A friend gave me this flower ring and necklace, when she handed them to me I thought they were porcelain–there’s a very vintage feel to them. From a distance you really can’t tell that they’re made out of rick rack! Yes, rick rack!
She shared how to make them with me, and now I’m sharing with all of you readers! The wow of the rosette comes from a few simple steps! She found this tutorial, in Portuguese I believe.
First, cut 2 strips of rick rack. She said that the medium sized rick rack works the best–so that’s what I’ve used. No need to find out for myself, I’m taking her word for it. I cut the rick rack 10-12″, depending on how big of a flower I want to end up with.
Then twist the two pieces of rick rack together, like this.
And then run a stitch down one side to hold it all together.
Like so.
And to make the flower, you just start from one end and roll it up. I add small dots of hot glue, just to keep it all together.
Keep rolling.
Until you have this–and then tuck the little tail under and hot glue it down. I also glue a small circle of felt or fleece on the back, just to finish it off. To make your flower wearable glue it on a ring blank, a necklace, or on clips for little girl’s hair. Can you think of other fun places to put these rosettes?
You’ll notice all of the petals are closed, so to open them up you just peel them back one by one. Until it looks like a flower. As you wear it, the petals tend to close up, so re-opening it will be necessary. Unless you prefer it closed of course.
And here it is on my finger. A totally crafty cocktail ring.
Awesome.
Chelsea says
March 16, 2011 at 5:48 amThis is the cutest thing ever. My husband just bought me my first sewing machine and I think this might be one of my first projects. Thank you for sharing the tutorial! 🙂
Valerie says
March 16, 2011 at 6:40 amThere are so many flower tutorials out there, and this is a great one! Ric rac, who would have guessed? Thanks for the tutorial!!
Jenn says
March 16, 2011 at 7:56 amJust ANOTHER reason why I need a sewing machine! LOL! I love it!
Nikkala says
March 16, 2011 at 3:30 pmYou could hand stitch it…but if it is the final push to get a sewing machine forget I ever mentioned it!
Brooke says
March 16, 2011 at 7:59 amNikkala! That is the coolest thing ever! I totally love it and want to buy ric rac in every color now. Great tutorial!
Renee says
March 16, 2011 at 8:03 amThis is so cool!! Thanks for the great idea!
Ami w/AliLilly says
March 16, 2011 at 8:45 amWHOA!! These are fantastic!!! 🙂
Kirsten says
March 16, 2011 at 8:51 amOH MY WORD ALIVE. So cute Nik, you are one naughty crafty cat!! Love it!!
Jamie says
March 16, 2011 at 9:10 amNikkala! This takes the CAKE!
Sumo says
March 16, 2011 at 9:27 amLOVE this! How unique and fun! I’ll be featuring it on my blog at the end of the month – all credit linked back here!
http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Sumo:)
Sylvia/LittleTreasures says
March 16, 2011 at 10:00 amThank you so much for these directions. I saw these made up someplace and purchased my ric rac yesterday wondering if I’d get it together right. Well thanks to you I can practice correctly.
marissa says
March 16, 2011 at 10:48 amthis is SO cool I can’t wait to try it out
Darcy says
March 16, 2011 at 10:49 amLove this! Can’t wait to make some cute hair barrettes for my daughter using this method. They would make a great bouquet if you could wire them up in some way? Maybe hold the wire in the center before you start twisting? I am thinking cute Mother’s Day rosette bouquet!
Nikkala says
March 16, 2011 at 3:29 pmA bouquet would be so cute…I’ll have to play around with that idea!
Kristin says
March 16, 2011 at 11:36 amLOVE this! Bookmarking for future reference 🙂
Amanda Dale says
March 16, 2011 at 12:03 pmThese are fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial!
Rey says
March 16, 2011 at 12:09 pmLOVE THIS! Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial!
haley davis says
March 16, 2011 at 12:19 pmOh my!! Totally lovin’ it!
SarahJ says
March 16, 2011 at 2:05 pmSo very cute! I am going to have to try these with my bags of ric rac… I inherited my granny’s collection and have tons of it!
