Joannie McBride, online editor
Happy Monday! I’m just dropping by this afternoon to share a couple cool techniques with you from Ronda Palazzari, which were featured in the Trend Watch 2012 feature (page 41) in the January/February 2013 issue of Creating Keepsakes, on sale now!
Boho Chic by Ronda Palazzari, as seen in the 2013 issue of Creating Keepsakes
Boho Chic Technique 1: Hemp flowers
1. Take a 5″ piece of hemp and make a figure eight loop. Add the hemp loops to the center of a chipboard circle with some strong liquid glue.
Hemp Flower: Step 1
2. Create three more of these loops and add them to the chipboard base with more liquid adhesive.
Hemp Flower: Step 2
3. Coil hemp around itself and glue to the center of the loops finishing off this adorable little flower.
Boho Chic Technique 2: Tye-Die Ribbon
1. Brush on spray ink on bottom of petal.
Tye-Dye Ribbon: Step 1
2. Spritz it with water to let it “bleed” a little bit. Optional use a heat gun to dry it.
Tye-Dye Robbin: Step 2
3. Paint a little more spray ink at the bottom to get the strong pop of color at the base.
Tye-Dye Ribbon: Step 3
Adorable, huh?
I hope you’ll give these fun techniques a try!
-Joannie
Love the Bo Ho Chic ideas and Hemp Flowers
Cheers
Marci
So easy I want to give it a try! Cute, too!
Love the ombre flower petals. I will try that.
looks like one of those ear pieces! just gota add a little wiring and attach to back of the ear and u have a pretty cool festival accessory idea! love it