First you cut out a flower shape from organza or some other very sheer fabric. I made my shape have five petals. You cut out five or six of these. Then, cut out five or six of the same shape but in a smaller version. Now, is the fun part. You light a candle and you gently melt the edges above the flame. It makes the fabric curl and twist in the most wonderful way. You then assemble the pieces starting with the smaller pieces first. You then sew a button or beads or whatever in the middle to connect all the pieces and a brooch pin to the back. All Done.

You don't really burn the fabric. The heat of the candle melts it, but I bet that story is a great one!

scroll down to modo and click show all replies. I bet most moms would love one.

I gave some instructions in an answer to "modo". They are really fun to make. I had never made them before and this was my second one, so they are very easy to do for I am not an artist!!!

If you scroll down this page to modo and click on see all replies, you'll see directions on how to do one. This was just my second one. They are fun to do and very simple with terrific results.