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How to… make pretty 3D Felt Flowers

11 February 2011 33 Comments

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And now.. to the How To:

I went to the Knit & Stitch show a couple of months ago – a craft fair that tours the UK – it was LOVELY! Amazing to see so many crafty peeps all in one place and wonderful crafty materials! One lovely lady, showed us a technique for making simple 3D felt flowers. Her creations were stunning and so pretty you could use them on jewellery! So take a look today. Have a go and if you get really good, just think of all the pretty things you could make: necklaces, hat decorations, pins etc etc.

The photos I am showing you, are from my FIRST go ever. So you will see, it really is easy! I made a hair slide for Pip Squeak. I also think the photos don’t do the final creation just. So DO DO DO have a go!

Materials: Felt (with natural fibres, such as wool or cotton), PVA or Wood Glue, scissors, a bed or felt bobble or a button, a hair slide or brooch.

I did have a go with normal acrylic felt that you use for crafting with children. It DID work, but the effect was different – less whimsical maybe? But still pretty.

1) Cut a circle

2) Cut petals (I did four on the small ones and 6 on the large one)

3) Apply glue to both sides of the felt (I used my finger, but you can use a brush)

4) With a brush or pen, shape the felt by folding it round the pen

5) Put to one side to dry

6) Revisit and reshape several times (I may have done this 4-5 times throughout the course of one day. If you place these under a light, with some foil underneath, it should speed up the process, so am sure you can get these done during one “TV” session)

7) Play with the different petals and buttons and see what looks nicest. I found a little pearl button that was just too cute

8 ) Sew on the button/ felt bobble and then sew onto your slide.

Done.

Enjoy!!!

Now that I have had a go at this little flower, I really have the felt bug! And I would love to give some other felty crafts a go. My sponsor, Blooming Felt, is a great first stop:

They have a great selection of Craft Books to get you inspired and which show how to make felt crafts. They have all the Felt Supplies you will ever need, including Needle Felting Supplies and accessories, such as buttons and gorgeous ribbon and plastic needles for beginners. You will even find some tutorials. Go and take a look and see what inspires you to Get Crafty!

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33 Comments »

Gattina said:

That looks very cute ! A very nice idea !

# 11 February 2011 at 6:43 am

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# 11 February 2011 at 8:11 am

Liz Burton said:

That hairslide is so pretty (although no way near as purdy as your lil girl!)

Yet again, you have inspired! x

# 11 February 2011 at 9:31 am

Red Ted Art (author) said:

Aaah Liz, what a lovely comment… thank you

# 11 February 2011 at 1:05 pm

icklebabe_com said:

Love that !!! and pip is SOOOOOOO cute XXXXXXX

# 11 February 2011 at 1:05 pm

Red Ted Art (author) said:

Aaaah thank you but don’t speak “too soon”, have a “cute” pic of Pip Squeak where she drew a “tash” on her face… lovely!

# 11 February 2011 at 1:17 pm

Brandi said:

That is adorable!

# 11 February 2011 at 2:02 pm

Chris at Thinly Spread said:

Gorgeous! I love working with felt, off for a look at their site right now!

# 11 February 2011 at 2:49 pm

Michelle said:

A cute idea.
You have a lovely daughter!

# 11 February 2011 at 3:25 pm

Amy said:

Those are neat. Thanks for sharing this.

# 11 February 2011 at 9:03 pm

becky said:

What an easy craft and so cute! Youve done it again Maggie!

# 11 February 2011 at 10:29 pm

maryanne said:

That felt looks lovely, and the flowers are super cute!

# 12 February 2011 at 3:28 pm

Rachel said:

these are too cutez1 great job! I would love it if you joined our link party over here: http://www.bubblynaturecreations.com/2011/02/project-party-weekend-heart-shaped-ice.html

Have a great weekend!

# 12 February 2011 at 5:27 pm

Aly said:

Very cute and easy to make.I must get back to messing about with felt again.I have redirected the traffic from Blogger to my Word Press for the gingerbread men tutorial.Don’t worry about changing it as I’m going to self host soon and the URL will change again.

# 13 February 2011 at 4:32 pm

creativejewishmom/Sara said:

Love these flowers and can’t wait to try this! Thanks so very much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday, great to have you!

# 14 February 2011 at 12:15 pm

JDaniel4's Mom said:

This is so cut! I bet there are hundreds of ways to use the flowers.

# 14 February 2011 at 12:46 pm

Melanie said:

Thanks for the directions on making these beautiful flowers! They are super cute! I found you through Made By You Mondays and am now a follower.

Melanie
youmadethat.blogspot.com

# 15 February 2011 at 12:06 am

Rebecca Cooper said:

these are so sweet Maggy! LOVE!! Rebecca

# 15 February 2011 at 6:51 pm

Red Ted Art (author) said:

Aaaah what lovely comments – thank you all!!!

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# 26 February 2011 at 11:25 pm

Kizzy said:

Love the flowers, will have to have a go when I find the time!!!

# 1 March 2011 at 9:10 pm

Lisa Hodson said:

Love these! Am thinking of using them to create nail/pin covers for hanging things on the wall.

# 3 April 2011 at 3:42 pm

Kelly said:

So cute I would love it if you linked up to the Glitter Party! http://runwithglitter.blogspot.com/2011/04/running-with-glitter-3-link-party.html

# 5 April 2011 at 1:35 am

Red Ted Art (author) said:

Done!

# 5 April 2011 at 9:55 am

Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims said:

These are sooo cute!! I love making flowers out of felt.

I’d love for you to link this up to my new link party, Your Whims Wednesday! http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/04/your-whims-wednesday-1.html

# 6 April 2011 at 3:11 am

Julie Bagamary said:

Very cute and clever.

# 6 April 2011 at 12:26 pm

Molly said:

They are lovely, and so gorgeous in your little girls hair. I have some felt so will have a go!

# 7 April 2011 at 12:55 pm

Amanda said:

I have some black felt I’ve been wondering what to do with, think this might be a perfect project to use it with x

# 7 April 2011 at 1:42 pm

mummiafelice said:

wow – fabulous!! I love the hair slide! Might have to have a go at these. I have two girls who would LOVE them!

Thank you so much for linking up with me – I am honoured!

# 7 April 2011 at 4:15 pm

Rachel said:

Those are so sweet! Thanks so much for sharing these at last week’s For the Kids Link Party!!

rachel at SunScholars.blogspot.com

# 8 April 2011 at 8:32 pm

Becky said:

I love how these hold their shape. Thanks for sharing at Beyond The Picket Fence.

# 10 April 2011 at 6:42 pm

Tammy@she wears flowers said:

These are great! I’m sharing on FB today!

# 12 April 2011 at 10:10 pm

Karen said:

No sew- this is the way to go (for me)! I would like to have a girl and decorste with these- I still make this stuff. my son likes pretty flowers! goobyecityhellosuburbs

# 12 April 2011 at 10:53 pm