Once you start making these flowers, they are a little bit addictive. I have a whole bouquet in my living room right now. Inspired by the felted wool flowers of Crispina ffrench, I set out to make a simpler version for kids. This was the perfect no-sew craft for campers who needed a break from the needle or had just a few minutes left but wanted to make something. I am thinking they would make a sweet gift as well.
Gather your materials: scraps of cotton and felt (we found that fleece was hard for kids), buttons, and floral wire. I am not sure of my wire gauge, but I think it might be too thin. You want the wire to be a little stiff, but still small enough to go through buttons.
Step 1: Fold the floral wire in half.
Step 2: Add a shank button onto one part of the wire and slide it all the way to the middle. This is the center of the flower.
Step 3: Keep adding buttons. This time, use flat buttons and go through both ends of the wire. If you have a button with 4 holes, just thread the wire through 2 button holes.
This is the top of the flower. Now, let's add fabric petals.
Step 4: Gather bits of cotton and felt fabric. You can cut them to make petal-like shapes if you want.
Step 5: Gently push the wire through the fabric. This can be tricky at first. Push through 1 wire at a time. If you wiggle the wire a little, it will go through easier.
Step 6: Once you have all the petals on, twist the wire all the way to the end. It's like twisting 2 pipe cleaners together.
Add to a little vase and give to a friend!
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