXO
frenchy

Allison Shops said...

Very creative. Dropping by from BNOTP.

Allison
Atticmag

Snap said...

Fun post and very creative. Necklace looks great on you! thanks for the tutorial.

Joyelle said...

hi! found you on cuisinenie comments just looking around! enter me please! very pretty and i LOVE to get my craft on! :)

Mary said...

So pretty! Thanks for sharing at MM. :)

Unknown said...

Don't enter the give away here but on the linking party!

http://lechateaudesfleurs.blogspot.com/2010/05/french-obsession-party-2-and-give-away.html

Meri said...

You look so fetching in your flower-power necklace!

Unknown said...

Magnifique! You can link your Etsy shop to the Market Monday and mention on your Etsy site about your giveaway.
Just a thought.
Melody Brown Gingham Creations
Co-contributor to Etsy Cottage Style

Cielo Azul Jewelry said...

Sweet heart!!!! Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to me=0) I was away this weekend celebrating my abuelita's 92nd birthday. She was able to take a few photos before going back to bed, but we were all SO VERY HAPPY!

Hope you had a fun blogging party!!! You will have to explain to me how that works, LOL!

I love this necklace, very lovely=0)

Goodnight friend,
xoxo Carol

Naturegirl said...

Great original creativity!Earth Colors are wonderful!

Life as we are living it said...

I have spent the last 45 min looking at your amazing house. I love the necklace you created. So beautiful! I am a new follower!!

Jaedyn said...

I am loving those flowers!

I added this to my Creative Moms Show-N-Tell linky here:

http://kindredspiritmommy.com/craft-tutorial-roundup-linky/

Unknown said...

oh la la...I love everything French too!!! wonderful place

KathyB. said...

Looks so pretty on you, are you sure you want to give it away?

luna said...

Great idea, thanks for sharing!
Happy Mosaic Monday..Luna

AuroraSuzette said...

Great tutorial! And a very pretty necklace. I may make one to wear to FarmChicks!

Karen Valentine said...

Hi Frenchy! Great tutorial ... Thanks!!! I’m so happy you will be joining me for the Where Blogger’s Create party this year! I think it’s going to be great fun and probably bigger than last year! Jo is offering some great prizes isn’t she??? I’ll be in touch!!

Karen
My Desert cottage
Valentine Design

Shamrocks and Shenanigans said...

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by Shamrocks and Shenanigans! I am your newest follower! My step mom was born and raised in France. She makes the most amazing Leg of Lamb and peas..OMG the peas are to die for! Cant wait to check out the rest of your blog!

Unknown said...

Kathy :)
It was made with love for you guys :)
Thank you for all the sweet comments!
Frenchy

Kaysi said...

What pretty necklace!

Chari at Happy To Design said...

Hi Frenchy...

Oooh...such a beautiful necklace, my friend! I love the flowers...each one is so beautiful! Ohhh...and you're right about the colors...neutral enough that you could wear this fabulous piece with anything! You really did a beautiful job creating and crafting this...such a talented lady!!!

Thank you so much for sharing this fabulous post with us for Sunday Favorites this week! So sorry that I'm just now getting by for a visit...I was out of town yesterday!

Have a marvelous Monday, my friend!
Chari @Happy To Design

Stephanie Suzanne Designs said...

Hi Frenchy,

Pretty, pretty!

I'm visiting you for Mosaic Monday...
I would love for you to stop by when you have a chance!

Have a wonderful day...
Hugs,
Stephanie

Jennifer Juniper said...

These big bold necklaces are all the rage right now!

extreme personal measures said...

Stopping by from Trendy Treehouse Marketing Monday to say Hi!

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

This is just stunning and so creative. The flowers look fabulous and what a gorgeous necklace. I love it draped over the cloche too. Beautiful. Thanks so much for joining the party. Hugs, Marty

Upstatemamma said...

That is really pretty!!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty. Thanks for linking to Woo Hoo! Wednesday.

Cassie said...

I just found you hopping through blogs...love this necklace!!!
I am following!!!
=)

Room to Inspire said...

Such a lovely necklace and a fabulous tutorial! Thanks so much for linking up to Be Inspired today.

Chelsea

Beverly {Flamingo Toes} said...

That is sooo pretty! Thanks for the tutorial!

Fawnda@Fireflies and Jellybeans said...

This necklace is beautiful! : )

Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.com said...

It looks great! Thanks for sharing your process.

I have a weekly Thursday blog party especially for people to share things they've made to be worn. Stop by if you'd like!

Night Owl Mama said...

So creative very nice.

Came by to follow you from Friday FOllow come on by http://nightowlmama.blogspot.com

Holly Lefevre said...

The flowers are dreamy...I want to make some big gorgeous flowers like that. I love the on the cloche...great display!

extreme personal measures said...

Following you over from Friday Follow!

Stop by and enter my giveaway:
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Momrempel said...

Wow, how beautiful! I am a new follower from Friday follow and would love a follow back:) Have a fantastic weekend!

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Unknown said...

I wish I had your talent. I have 2 left thumbs. lol

Happy Friday Follow. Following you now on GFC as thrifty canucks.

Check me out here -
http://thriftycanucks.blogspot.com/

Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate said...

How beautiful!

Sarah @HarriganHowdy said...

I've been wanting to make one of these! Yours turned out so lovely. Thanks for sharing.

Blessings!
-Sarah

HSUper Parents said...

Happy FF! I follow you on GFC and FB. Feel free to visit and follow (SKOY Cloths & Teething Bling giveaway).

http://hsuperparents.blogspot.com

Ron Cooper said...

Love your hat!

Happy Mother’s Day!

I’m now a Friday-follower! Please follow back.

My latest postings are, “Simple Gesture,” “Smiles,” “Spring,” “A Feast,” “Love Lifts,” “Wake Up to Serve” and “Soul-itude.”

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Unknown said...

This turned out very pretty!

Thanks for linking up!

Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine State said...

Very pretty!!

Family-Friendly Product Reviews said...

Happy Belated FF!

I'm your newest follower! If you get a chance, please follow me too at http://www.mommylivingthelifeofriley.com

Have a great day!

Wanda Lee said...

I love this fabulous creation dearest Frenchie, the first time I laid eyes on it!.., C'est tres jollie!

Hugs from Wanda Lee

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

Lovely necklace! Thanks for linking up with me for Friday Favorites!

Rose :: FineCraftGuild.com said...

so good that i would like to invite you to get a link back from our site in our DIY/Craft tutorial linky party

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