DIY Felt Flowers
INSIDE : Calling all black thumbs! Learn how to make gorgeous DIY felt flowers with these simple to follow instructions! They would be the perfect Mother’s Day gift or even bouquet because these flowers can live on forever.
I love felt. Once I found a source for really lovely felt colors, I have noticed I have been drawn to felt over paper crafts! Something about felt feels more forgiving and I think the texture adds something that paper just can not provide.
Yesterday, I sat down with my favorite felt colors and a bag of straws determined to come up with a fun and colorful Mother’s Day idea… and out of that came these adorable DIY Felt Flowers!
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What supplies do I need to make DIY Felt Flowers?
Colorful Jumbo Straws
Sewing Scissors
Assorted Cheerful Shades of Felt
Hot Glue Gun
How do I make DIY Felt Flowers?
Finding a good felt source, is half the battle with felt crafting. I never could find non-crayola crayon colors at my local craft supply stores.
For these DIY Felt Flowers, I just had fun. I created a basic Calla Lilly flower using Something Turquoise’s felt tutorial as a guide.
Then, I just started making up flower shapes as I went! I cut the pink felt into thin pieces and slowly rolled it, gluing as I went. It created the most lovely flower center. Then, I created a Calla Lilly shape around it.
To create another fun center, I took a 1″ strip of felt and folded it in half. Then, in varying distances, I cut small slices halfway of the width. Then, I slowly rolled it, gluing as I went.
I had fun adding petal like layers to each of the flowers, not really worrying if it was a real flower or just looked pretty and colorful.
Once, the main flowers were completed, I added a generous amount of hot glue inside my straw tip and gently pushed the felt flower into the straw. A final strip of green felt, secured around the base of the straw acts like the sepal of the flower and also covers the flower to straw connection.
These felt flowers would be a perfect Mother’s Day craft. My daughter is already asking me one, but honestly I am so smitten with them… I don’t think I can part with any of them!
These soft green shades play so well together.
And the fun straws are the perfect touch of whimsey and color!
Now, I’m on the lookout for the perfect permanent vase to set these on display.
Learn how to make gorgeous DIY felt flowers with these simple to follow instructions! They would be the perfect Mother's Day gift or even bouquet because these flowers can live on forever. - Have fun adding petal like layers to each of the flowers. Don't worry if they really look like real flowers - they just need to look pretty and colorful!
DIY Felt Flowers
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Wow! These look so cute. I’ve never tried making anything in felt before but this one makes me want too!
Felt is seriously so easy to craft with. I highly recommend you trying it out!! 😉
love these! so sweet!
Thanks so much, Wendy!!
These are such a cute DIY! I’ll definitely try making these over the summer.
These are so so sweet! I especially love the all green one
These are so cute Amy! I especially love the succulent looking one!
Thank you, Rachel! I loved making these so so much. I think the succulent looking one is my favorite, too. 😉
Oh my goodness, these are just the cutest! So so pretty, I think you should sell these on Etsy!! <3 <3 <3
Thanks girl! I’m not sure I could sell them on Etsy… I’d make some and want to keep them ALL for myself. =)