Nikkala says
March 16, 2011 at 3:28 pmLucky! You can make roses for everyone you know!
Heidi says
March 16, 2011 at 2:08 pmThis is sooo creative and fun. May have to try it out for myself!!
thanks for sharing
chickhardware.blogspot.com
jenna says
March 16, 2011 at 2:27 pmOMG thoes are awesome!!! Thank you so much!
jenna says
March 16, 2011 at 2:27 pmOMG those are awesome!!! Thank you so much!
whit says
March 16, 2011 at 4:41 pmthose are fun! i like the idea of a bouquet for mother’s day…totally going to try it!
Hydi says
March 16, 2011 at 5:24 pmAwesome idea! I love it! I was just wondering how you made it into the ring. What you used on the back to be able to wear it. Thanks!
Nikkala says
March 26, 2011 at 9:08 amHydi, I found ring blanks in the jewelry section at Hobby Lobby. The official name is ‘ring with pad’. It’s a ring with a flat round disc on top.
erin says
March 16, 2011 at 5:30 pmSo awesome, seriously creative!
Amy @ Positively Splendid says
March 16, 2011 at 7:38 pmOh my word – love everything about these! Talk about a great gift idea!
Karisa says
March 16, 2011 at 8:01 pmrockin’ tutorial! I need to give these a go.
colette says
March 16, 2011 at 9:24 pmso cute, I must try this. I’d really like to see a better picture of the necklace though.
melinda ke says
March 17, 2011 at 3:52 pmThese are so cool, thank you for the great idea!
Jessica says
March 20, 2011 at 7:28 pmLove this idea! However where did you find your blank rings to mount them on?
Nikkala says
March 21, 2011 at 2:29 pmI found them in the jewelry section at Hobby Lobby. It’s called a “ring with pad”. Hope that helps!
TL says
March 21, 2011 at 3:09 amsimply beautiful! Thanks for sharing will make one for sure
Debbie Fredette says
March 22, 2011 at 11:20 amThis is so cute! Can’t wait to try to make one too.
jimmye wolfe says
March 23, 2011 at 3:01 ampreciouse little idea! rick rack – to top it off!! thanks so much for sharing.
Quynh says
March 23, 2011 at 5:03 pmThat looks like a very quick and easy way to make frog closures as well!
xade boreal says
March 24, 2011 at 5:13 pmso cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee
amanda says
March 25, 2011 at 1:25 pmwow really cool! you could starch it to keep it open forever, and i would try using two different shades of red. brilliant little ring.
phoebe says
March 25, 2011 at 6:28 pmtoo stinkin’ cute!!! will be making MANY of these:)
taylor kate says
March 25, 2011 at 6:37 pmthanks for the tutorial! 🙂
ps- your hand modeling looks great! (your comment reminded me of my mom and i though which made me giggle!)
Nikkala says
March 26, 2011 at 9:09 amThanks!
Lisa says
March 26, 2011 at 4:27 amSo cute! And so simple to make too. Thanks for sharing
creativejewishmom/sara says
March 26, 2011 at 3:08 pmLove your rick rack flowers, was about to make some myself and didn’t know about the trick of combining two strips together for a totally different look!
Thanks so much for sharing and would love to see on at my international crafty linking party, Craft Schooling Sunday, which opens Saturday (night for me, day maybe for you) and is open atleast until Wednesday. Hope to see you there!
martha-caknitter says
March 26, 2011 at 3:20 pmwhat a great idea!! thanks for sharing. 🙂
Jennifer says
March 28, 2011 at 7:23 pmGals,
I have seen many, MANY flower tutorials using fabric scraps, t-shirts, etc…but these are simple and beautiful! Wonderful ideas..thanks so much for the clear instructions and the lovely little flowers. I’m going to run out and buy rick rack..
Lois says
March 29, 2011 at 12:06 amThank you so much for the great tutorial! I just featured it on my blog http://www.auntielolocrafts.blogspot.com
Diane says
March 29, 2011 at 1:17 pmThis is adorable!!! Just love it!!! Thank you!
