“Mom, can I use these flowers?” my 12-year-old daughter asked, showing me a plastic bag of bright Off-Center Ovals and single Plump Leaves from Crochet Bouquet.
I said, “Okay.” I didn’t hear a peep out of her for a long time. She emerged from her room with a poster. It was a collage of things she likes, a couple of badges from school, a ribbon she won—and some crocheted flowers.
It was so pretty, and such a good idea for using crocheted flowers, I had to share it with you. I think small, flat flowers would be great decorations for scrapbook pages, too.
Then my 12-year-old did something else that made me very happy. She helped her little sister make a collage, too! They used the Firewheels from the book, and I love how they glued Baby Stars onto a Fern Leaf. It looks very exotic.
The best way to glue a flower or leaf is to paint the glue onto the back with a stiff brush. Be sure to brush the glue all the way to the edges. Then press gently in place on your project. Brushing the glue on helps to avoid globs of glue squeezing out between the stitches.