Handmade Christmas, Part 1 {or felt flower broaches for an aunt}

Moving so far from family has added a HUGE cost to this year's Christmas. This left our gift giving budget at an almost non-existant level. That, coupled with the desire to give meaningful presents has lead me to hand make many of our gifts. I plan on sharing these gifts over the next couple of weeks.

First up is a gift for one of my husband's aunts. She is in her mid fifties and often found in seasonally themed sweatshirts and broaches. So, I decided to run with the broach theme.

I picked up a pack of pins with flat fronts at Joann's using a 50% off coupon {Hint: Joann's takes competitors' coupons. I'm sure all you savvy crafters already knew this, but I just got the memo!}. Then, I went to town. I used felt scraps I had on hand. So, this cost be about $1.50 {It probably would be around $3 if you had to buy felt}.

Pinterest is full of felt flower tutorials. I found this one to make this dahlia. I wanted another row, but cut my foundation circle too small. Next time, I'll lay it out before I glue {well...maybe}.

Since I had leftover petals from the dahlia and I was too lazy to cut out another color {I mean, she really likes purple}, she gets two purple flowers! This one was just all the petals strung together and then glued onto a center circle. 

And now I brag. I made a pretty awesome poinsettia. I'm loving my poinsettia. In fact, I think i'll be making more of these to decorate the house with!

I can't take credit for this little guy. I got these shapes pre-cut from Marie May Favorites' Etsy shop. She had amazing prices on fold over elastic and was wonderful to work with so I added some precut shapes to the mix. I'm really glad I did!

I'd love to know what you're making for your friends and family for Christmas! Leave a link in the comments, please :)

Come party with me!