Yuliya says
March 29, 2011 at 11:54 pmvery cool idea, thank you!
Tauni says
March 31, 2011 at 12:25 pmWow. These are awesome! Thank you for sharing!!!
mama of a mini diva says
April 1, 2011 at 10:07 amI can not wait to try this out. Thanks for a great tut.
Joey Ramone says
April 2, 2011 at 8:51 amThese are gorgeous and look so easy to make!! I love things like that, simple but just beautiful. I can’t wait to make my own, I have lots of rick rack!! 😀
Thank you!
Best wishes
Joey
Jeanee says
April 3, 2011 at 12:20 pmI hate rick rack… but I LOVE this!
I featured your DIY on my blog.
http://blog.shopdirtylaundry.com/posts/2011/4/1/13-the-dirty.html
Thanks for making me see rick rack in a different way.
Andrea says
August 19, 2011 at 8:52 pmI agree! I have always HATED ric rac. This is the first time I’ve seen it used and it hasn’t made me want to run away!
Jami J says
April 3, 2011 at 9:53 pmThese are wonderful!!! So cute! 😀 Thanks for sharing the idea!
Karen Hess says
April 5, 2011 at 10:04 pmAwesome!!! I can’t wait to make one! Thanks, Nikkala!!
Tania says
April 6, 2011 at 5:10 amthis is so beautiful, thanks for sharing, found your link on: justsomethingImade.com
Amie says
April 6, 2011 at 9:43 amI just discovered this project from a link on Twitter – I am in love with that ring, I can’t wait to try this on my own. Thank you for sharing!
Jenn Lucas says
April 6, 2011 at 9:44 amThanks for this tutorial – it is so cute! I know how to make all kinds of rolled flowers – ribbon, fabric, etc., etc., etc., but I have to admit, this is the first time I’ve seen this one.
K{IR}STEN says
April 6, 2011 at 11:19 pmHow lovely! My mother had a pearl necklace many yrs ago with similar roses on it. Immediatley, I thought of this necklace when I came across your post. What a neat idea…..and to think with rick rack! Awesome!
Debra says
April 7, 2011 at 9:02 pmI have seen a lot of flower tuts, but I really like this one. I may have to make a few and make some sort of hair accessory for myself. Really pretty outcome!
Laura Rhodes says
April 10, 2011 at 11:31 pmOh how lovely and simple! I would have never thought of it! Thanks for sharing and may the Lord bless your week! Laura Rhodes
http://rhodesembroiderycreations.webs.com/
http://rhodescreations.blogspot.com
darla says
April 15, 2011 at 2:30 amlove the rose you make i use make rose;s out of ribbions i take my stuff to the hospital when i had i have to 9to 13 days most times so i make lots of crafts the hospital and would give them away . this lady siister wasin the hospital and she was very sick she knock on my door andask tocomei said ok she said i hear your makeing flowers out ribbions i yesi am she said mayi buy one from you see my sister very sister and havingto moved to aother hospital she i just wanted give her asmall gift i wasso happy come and asked i happy togive her and her sister
to play with crafts not only help you passthe time away but we can put smile on others faces with our crafts . i am learing jewerly madeing i enjoy just shareing with others and i want say thank you for share with allof us . i try rember to dropin to vist here love yyour blog . god bless all
Carmen says
April 17, 2011 at 4:14 pmbuenisimo, me encanto!!!
...love Maegan says
April 21, 2011 at 2:48 pmadorable!
Alexandra says
April 21, 2011 at 9:09 pmI think your hands are great!
maize hutton says
April 24, 2011 at 12:06 pmReminds me of my rick rack ring tutorial.
http://maizehutton.blogspot.com/2011/02/rick-rack-rings-diy.html
Angela says
April 27, 2011 at 2:40 pmThese would be great in different spring colors on a wreath mixed with other fabric flowers. Great tutorial!!!
