Materials: felt (I used the cheap felt, but you could use nicer wool felt), embroidery floss, yarn (optional), beads or buttons, pin back, scissors, a needle

Cost: about $1/brooch (or less)

Time: 20-30 minutes

Cut out petals and leaves for your flower. I cut these out freehand, but you could make a pattern first. I used 6 larger petals (pink), 6 smaller petals (red), and two leaves (brown).

Next, use your embroidery floss (or thread) to sew your petals together (see below). You can stitch a simple detail around the edge of your petals (see the red part and the brown leaves), or just use a simple chain stitch to connect your petals together. When you have these stitched together, pull each end tight (see the picture below).

Layer your pieces and loosely thread yarn throughout your flower. Stitch all pieces together adding your beads or buttons in the center and your brooch pin to the back. Use this to accessorize a hat, a coat or a purse.

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