Reposting for a friend

here is the post of my latest craft! 

Zipper flowers! 

i found this, and i loved making them! so its a new craft for me!

materials= thread, needle, scissors, and a zipper. (it is best if the sipper is 18'' or longer)

one sipper makes 2 flowers.

step one= unzip the zipper! :o 

one half will be one flower :)

Step 2= cut the end zipper and all, off.

Step 3= roll the opposite end (the uncut one) to make the center of the flower... (it should look like a rose bud center)

note! you will be sewing on the fabric end, the teeth to the zipper makes the edge of the flower. 

stitch it together so it does not come loose...

NEXT... baste stitch a few times along the length of the zipper half. (about 1/2 inch)

(this will create the ruffle in the "petal"

then bring it together at the center  where you began

keep doing this, basting, and bringing together all the way around... then keep going around, (bot all in the center, add it to petals.. its a little confusing, but its just gathering, then stitching it around and around...)

when you have finished and are at the end... fold the end under and stitch through he center...

then knot it in the back... and you're done! 

i chose to make a head band for a baby shower gift... (it is also made from a zipper, and some elastic) 

i prefer the metal zippers because they make the flowers edge glitter.