I never FELT so many flowers!

One of my new discoveries and the very thing that has lit a fire under my creative tushie this season is the yarn wreath with felt flowers.  I admit it, I saw this browsing Etsy, and you see what happened next…  Of course I didn’t copy the artist’s original design.  While I do believe imitation is the highest form of flattery, I would never try to pass off another person’s work as my own.  I am an idea thief. This is MY little wreath and I LOVE it!  It reminds me of a warm cozy sweater I just want to cuddle up in!  As I have been researching other ideas to take on how to create the beautiful flowers for the wreaths, I have had my eyes opened to so much more! All this time I thought felt was just a children’s craft project. What I fool I have been!  I have a good little stock of various types of felt flowers growing in my craft room…  I can’t wait to show you what I do with the harvest!!! Stay tuned!!  And while these flowers are indeed FABLOUS, felt can be turned into so much more than just flowers! It can be made into beautiful coasters, trivets, slippers, dolls, and stuffed animals… the list go on!  I foresee a lot of felt in our futures!

Its So FLUFFY!!!

Okay, so maybe I am one of the few people in the world who had never seen this before.  Please don't think of me poorly.  I finally did see it. I took the idea, and I ran with it!  Ain't she just as pretty as the frosting on a lily white cupcake!  Unfortunately, I didn't take pics of the work in progress.  I was too busy picking hot glue off my burning fingers.  That's okay.  Just like childbirth, it was worth it in the end! From here forth though, I assure you, I will be documenting all the steps to the wonderful projects that will appear here.  I happened to have promised my mom one of these beauties, so as soon as I get to work on it (once my finger burns have all healed of course...) I'll take you through all the steps. You can find various versions of this project all over the web. You can use white or brown filters, or for those over achievers out there, you can color them any color you like by various means.  You can also make them in various sizes and shapes. This is an inexpensive project for someone with some time on their hands.  I used over 450 coffee filters, a round 14" foam wreath form from the floral section of my local craft store, and lots of hot glue. Did I mention to use caution with that stuff? It really burns!