Bedazzling Flowers
The Magic Yarn Project needs thousands of fabric flowers every month. Our flower combinations are sparkly, easy, and perfect for beginner teen and adult Magic Makers who want to help The Magic Yarn Project bloom.
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- Before purchasing supplies, please review the approved styles below in detail. We only use the color combinations shown below!
- Please reach out to your nearest donation location to verify their current needs. If in doubt, please make the small Rapunzel flowers. Rapunzel is our most popular wig request, and each wig needs a dozen small flowers for the braid — we use thousands of them every year.
Small Rapunzel Flowers
Printable Rapunzel Small Flower Instructions
- Use small silk/fabric flowers–about 2 inches across–in ONLY pastel purple, lavender, or pastel pink.
- Paper flowers will deteriorate if they get wet and should NOT be used!
- Flowers that work well: daisies, pansies, hydrangeas
- Do NOT use bulky flowers that will not lay flat (examples: roses, lilies, peonies, chrysanthemums)
- Take the fabric part of the flowers off the stems, and remove all of the plastic — take off the plastic backings and centers so the flowers can lay as flat as possible when glued on the wigs. If the flowers have plastic ribbing bonded to the fabric, please do not use them.
- Glue 2-3 flower layers together with hot glue. Keep your work tidy; no glue should be visible on the final product.
- “Bedazzle” the center of each stack with one small, clear, flat-back plastic gem. Please do not use other gem colors.
- Sort your finished pieces into sets of 12 flowers and group them using a small plastic baggie. Bonus points for mixing half pink and half purple flowers in the same baggie.
Some of our favorite supplies
Amazon
Hobby Lobby
HL flowers go on sale every other week. They are found on the regular aisles with shelves in most stores (not where the buckets are)
- Double Ruffle Pink – Item Code 811083
- Double Ruffle Lavender – Item Code 811091
- Hydrangea Pink – Item Code 1881135
- Hydrangea Purple – Item Code 1881085
- Mini Rose Pink – Item Code 914978
Large Purple Rapunzel Flowers
Printable Rapunzel Large Purple Flower Instructions
- Use silk/fabric flowers in purple or lavender, about 4-5 inches across
- Paper flowers will deteriorate if they get wet and should NOT be used!
- Flowers that work well: gerbera daisies, hibiscus
- Do NOT use bulky flowers that will not lay flat (examples: roses, lilies, peonies, chrysanthemums)
- Take the fabric part of the flowers off the stems, and remove all of the plastic — take off the plastic backings and centers so the flowers can lay as flat as possible when glued on the wigs. If the flowers have plastic ribbing bonded to the fabric, please do not use them.
- Glue 3-4 flower layers together with hot glue. Keep your work tidy; no glue should be visible on the final product.
- “Bedazzle” the center of each stack with one large, clear, flat-back plastic gem. Please do not use other gem colors.
Some of our favorite supplies
- Lavender Sample
- Purple Sample
- Lavender and Purple Sample NOTE: Do not combine the pink petals with the purple petals. Separate the pinks to send in for our Rainbow wigs. Please do NOT purchase flowers specifically for Rainbow wigs as we need far less of those.
Large Yellow Rapunzel Flowers
Printable Rapunzel Large Yellow Flower Instructions
- Use silk/fabric flowers in yellow with accents of orange or gold, about 4-5 inches across
- Paper flowers will deteriorate if they get wet and should NOT be used!
- Flowers that work well: sunflowers, gerbera daisies, hibiscus
- Do NOT use bulky flowers that will not lay flat (examples: roses, lilies, peonies, chrysanthemums)
- Take the fabric part of the flowers off the stems, and remove all of the plastic — take off the plastic backings and centers so the flowers can lay as flat as possible when glued on the wigs. If the flowers have plastic ribbing bonded to the fabric, please do not use them.
- Glue 3-4 flower layers together with hot glue. Keep your work tidy; no glue should be visible on the final product.
- “Bedazzle” the center of each stack with one large, clear, flat-back plastic gem. Please do not use other gem colors.
Some of our favorite supplies
Amazon – these two together can create 28 beautiful flowers
- Yellow Gerber Daisies (available as of 09/14/2024)
- Orange Gerber Daisies (available as of 09/14/2024)
Hobby Lobby
- Large Yellow with accents of Orange Sample NOTE: Please combine the yellow and orange petals following the Large Yellow Rapunzel Flower Instructions. Use the purple petals following the Large Purple Rapunzel Flowers instructions. Separate the pink to send in for our Rainbow wigs. Please do NOT purchase flowers specifically for Rainbow wigs as we need far less of those.
Moana Flowers
Printable Moana Flower Instructions
- Use silk/fabric flowers in pink hydrangea, orange hydrangea, or seasonal plumeria. All completed Moana flowers should be about 2 inches in size.
- Paper flowers will deteriorate if they get wet and should NOT be used!
- Take the fabric part of the flowers off the stems, and remove all of the plastic — take off the plastic backings and centers so the flowers can lay as flat as possible when glued on the wigs. If the flowers have plastic ribbing bonded to the fabric, please do not use them.
- Please see the Printable Moana Flower Instructions for how to layer and hot glue the pieces together. Please follow these instructions in detail; we are looking for specific sets of flowers.
- We prefer round, clear, flat-back gems for all flowers. However, for Moana ONLY, you may instead choose a gem color that matches the petal color. No gems should be larger than 8 mm.
- Sort your finished pieces into sets of 15 flowers and group them using a small plastic baggie. Each set must be the same type and color of flower with the same type and color of gems in the center.
Some of our favorite supplies
Amazon
- Hydrangea in Burnt Orange (available as of 08/23/2024)
- Hydrangea in Fuchsia (available as of 08/23/2024)
- Pink Sample (out of stock as of 08/23/2024)
- Orange Sample (out of stock as of 08/23/2024)
- White Sample (available as of 08/23/2024)
- White Sample (available as of 08/23/2024)
Hobby Lobby
- White Double Ruffle(available as of 08/23/2024)
Moana Leaves
- Choose broad green silk/fabric leaves, each between 1.5 to 3 inches. No ivy or eucalyptus (skinny) leaves.
- We STRONGLY prefer leaves that do not have plastic ribbing glued/bonded to the back (which prevent the leaves from lying flat on the wig).
- Remove the leaves from any plastic or wire stems. Use scissors to trim off any long plastic stems from the base of each leaf.
- Sort leaves into sets of 12-15 and group them using a small plastic baggie. Each set must be the same type.
Some of our favorites
Amazon
- Rose Leaves (available as of 08/23/2024) These are about 1.5 inches in width and 2 inches in length and acceptable. Please send in in sets of 15.