Leslie says
May 1, 2011 at 9:03 amThank you for sharing this tut! I am going to make these and glue them to my ugly hair clips. They are the only things that hold my hair, but ewwww, very ugly! I know this will dress them right up! I am glad I found you!
Chelsea says
May 1, 2011 at 10:46 amWhat a cute idea! I can’t wait to try this. I think I’m going to make some and sew them on throw pillows or maybe stitch to a knitted scarf.
http://www.sothisisarmylife.blogspot.com
Diane says
May 6, 2011 at 7:08 amThanks so much for the GREAT tutorial. It’s so easy to follow. I can’t wait to make some of these for myself.
Beverly @ Flamingotoes.com says
May 6, 2011 at 11:02 amI love these!! They are so pretty! I used them on a throw pillow I made for spring! (I linked to you too. 😉 Here’s the link if you want to check them out! http://www.flamingotoes.com/2011/05/spring-zig-zag-ric-rac-pillows/
Nikkala says
May 6, 2011 at 12:11 pmBeverly, your pillows are so stinking cute! Thanks for linking back. I went ahead and shared them on Facebook and Twitter. Love them!
Falaxy says
May 14, 2011 at 5:31 pmbrilliant idea! thanks so much for sharing it! : )
La Pie Kikou says
May 15, 2011 at 4:06 amc’est une très bonne idée, j’aime beaucoup,
bonne journée, Jocelyne
Beverly says
May 18, 2011 at 8:04 pmThese roses are the cutest and sweetest things I have seen! Thanks for sharing!
Monique says
May 22, 2011 at 7:00 amMerci pour le tuto de ces superbes roses. Amitiés Monique
Rachael says
May 27, 2011 at 5:46 amThese are absolutely fabulous, I love them and can’t wait to have a try at making them.
I have put a link on my blog because they are the my favourite thing I’ve come across this week!
Rachael
RebekahSue says
June 13, 2011 at 8:35 pmI love this! Although it uses a sewing machine and I am not lucky enough to have one. Any suggestions on how to do it without one? Love these though!
malox qui bidouille says
June 14, 2011 at 1:29 amhi!!
thank you for your tutorial …
Your hands are beautiful ;o)
friendly
Laura says
June 14, 2011 at 3:39 amEs precioso !!!!!
Muchas gracias y un besito desde Barcelona !
Andrea says
June 15, 2011 at 6:12 amobrigada pela florzinha, amei. vou tentar fazer
beijos e ate mais
jen says
June 20, 2011 at 3:46 pmcute idea! think hot glue or glue dots would work instead?
Annica says
June 26, 2011 at 1:55 pmI am normally the farthest thing from a fan of rickrack, but you may just have made a believer of me with this tutorial. I think I might have to bend my will and (gasp) go out and buy some rickrack, just for these! Thanks for the rickrack conversion! 🙂
Susan Ayers says
July 6, 2011 at 6:32 amOk I officially love this but I have a question… What can I use or how can I wrap this to make it stay semi open, such as on your ring? I am planning on a few of these as decorations on a display but I don’t want to have to continually reopen them?
Valerie says
July 7, 2011 at 8:34 pmThis is so cute! I just made this and hot glued it to a ring I had. The only problem I had was that the finished product was really bulky and kind of heavy. But that’s a small price to pay for something so cute.
Panz says
July 12, 2011 at 7:17 pmYour hands look like your model was wasted money!! Thank you for such a great idea. I just love this and will begin testing it immediately. I detest those natty mini roses from WalMart. These will work much, much better. I think a twist of green on each side will make leaves.
donna mikasa says
July 12, 2011 at 11:37 pmThese are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing such a clear tutorial!
Alicia @ Sweet Ava Kate says
July 14, 2011 at 1:25 pmI adore this! Thanks for sharing the tutorial! I have some rick rack in my craft room, think I’ll try this when the kids go down for a nap! 🙂
Mary Kathryn says
August 4, 2011 at 7:22 pmI have extra ric rac and am going to try attaching it to a bobby pin and making a clip for my daughters!! Love it, thanks!
