Baby Shower Flower Favors

I'm cohosting a baby shower in May, and favors are my part of responsibilities.  The mommy to be is being really patient and is not finding out the gender of the baby, so we chose buttery yellow and a soft, almost pistachio green as our color scheme.

I decided to make chocolate dipped pretzel sticks, but I wanted to make the packaging extra pretty.  So, I made 30 fabric flower pins to pin onto the clear pretzel favor bags.  The guests will get something sweet to eat and wear!

I am also in charge of games, and I have a fun game to share with you all in a little while.

First, I traced 300 circles on fabric.  Yes, I said 300.  Half were traced on yellow and half were on the green fabric.  I had 2 yards of each.

I cut out the 300 circles (10 were needed per flower).  I also cut out 30 smaller circles of "cardboard" (I used paper plates as my "cardboard" backing).

I also cut out 30 green felt circles for the back.
                            

I glued the cardboard to the felt to give it weight and sturdiness.
      

I then glued flower "petals" to the cardboard side.  Here is how to fold a flower petal. 

I placed five petals on the bottom layer, I put three more petals spaced out on top of that layer, and then I glued two in the middle, which were standing "up" for puff effect.

When it was done, I glued a pin on the back.

I think they are pretty and will give the pretzel bags some pizzaz.  I'll be sure to post pictures of the final favor "look" when I take pictures at the shower.

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Clay Rings

I love to make jewelry.  It is all about creativity, and since everyone has different taste in what they like, you will have SOMEBODY say, "Oh, cool!  Did you make that!?"
Today I broke out the polymer clay I bought over a week ago.  I had seen a bubble looking ring on Pinterest that I wanted to try to make.
At first, I was going to mix yellow, turqoise and orange balls together, but I thought it looked juvenile with all the colors.  The example on Pinterest was multiple colored, and it looked great.  Mine, for whatever reason, did not.  I decided to make my first batch a single color for each ring.
I made two rings with the multiple sized clay balls, and I made one with a "knotted" look.  I have never worked with clay, so I am just experimenting. 
These will be fun summer rings to wear!

I can't wait to try this again.  I learned from a couple mistakes, so I think the next batch will be even better . .

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Blue Cricket Design

Dahlia Flower Pin

Dahlia petals spring forth with light
To guide us through the darkest night.

Dahlia's Delight by William Schmidt

I am in serious love with this flower pin.  I won't lie, though.  It was time consuming to make this.  I have a template now, so it won't be AS hard to make next time. 
I first spied this pin at Not Martha.  If you click on her links, she gives an AMAZING tutorial on how to make this.  I didn't even attempt to make a tutorial since she did such a great one.

I am HORRIBLE at taking mirror pictures--thus the lack of pictures of myself on my blog.  I tried having my 5 year old take the picture and, let's just say, photography is not in his future.   Anyway, I apologize about the camera showing--you get the gist as to the size and look of the pin.

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