Silk Rosette Flower Earring Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to make some fabulous earrings for a little money and a little time. That's my kind of DIY project! :) See below for a special surprise!! 

Here is what you will need:

-Hot Glue Gun

-Pair of fabric scissors

-2 pieces of silk (any color) measuring 2in. by 7 in. (I have a 1/4 yard pictured)

-Earring posts (I use surgical steel posts for my sensitive ears, but that's your choice!)

That's it!!! Here are the very easy steps:

Step 1: Gather your supplies. 

Step 2: Cut your silk to the dimensions 2in. x 7in. 

Step 3: Take your cut out silk in your hand and twist one end.

Step 4: Knot that twisted end. 

Step 5: Begin to turn and twist your silk around your knot. The more twisting you do, the more dimension your flower will have. 

As you twist and turn around your knot, apply small amounts of hot glue to hold your flower in place. Don't worry if your flower doesn't look like much at first... 

As you twist and turn, your flower should start to take shape - remember...glue throughout!

As you reach the end, glue the "tail" of your silk to your flower. 

You should end with something that looks like this! 

Step 6: Cut of the fraying fabric...if you choose. Sometimes I like the way it looks, sometimes I don't...

For this earring, I decided to cut the frays off.

Now, just glue your earring post on the back of your flower and you are half way done...Of course, the steps above only make one earring - so, REPEAT the process :)

   I love this color!                                        So many fun color to choose from!! 

This earring looks so feminine and pretty on the ear. It really can brighten up any outfit!!!

Important tips I have learned after making many of these earrings:

- You will get burned by hot glue. And, it hurts.

-Don't try and pull hot glue off of silk when it is wet; it's a hot mess! Wait for it to dry!

-Don't worry if one earring is bigger than the other; you can always add on more silk to the smaller one. On that note, don't glue your posts on till each earring is to your liking. 

-You can try with other kinds of fabric. Batik is great because of the pattern on both sides. 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. As a special offer, the first person to follow and comment on this post will receive the earrings in this tutorial and a "starter kit" (color choice and all) to make their own. 

You can always check out my silk rosette earrings on my etsy shop :)

Let the crafty waves keep rollin'

-Emma