Canberra wrap-up - Burnt Flower brooches

A beautiful wet autumny day in Canberra was the perfect setting for a Brown Owls craft session with candles and cups of tea!

A few of us did the burnt flowers.

But there was also knitting, quilting, crochet and embroidery going on, along with those delicious cups of tea and coffee and the treats people had brought along with them!

Thanks everyone for a lovely afternoon. We'll see you all again on Saturday 21 May!

Canberra Brown Owls: Burnt Flowers

This month we're going to have a go at burning flowers!

Burnt flowers can be used for brooches or headbands or clips or to embellish just about anything... they're super easy and heaps of fun!

Check out these tutorials...
Burned organza flowers
Burned chiffon flowers
Burned flowers

Image: http://www.flickr.com/people/42604749@N04/

Most of these tutes use organza, but you can use just about any polyester-type material... anything that will burn basically! Just not cotton or silk - they will just burn right up (don't ask how we know...).

So you'll need to bring a bit of material, a couple of beads or buttons, something to attach the finished flower to (brooch-back, headband, bag), thread and needles and a candle... then get ready to burn it up! As always, you can always just bring along you own project instead - we just love to see you!

This month's meet is Sunday 10 April from 2 to 4 pm, at the Downer Community Centre. Please RSVP in the comments. $5 for hall hire please and a plate to share for afternoon tea if you wish.

x Naomi, Bron, Michelle and George