Jill Young says
August 7, 2011 at 4:26 pmIsn’t there a product that is kinda like Mod Podge but makes fabric flowers look like porcelain when dipped in the product? I wonder how these would look like that?
I think that they would look great on a headband too.
Nikkala says
January 9, 2012 at 10:06 amYes, I just learned about it. It’s called Utee!
Colleen says
August 28, 2011 at 7:12 pmThat’s a wonderful idea! I absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Tamara @ Etcetorize says
August 31, 2011 at 8:30 amOooooh! I love these. I can’t wait to try this out.
Theophanie says
August 31, 2011 at 10:46 amThat is beautiful!
P.S. Your hands aren’t any worse than mine.
Alexandria says
September 10, 2011 at 6:08 pmI just made one out of my leftover turquoise rick rack and i Love how it turned out! here’s a pic –> http://alexandriajette.blogspot.com/2011/09/easy-crafting.html
Nikkala says
September 10, 2011 at 6:32 pmAck! I love it!
Claire says
September 14, 2011 at 1:34 pmwe did something similar, but i’d like to try this one as well!
http://inspiringpretty.com/2011/06/08/handmade-wednesday-fabric-rosettes/
sharon says
October 19, 2011 at 9:32 amMy son is getting married next month and the wedding has a “vintage” theme. We are having the rehearsal dinner at a beach house – I think I will make many of these in the wedding colors and scatter them on the tables etc. These are adorable!
carinissima says
October 22, 2011 at 1:25 amQuelle belle idée, je pense que je vais m’en servir! Merci!
Picsou630 says
October 29, 2011 at 6:42 amIt’s a very good idea…the result is beautiful.
Bravo et félicitations. Merci pour le tuto
cindy valente says
November 7, 2011 at 5:29 pmI do love your rick rack rosettes. However, I would like to print out the directions and cannot figure out how w/out printing all the extra pages of comments. Can you help me w/ that? Thanks, Cindy.
janet wilson says
November 8, 2011 at 6:10 pmFascinating – love them and feek very intrigued to try making one :o)
Thank you for the inspiration!!
Krista says
November 9, 2011 at 1:41 pmI’ve been making theserosettes and attaching them to stretch lace and making them into bracelets for my daughters. They look so delicate on their cute little arms.
Bianca Moraes says
November 16, 2011 at 9:48 amWow! I love this! 😀
The funny thing about it is: I’m from Brazil and saw this tutorial here first! That one you linked is in Brazil’s portuguese! I’m so proud of it! 😛
Thank you for sharing! I’m going right now get my rick racks! 😀
;*
jane brant says
November 20, 2011 at 11:25 amwow..Love your clear and concise directions. 5 stars for the authors and photographers!!
Ramya says
January 1, 2012 at 9:18 pmAwesome!! can’t think of any other word to describe…Brilliant work…neat and beautiful…
Kim says
January 9, 2012 at 3:25 pmthis is a wonderful idea, can hardly wait to try it out…ty~
Deana says
January 21, 2012 at 2:12 pmThat is sew cute I just Stumbled upon you….and joined up..I’d like to invite you to CountryMommaCooks Link & Greet party going on now-Sunday….have a lovely weekend!
Alexsa says
January 22, 2012 at 11:21 pmhello ladies, I loved this rosette idea, but I can’t braid my rick rack 🙁 I make a mess on it every time I try to.
can you please help me. I really want to do it, I bought several rick rack packs and I don’t want them to get wasted.
thanks 🙂
Tammie says
January 31, 2012 at 10:45 amI love this tutorial. Thank you for taking your time to share this with us. I made a red rose ring and love it. I did share a picture of my finished project and a link to your blog post.
http://www.justmaketime.com/2012/01/30/one-project-goal-down-eleven-more-to-go/
Thanks again!
Rosabella says
February 12, 2012 at 7:08 amgreat!!! I love it ♥
Alix of Bigbluebed says
February 24, 2012 at 6:11 amThis is a lovely tutorial and the flowers are so sweet. Thank you for sharing.
