Election Fever sweeps the nation as the UK gears up towards going to the polls on May 6th. All over the country, and the virtual UK on the net, they're fighting it out in glorious yellow, blue and red (with the occasional bit of green).
Election rosettes tend to err on the 'part of a clown's outfit' side of things so I hunted down these rather lovely rosettes to help show where you stand with a bit of style.
Preprodepot sell all manner of retro fabric fabulousness and also run a blog featuring ideas on what to do with your precious purchases. Their Little Rosette Ornaments tutorial takes scrap fabric and vintage buttons and turns them into something stylish.
To adapt the pattern to a simple stylish rosette you can stitch something in your colour of choice, then add a brooch pin of the back and a couple of ribbons.
Pledge your party allegiance with a bit of panache.
