Stuff I've made: Quick-change corsage necklace

This is a project I did months ago but I never showed it here. When I saw this Quick Change Corsage Necklace project over on The Polka Dot Chair, I knew it was something I wanted to make! In fact, I invited a few friends to make one with me and we happily crafted for a few hours while our kids played.

I used Melissa's tutorials for making the necklace, so I won't reprint that here. I used chains purchased at Michael's (they had a much better selection than JoAnn's); they're fairly inexpensive but they frequently go on sale or you can always use a 40% off coupon to make them an even better price.

I used a different method from Melissa to make my flowers. I used my Big Shot die cutting machine and this Bigz Flower Foldz die from Stampin' Up! to cut flowers from fabric and stacked them up and stitched through them to make the flower. The big white flower in the photo is actually a silk flower from the craft store--I simply removed the plastic stamen thingy and replaced it with a gorgeous pearly vintage button instead.

I gave my necklaces and flowers away, so now I need to make more for myself. Maybe some fall flowers in wool felt, corduroy, tweed or leather? These make great little gifts! They're easy and affordable and it's fun to be able to change out the flowers to match your outfit. Because the flowers have a pin back, they can also be worn without the necklace as well. Thanks to Melissa for a great tutorial!