COUSON says
February 24, 2012 at 9:29 amWhat a clover idea!Thanks alot!
sheila says
March 23, 2012 at 3:41 pmThis is great. I love it. I will definetly try to make some. Thanks a lot.
Vika says
April 12, 2012 at 12:02 amStupendous!
I really like the result of the rick rack ^_^.
I think I will make a headband with this rosettes.
You inspire me. Thanks a lot.
Marsha says
April 21, 2012 at 11:15 pmThis is great! Luv it!! I think they would dress up a plain purse or tote bag or of course, on wreaths. I’ve been making felt flowers. The scalloped edges really make these look nice.
Tiana says
June 7, 2012 at 7:31 amThe rose is SUPERB! I might never make it as I have never seen that rick-rack in our shops, but I loved the idea.
What I actually wanted to say was that you should never EVER apologize for what you are or what you have. Those hands you apologize for made this wonder! It is what they can do, not how they look like that really matters. And you should be proud of this!
Amanda says
June 8, 2012 at 10:33 pmThese are great! So easy to make…I’m making these as a part of an arrangement for my wedding decoration. Instead of going out and spending extra for a can of starch, I used hairspray that I had left over from years ago to stiffen the petals up and keep them open! Works great, I just put on a few extra layers in between dryings for extra stiffness.
Rose says
July 7, 2012 at 12:09 pmI’ve made these rickrack roses for years but didn’t think to sew one edge to keep it together just glued as I rolled. This will be far messier! Thanks!
Tanja says
July 19, 2012 at 11:58 amI’ve tried this last night… what should I say…
Awsome!!!!! I Love this!
Thank you so much for this idea!!!
Many greetings from Germany (Frankfurt)
Gail says
August 8, 2012 at 6:59 pmThese are so beautiful…they actually look vintage. Can’t believe they are made so simply. You’re clever! Thanks for sharing this. Gail (BibleLoveNotes.com)
Faye Cox says
August 9, 2012 at 7:33 amThis is a beautiful idea! Thanks for sharing. It brought back memories of when I was a teanager and my brother and I used rickrack to gather one side and make earrings and even sold some. Back then you could buy the screw-on type earring backs and we would glue them on the backs of the rickrack. It would look like a cup and saucer. I cannot remember exactly how we made them but your idea is just great.
sara octaviano says
September 29, 2012 at 9:21 amI am making these in variation of shades of pink to put on a diaper cake for a baby girl! Thank you for idea.
lindamarcella says
November 11, 2012 at 2:28 pmthank you so much for sharing this. I have been looking for patterns to make accessories for my suit jackets and to make for my god child who wears very classic dresses but loves glittery shoes and hair bows. I can see this used either in her hair or as a shoe decoration. If you have any other suggestions kindly forward them.
Acutie says
November 27, 2012 at 3:00 amI saw this and had to try it out. Not as perfect as yours but thanks for the inspiration 🙂 you can see the results here http://goo.gl/XcrmL
Andrea says
February 4, 2013 at 9:03 pmI had vowed to have a flower free wedding. Until now. These are great! I’m going to do a bouquet, several rings, and several boutonnieres! Yay!
Areej says
February 16, 2013 at 5:19 amThanks for sharing .
DignA WILSON says
April 21, 2013 at 6:15 pmi really love it..thanks for sharing..love you idea of the ring..saving this instructions for later…im going to do some for my grandgirls…..
Alison says
May 23, 2014 at 2:27 amI was looking for inspiration on making fabric flowers, I am a florist anyway but wanted something unique as I couldn’t find tartan flowers! Now I know! Thank you for sharing :0)
Jan Murry says
July 17, 2014 at 6:22 amThanks so much – I’m envisioning a grouping of three to make a lovely brooch. Thanks for sharing!
Maryellen Baughman says
October 10, 2014 at 4:24 pmWould love to see how your brooch turned out…I don’t have a sewing machine, but am going to see what I can do about working without the rick rack …. maybe I’m dreaming! LOL!