Rickrack Flowers

I don't know about you but I LOVE Martha Stewart.  She has the cutest ideas on her site.  I recently bought one of Martha's books.  It is amazing!  I want to make every single project in that book.  I came across these adorable rickrack flowers and knew that I had to make them.  As I was reading the instructions I kept getting confused, so I thought I would do a picture tutorial to help others figure it out.

What you need:
Rick rack - 16 points
Thread
Needle
Scissors
Fray check or something similar

First run the needle through the bottom points on the rickrack.  Make sure to keep the points straight and even so they don't rotate.  This part was kind of difficult.  Keep all of the points on the needle and while holding them together pull the thread through and loop it through the first point, making a circle, pull the thread tight.

Next sew the two raw edges together and use the Fray check to keep the ends from fraying.

The flowers can be displayed either side up,  now is the point where you decide which.  On the opposite side sew through the loops.  Put the needle towards the center of the flower and loop the trail around it.  Notice in the picture it is making loops to keep the 'petals' evenly spaced.  Go all the way around the flower and tie off.



Now pick out your center.  How easy is that?!

Now you can stick it on a headband, shirt, purse, you name it!  Did my pictures help?