How to… make pretty 3D Felt Flowers

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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. We love Felt Craft Ideas!

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!

To make these lovely felt flowers you will need

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

How to make no sew felt flowers with glue

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!

More amazing Felt Craft Ideas for you here – many of these are especially good for felt scrap tutorials:

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