I thought I would create an easy springtime craft tutorial and came up with these felt daffodils. I love the bright yellow daffodils that are blooming everywhere now in New England. They are a sure sign that spring really is here, even if it was 32 degrees out this morning!
Make a few felt daffodils and you can have the first hopeful sign of spring on display all year round! These flowers come together fairly quickly. You should have a small bouquet in under an hour and with very few materials.
You'll need:
-scraps of felt in yellow, beige and dark green
-three lengths of floral wire
-green floral tape
-needle and thread for hand sewing
-craft glue
-needle nose pliers
-an awl or doll needle
First, download and print out this template I made for the flower shapes.
Trace onto felt and cut out. You'll need two flower pieces and one center piece.
Fold the center piece over and stitch the sides together forming a tube. I did this on the machine, but you could easily do it by hand. Turn the tube right side out.
Sew a running stitch along the bottom of the tube and pull the stitches to gather the bottom.
Take one petal shape and, folding each petal in half, sew a row of stitches on the back side of all three petals.
This will add dimension to your flower and make it look more realistic.
Now layer the two petal pieces off set from one another to make a six petaled daffodil.
Place the center piece on top and sew it in place, going through both layers of petals, to secure everything.
With your awl or doll needle poke a hole through the center of the flower.
Take three floral wires and poke them up through the hole into the center of the flower.
With the ends of the floral wire sticking out a bit from the center of the flower, wrap the stem in green floral tape.
Use your needle nose pliers to curl the ends of the floral wires.
Add a dab of craft glue where the base of the flower meets the floral tape to secure the flower in place.
Cut a freeform bit of beige felt and wrap it into the floral tape near the top of the stem to add that brown crinkly bit where the flower bud used to be before it bloomed.
Bend the stem a bit so that it looks the way real daffodil stems look.
Cut a long, thin oval from green felt for a leaf and wrap that onto the stem with a bit more floral tape.
And there you have it. Make a bouquet for your springtime table or give out individual flowers as favors at your next party.
Happy spring everyone!
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