http://www.lifescuriouswisdom.com/2012/02/jute-flower-tutorial.html

    Start out with a round piece of burlap...I used a bright colored piece of felt for this tutorial because once you start gluing down your jute it is difficult to see! Using jute of varying thickness and shade determine the size of your petal by forming a loop. Cut several pieces of jute into this length.

Place a dot of hot glue onto your circle. Loop a piece of jute in half and place on glue dot. Hold in place then when glue is cool enough touch firmly press down....I have many burns on my fingertips! Be careful! Many of my fellow bloggers also use the eraser end of a pencil or scissor tips to handle hot glue!

Repeat this step until you have completed a full circle! Then do the same to form inner circles just begin below the last circle to create your flower look!

Once you have done this three to four times your jute will begin to fill up the center. Either use some bling gems to create your center, or begin cutting smaller loops to create a jute center!

Again... Like most Nicole Heartfelts! The possibilities are endless! A darling hairpiece! A unique wall arrangement! I found this frame at the DI for one dollar! Painted it black and voila!

Neutral Spring Flowers

 

I saw this photo on Pinterest

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and was instantly smitten. Jute twine flowers!  I found a tutorial on  this blog and got to work

and made some bunting. These little flowers are surprisingly fun to make!

The larger flowers are made of jute twine, and the smaller ones are plain old cotton string. I used twill tape I bought at an estate sale to string them.

I followed the tutorial, but changed two things. I used finishing nails instead of straight pins for my little "loom", because I had more of them.  (I don't really know where all my straight pins have gone. It's one of life's little mysteries.)

And when it got to the part where you stitch around the petals, I went around twice instead of once. It kind of gives the center a braided look.  

It makes me smile.  Go check out the tutorial!