Cog-flower Buttonierre

Some time ago i set myself the challenge of making flowers with chipboard cogs... a few failures but then success!!!  I love making these - they're a little fiddley but i think they look great :-)

and a little closer...

These are made from the Tab Cogs available through Twiddleybitz - TABCOG001.

• I cut out the centres and discarded them.
• I sprayed the ring with colourspray and while still wet, rolled them like rolled flowers.
• I then put a blob of hot glue (about the size of a 10c piece) on my craft matt.
• I pressed my rolled rose into it and let it cool.
• I then carefully peeled it from the craft sheet and trimmed any excess glue.
• I then inked, or sprayed until I got the desired colour and let dry completely.

Then came the adding of the floristry wire and tape to make this spray.... Be warned - the tape is tacky on both sides and you end up quite "stuck up"!!

Ingredients:
Twiddleybitz - Tab Cogs (TABCOG001)
Colourspray/Glimmer Mist
Matisse Derivan - Kindy Glitz (Red)
Floristry Wire and tape
My2Angels - Rose leaves, two-tone.

** If you'd like to see these "In the flesh" visit Twiddleybitz at Paperific at the Melbourne Showgrounds next weekend (Aug 31 - 02 Sept) as Nic and Andrew will be wearing them!

Looks and sounds quick and simple but they were actually quite fiddley!!!
Thanks for stopping by!
Jen
:-)