How to Make Mini Felt Mums
Learn how to make mini felt mums in this easy craft tutorial. All you need is felt, scissors, and hot glue, and you can make your own DIY flowers to put into tiny little wooden pots!
Materials
- Felt
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue
- Tiny Wooden Pots
Instructions
- Cut a rectangular section of felt.Ours is roughly 2.5" by 6".
- Fold the strip in half from the bottom up. Glue the edges together on top, with hot glue.
- Cut slits into the felt, from the folded bottom edge up.
- Put hot glue along the top edge of the felt and roll the strip up.
- Secure the end with a dab of hot glue so it doesn't unroll.
- Put the mum into a wooden pot!
- The mums made with 2.5" by 6" pieces of felt were too big for the smaller wooden pots.Instead, for the smallest of pots, try a smaller felt rectangle, like 2.5" by 3".
- The process of cutting fringe, gluing the top, and rolling the flower up are all the same, but now you'll have a smaller mum that can fit a teeny pot!
- To change the appearance of your felt mum, try cutting very thin fringe into one felt strip. This will make a fluffier flower.
- You can also cut wide fringe to make another variation. This makes a broader-looking flower.
Notes
- You can use any type of felt from the cheap craft store versions to high-end wool felt. The only consideration is it must be flexible and pliable, so you can fold it and roll it into flowers. Avoid any felt that is too stiff or rigid.
- Change the look of your felt mums by cutting narrower or wider fringe. You can change the size of the mums by using bigger or smaller rectangles of felt, as well.
- You can use these tiny wooden potted mums as decor by themselves, or use them in doll houses, fairy gardens, or other types of kids' pretend play. They're perfect for that!