Though we’re still rocking highs of 85 degrees in Florida, though leaves are still green and flip flops are still the footwear of choice, I’ve decided…it’s time…TO FALL-IFY.
Felt Flower Wreath…for Fall!
I wouldn’t consider myself a “wreath girl,” but a little while back, I had come across a winter wreath on Pinterest by Colour Her Hope that had me inspired. So, I decided to take on fall colors for my version and try my hand at the popular felt flower method.
Three words to describe this project: easy, fun, and carpel-tunnel (I don’t think I could make these for a living because my hands would fall off from all the tight twisting and glue gun burns, but one is just fine!).
Here’s a tutorial, so you can whip up your own:
SUPPLIES:
- Felt in your colors of choice! Felt sells for $2.99 / yard at Jo-Ann’s. I used about half a yard of each color.
- A wreath! They’re all over craft stores these days for about $2.99.
- Wreath hanger or ribbon for hanging your wreath. I used burlap ribbon from Hobby Lobby, on sale for $4.99 for 3o feet (that’s a lot of wreaths).
- Fabric scissors and a glue gun.
STEP 1: Cut your fabric into circles of all sizes. Little ones, big ones. No need to make them perfect circles either. In fact, I think that slightly irregular circles make for more unique flowers. To make smaller flowers (as pictured below), I cut my circles with approximately a 4″ diameter.
STEP 2: Then, working your way from the outside-in, cut a spiral. Start thinner and gradually increase the thickness of your spiral as you near the center. This will cause the petals on the outside to be taller than the ones in the middle. You can even experiment with wavy lines for a different looking flower. Rachel from Lines Across has a helpful tutorial with different cutting methods here.
STEP 3: Starting on the outside and working your way in, roll your felt to create the flower shape. The outside edge will become the top of the flower and the inside edge will become the bottom. Roll tightly, especially at the beginning; you may want to loosen up a bit near the end.
Just so you can better understand how the flower will form, here are images of the top and bottom of your flower in the midst of rolling. Note that the bottom remains flat while the top is uneven to give the impression of petals. Click on them for close-ups.
STEP 4: Once you get to the end, you’ll end up with this little “tail” that will act as the base of your flower. Squeeze a big gob of hot glue on the bottom and then place your tail on top of the glue to seal everything all up. If your tail is bigger than your base, simply trim the excess with scissors.
And flip ‘em over to reveal your sweet little felt flowers:
STEP 5: After you make a plethora of felt flowers of all sizes, you can arrange them on your wreath and adhere them with hot glue.
STEP 6: Hang your wreath up for the world to enjoy using a wreath hanger or ribbon. I agree with Lindsay at Makely School for Girls that most wreath hangers cause your wreath to hang too high on your door, so I adopted her method of wreath-hanging, which is to tack the two ends of your ribbon to the top of the door using a small nail. Easy.
We’re renters, so there’s not a whole lot we can do with the paint on the front door and exterior of the house (please ignore the chipping paint!), BUT I do think this wreath makes our home a little more inviting than it was before.
Welcome to our humble abode!
I was worried the red felt wouldn’t read well on the red door, but I actually really like that they coordinate. And I didn’t even plan this, but my new noVae shirt matches my fall-ified felt flower wreath:
(We’re having a moment.)
And just because they were so easy, I rolled a few more flowers, glued them onto hair clips, and had instant hair accessories. DIY stocking stuffers, anyone?
Stay tuned for Part II of Fall-ify Florida!
I link up here.
Love this!! So welcoming! “Fall-ifly” Florida! I knew you would change Florida once you got there!!
Remember when you painted all the grape vine stencils on our OG tent door frame and center post? Another carpal tunnel project! The hair flowers are an adorable added touch!
How could I forget the creeping vines? Yes, that was definitely another carpel tunnel project…and we need to re-paint them! Project for next summer?
Sure!! Maybe more free-style would be easier on your hands!
You could make a fortune with these at S.P. Everyone has a wreath on their door and looking for new ones!
Well, if want to start a little business, I know where to start!
Great idea!! I think you should do it!!
Would just need to enlist a team of elves to help me when my hands start to ache!
That looks adorable!! I love it.
Thanks, Lindsay. Your technique for hanging worked great!
So pretty! I love felt flowers. They look so home-y. Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Hope to see you back next week!
Thanks for the visit and kind words, Jill. Will definitely be back to party at the Pomp! (Great name, btw.)
What a beautiful wreath! You are so talented with making those rosettes. I will have to give them a try again using your tips. I’ve never had very good luck with making these.
I definitely checked out several different tutorials online before attempting one, pulling the best tips from each of them as I created my own. Hopefully my tips of use to you.
Adorable! And really well done tutorial. The hair accessory looks fab too!
Thanks, Kathy! That makes me happy to hear it.
Never imagined our door could look so good… or be an internet sensation. Well done.
Aw, thanks, Mark. I don’t know about internet sensation, but I’m glad it’s a sensation around our house!
Love the colors! =) Visiting from Lines Across
Thanks, Kristin! Your fall wreath is another one I’d like to try in the future. Maybe next year!
