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lisianthus

TOOLS M AT E R I A L S
Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (recommended) Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt — Wisteria, Water Lily, Sunshine, Fern,
Detail Scissors Juniper, and Pistachio
High-Temp Hot Glue Gun Floral Wire – 18-Gauge and 24-Gauge Paper Covered Green
Needle-Nose Tweezers Lia Griffith Felt Balls 1cm - Any color (tutorial shows Moss)
PanPastel® Artist Pastel – Bright Yellow Green 680.5
Floral Tape — Fern & Moss
Aleene’s Stiffen-Quick Fabric Stiffening Spray
Polyester Fiber Fill — Lia Griffith Stuffie Puff

The tools & materials can be found at FELT PAPERSCISSO R S.c o m

① Gather your tools and materials.

② Cut out felt according to template
using scissors or a cutting machine ③ Wrap and glue the pistil piece around
the end of a length of green 18-gauge
with a rotary blade. floral wire. Fold out the rounded part
on top.
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④ Glue the end of a short length of
24-gauge floral wire to the yellow strip ⑤ Apply glue on top and fold the felt over
onto itself. ⑥ Trim the felt to a small pill shape. This
is easier than cutting out all the
at one end. stamen pieces individually.

⑦ Repeat, so that you have 5 stamens.

⑧ Bend the stamens slightly.
⑨ Attach the stamens around the pistil
using light green floral tape. The tops
of the stamens should be at the base
of the rounded part of the pistil.

⑩ Scrunch the petals in your hands to

wrinkle them. Ruffle the top edge by ⑪ Overlap and glue together two petals
at the base, the edges overlapping ⑫ Repeat, until you have 5 petals glued
together as shown.
pulling the felt gently in opposite about halfway.
directions. Repeat for all of the petals.
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⑬ Gently stretch the base of the petals.
⑭ Glue the wire stem to the first petal as
shown above. ⑮ Apply more glue to the base of the
petals and roll it around the wire.

⑮ The flower should make a bit of a

upward cone shape. ⑰ The flower as seen from above.
⑱ Now overlap and glue together the
next 5 petals the same way.

⑲ Position the petals staggered from the

first inner layer. ⑳ Apply glue to the base of the petals
and roll them around to attach. 21 The petals should mostly be going
over the gaps from the previous set
and not too “stacked”.

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22 Glue the remaining 2 petals on
individually to help fill out the shape of 23 The placement of the petals should
make the flower feel balanced. 24 Apply a bit of light green pastel to the
base of the flower using a dabbing
the flower. motion to prevent the felt from pilling.

25 Snip a hole in the center of the sepal.

26 Slide the sepal onto the wire and glue
it to the base of the flower. 27 Apply more glue to the leaf tips so that
they go up the petals.

28 To make the larger buds: Bend the end

of a length of 18-gauge floral wire. 29 Cut a small slit into the base of 2
petals as shown above. 30 Slide the wire into the slit. Overlap and
glue the tabs together.

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31 Repeat with the second petal on the
opposite side. 32 Overlap the petals at the top and glue
together so that they form a teardrop 33 Glue a petal over the side seam, at a
slight angle. Only apply glue at the
shape. Stuff a little big of filling inside base for now.
to fill out the shape.

34 Glue on a second petal, overlapping

with the first in one direction. 35 Glue on the last 2 petals the same way.
They may or may not reach all the way 36 Go back and glue down all of the
edges of the petals.
around where you started.

37 For the top-most petal, fold down the

top a bit and apply a dot of glue to 38 Apply a bit of light green pastel to the
base of the bud using a dabbing 39 Cut a slit in the sepal piece and slide it
onto the wire.
hold in place. motion to prevent the felt from pilling.

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40 Glue the sepal so that the leaf tips go
up the sides of the bud. 41 To make the smaller bud: Poke a hole
into a 1cm wool ball (any color). A 42 Glue and stick the end of a length of
18-gauge floral wire into the hole.
Cricut weeding tool works well for this.

43 Cut a small slit into the base of 2

petals as shown above. 44 Slide the wire into the slit. Overlap and
glue the tabs together just under the 45 Repeat with the second petal on the
opposite side.
wool ball.

46 Make the bud the same way as the

larger bud previously. 47 Apply pastel to the tip of the bud.
48 Glue on the sepal.

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49 Wrap the first 4” of the smallest bud
stem with floral tape. 50 Position 2 small leaves on opposite
sides and wrap the bases with floral 51 Wrap the first 4” of the larger bud
stem and flower stem with floral tape.
tape to secure in place.

52 Attach the buds together, the smaller

bud sticking up more. 53 Keep wrapping the stems with floral
tape, now attaching the flower bloom 54 Bend the wires outward slightly.

a few inches below.

55 Position 2 large leaves on opposite

sides and wrap the bases with floral 56 Bend the wires to curve the stems how
you want. 57 Spray the stems with a stiffening spray.
Before they completely dry, ruffle the
tape to secure in place. Wrap the petals a bit more to enhance the fluffy
remainder of the stem. shape of the flowers.
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