Aww, thanks =) I just realized you’re from FL! Me too! I live in northern FL now but spent most of my life down in Orlando and Polk County =)
I’m a newbie to FL (as of this July), but we’re lovin’ it. My husband grew up in Ocala, though, so this is like coming home to him. Neat to meat other FL blogger friends!
Very cute, pinning this
Yay! That’s pintastic. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)
Great tutorial, love the wreath. Thank you for linking up to One More Time… new follower
Thanks, Tammy! I’m following you, too!
Lauren Lanker, this blog is divine. Ever since dear Lisbeth showed me it, I’ve been eating it up! I have had a hankering for a sewing machine for a while now, but maybe I need to just take the plunge since you make sewing seem so approachable. But I really like this post because I’ve been wanting to add a little festivity to our drab apartment door, and there’s no sewing required! Lots of love to you new Floridians!
Ellie! SO honored to have you as a reader and so happy for you and Adam (congrats on the new last name!). Mark and I had a blast hanging out with you guys in PA this past winter; hoping for a repeat offense! And I must say from experience that hankerings for sewing machines tend to grow and grow until they can’t be ignored anymore, so get ready…and you, my dear, would certainly come up with some creative projects! Glad to hear this post brought you some inspiration. We have a lot of “drab” going on at our place, too…trying to make it “fab,” one project at a time. Love!
Ha! That pic of you matching your wreath made me laugh. But, seriously, I love this simple and elegant wreath solution! I need a front door wreath and this would definitely be something up my I’m-willing-to-do-this alley!
It’s my joy to bring you a chuckle! And I love your term, “…up my I’m-willing-to-do-this alley.” I’m going to start using that….
Love the roses and what you have done with them. I think wreaths and hair accessories are only the beginning of what you could do with these.
So cute I had to pin them:
http://pinterest.com/pin/215258057160760463/
Aw, thanks for spreading the love via Pinterest, Melanie.
It is so cute! Love your moment…lol. Thank you for sharing. Visiting from Project Queen. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/10/make-it-pretty-monday-week-19.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Lol. Gotta have a bit of cheese in there to keep the troops entertained.
And you’ll be happy to know I already joined your party – - wouldn’t miss it!
What a great project! Thanx for sharing with us how to make our own and for joining THT!
Fo’ sho’!
Your wreath is SO pretty! I love it so much and am featuring it at the party this week! Thanks so much for linking up to Throwback Thursday. Come on by to grab your feature button if you’d like one
Why, thank you, Britni! I’d be honored to post your button on my site. Thanks so much for the feature.
That is a really really cool wreath! I may just have to make myself one of these!
You totally should! It’s really fun once you get into the swing of rolling the flowers.
So pretty! Would love if if you linked up on my blog hop http://www.w-t-fab.com/search/label/bloghop. Also let me know if you’d like to follow each other!
Will do! Thank you kindly, Elise.
You are a featured favorite on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes this week! Thanks again for sharing, we can’t wait to see what you’ve got for all of us this week!
Mackenzie
Wow! That’s awesome, Mackenzie. Thank you so much. Excited to share my hot drinks station at this week’s partay.
I loved this! Wanted to let you know you were also featured on I Freakin did it Friday @Miss Information! I hope you link up again!
(Happy dance.) That’s wonderful. Thanks, Miss Information! And I sure will.
It’s so pretty…and I love it in your hair too! Thanks for sharing this on ‘Or so she says…’ at last week’s link party! I would love to have you add the party to your list and stop back to share more of your great ideas. There’s actually a party going on right now (it’s every Saturday through Tuesday.) Thanks a bunch! ~ Mariel http://www.oneshetwoshe.com
Thanks, Mariel! I already have your party button on my links page, so I’ll be sure to return each week!
Thanks for linking up to my party! I wanted to let you know I picked your link to feature this week! See my post and grab my feature button here http://toastiestudio.blogspot.nl/2012/10/create-inspire-monday-42-picks.html
Outta this world! Stephanie, thank you so much. Will grab your feature button right now.
Love it! Featuring you today at Friday Fun Party.
Whoo hoo! Thanks, Hani. Love your site!
The last two pictures of my pretty sistah are my favorite. Love that shirt that goes so well with the wreath!
Aw, thanks, sis! And isn’t the matchy-ness so serendipitous! Didn’t plan that, I promise!
I missed this post before because it was in my pre-Thinking Closet days…whatever did I do back then for inspiration? Found this post when I googled “how to make felt flower for wreaths” and was so excited to be directed to my buddy! Love these flowers! I may not use them for this project I’m working on as I want to incorporate button centers, but I’m tucking the idea away for future projects. Cute pic of you in your matching shirt!
Wowza! How fun that you made it back to The Thinking Closet via a google search. (You almost wonder if Google knew that we were buddies…Google is just a Mr. Smarty-Pants sometimes!) Can’t wait to see your own rendition of felt flowers with button centers. It sounds lovely!
Correction, my friend…Google is a Mrs. Smarty Pants. Only a woman could multi-task like that…hee hee.
Ha ha. Touché!