Felt Flowers — October 11, 2023

DIY Carnation Made in Felt

Felt Flowers — October 11, 2023

DIY Carnation Made in Felt

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Making the woodland felt puppets a few weeks ago reminded me how much I love working with felt. I have had this super simple felt flower idea swirling in my head since that post, so now I am finally getting a chance to share it! This DIY carnation is so easy to make that you can even use it as a craft project for kids.

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These felt flowers make a great gift topper, a colorful bracelet, a sweet flower to decorate your hair or to clip onto your shoes for an extra touch. The sky is the limit, so keep a few around in your favorite colors to accessorize any outfit for any season. Download and print the felt DIY carnation template below. You will only find a PDF template for this craft because I always prefer hand cutting my felt rather than trying to use my cutting machine.

Another tip I like to use is to print the template onto a card stock so I can reuse it for future flowers. You can follow the tutorial below for this fun little craft project. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt — Juniper, Sweet Pea, Plum, Pomegranate, and Grape
Fabric Pen — Dritz Disappearing Ink or Ball Point Pen
Hair Pin or Craft Pin

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54 Comments

Gabrielle December 31, 2024 at 10:13am

Are there any instructions for me to download.

Thank you in advance.

Gabrielle Lovi

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1. Lia December 31, 2024 at 7:38pm
  
  @Gabrielle
  
  This is an older post from the first year, so the instructions are in the post.
  
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tienda March 25, 2020 at 12:03pm

So stinking cute and easy! Thanks for the tutorial!

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Sarah February 12, 2019 at 10:12am

This flower is so beautiful! Would you consider creating an SVG Cut file?

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1. Lia February 12, 2019 at 10:51am
  
  @Sarah
  
  Thank you! The SVG has been added 🙂
  
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Blog July 26, 2016 at 5:08am

Very good idea Lia! Congrats for your blog, we read it always! Thanks for your content, hugs from Spain!:)

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1. Lia July 26, 2016 at 7:53am
  
  @Blog
  
  Thank you so much, I’m glad you’re here! 🙂
  
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Kaila April 23, 2016 at 6:44pm

Where do you get your different shapes of purple felt at? All I can find is a standard purple and I need a shade similar to these.

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1. Lia April 26, 2016 at 10:16am
  
  @Kaila
  
  We get most of our felt from Benzie Design, because it is wonderful to cut and craft with, plus they have a lot of colors to choose from. The purples used for this project are purple, mulberry, foxglove, and burgundy. Hope that helps!
  
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Emily January 23, 2016 at 6:16am

I love your felt flowers! I referenced your post as a great place for my readers to get a tutorial and template to help them create the felt flowers for my baby mobile!

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1. Lia January 24, 2016 at 10:02pm
  
  @Emily
  
  Awesome, thank you so much Emily!!
  
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Deanna September 8, 2015 at 10:27am

I love these flowers! I have included them in my latest blog post: DIY Gift Ideas. Thank you!

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1. Lia September 8, 2015 at 11:33am
  
  @Deanna
  
  Thank you that is so sweet of you!
  
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Vikki July 6, 2015 at 1:44am

Great tutorial and great template thanks 🙂

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1. Lia July 7, 2015 at 10:08am
  
  @Vikki
  
  Thank you:-)
  
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Darcy January 14, 2015 at 7:52am

Thanks so much for tute and template!

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1. Lia January 14, 2015 at 8:41am
  
  @Darcy
  
  You are welcome:) Have fun!
  
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Ashu January 7, 2015 at 11:37pm

Hye Lisa.

I’m from Malaysia. I’m also love to make crafts. Your website help me a lot! Thousand thanks & visiting your page everyday is a must! 🙂

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1. Lia January 8, 2015 at 9:49am
  
  @Ashu
  
  Love to hear that:)
  
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kerajinan December 24, 2014 at 3:55am

Thanks over and over! I am wondering/pondering either adding these to my origami bouquets OR making them out of a soft linen-like paper?

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1. Lia December 27, 2014 at 11:05am
  
  @kerajinan
  
  You are so welcome! I have lots of paper flower ideas too.
  
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Juli November 6, 2014 at 12:32pm

I just LOVE this flowers!!!!!! they look just BEAUTIFUL in any color, absolutely simple to do… they are just perfect!!! <3 <3

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1. Lia November 6, 2014 at 1:33pm
  
  @Juli
  
  That is so sweet, you warm my heart;-)
  
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Máquinas October 15, 2014 at 8:28am

Is amazing, you make it like if it was simple. Lia, I wrote you a message trought facebook, could please read it? 😀

Thanks from spain, hugs 🙂

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1. Lia October 15, 2014 at 8:58am
  
  @Máquinas
  
  Thank you!
  
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Betty July 11, 2014 at 11:39am

Hi Lia,
I always know where to go when I need a pattern or idea!! Thanks and keep up the great work.

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1. Lia July 14, 2014 at 10:02am
  
  @Betty
  
  That is great to hear!!
  
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Maggie March 12, 2014 at 12:21am

Hi Lia. Love your website and your gorgeous creations. Would you mind if I put a link on my website to your blog or website?

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1. Lia March 12, 2014 at 3:22pm
  
  @Maggie
  
  That would be just fine! Thanks for sharing with your readers.
  
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Trine January 30, 2014 at 1:41am

wow these look great! I love the ones on the shoes and on the tray 🙂

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1. Lia February 3, 2014 at 10:25pm
  
  @Trine
  
  Thanks Trine!
  
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Kristine September 5, 2013 at 9:09pm

Such an awesome tutorial. Loving the idea of making felt flowers for giftwrapping. Sure beats the usual ribbon idea and that extra bit special knowing it is DIY.

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1. Lia September 7, 2013 at 9:04am
  
  @Kristine
  
  Thanks Kristine! Yes, and they can use it again for a gift or accessory.
  
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Deborah July 30, 2013 at 3:18am

These are lovely! I’ve been making hairbands for my 4 month old daughter and this is the best tutorial I’ve found. Thank you so much!

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1. Lia July 30, 2013 at 8:39am
  
  @Deborah
  
  So good to hear Deborah! I love headbands on baby girls. My daughter was a baldy at that age so always wore something cute.
  
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arb July 29, 2013 at 8:00pm

As usual I love these. Is this any special kind of felt because the colors are so intense?
Thanks and keep the fabulous ideas coming.

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1. Lia July 29, 2013 at 8:12pm
  
  @arb
  
  I like wool felt or at least a wool blend. Here are two Etsy sources where I get my felt:
  https://www.etsy.com/shop/BenzieDesign (wool mix for more of a crafty need)
  https://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltOnTheFly (100 perfect wool for higher end projects)
  
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Zirka July 16, 2013 at 6:16pm

Such an adorable idea. I love crafty ideas like this, but just cuz I love it doesn’t mean it will turn out like this. Thanks for the tip and wish me luck.

Zirka

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1. Lia July 16, 2013 at 11:37pm
  
  @Zirka
  
  You go! I think you will love the results and if you use this pattern they should look just like the photos. 😉
  
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Rebekah July 13, 2013 at 5:42pm

Love these so much to use as hair pieces for my daughter! Thanks for sharing. Where do you get your patterns for the flowers and leaves?
Thanks again.

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1. Lia July 14, 2013 at 10:40pm
  
  @Rebekah
  
  Hi Rebekah. The patten is a download that I created and you can get it by pressing the long grey button at the end of the post. Let me know if it is not showing up for you and we can trouble shoot, ok?
  
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  1. Rebekah July 15, 2013 at 4:51am
    
    @Lia
    
    Lia, I can’t believe I missed that!! Ha!! Thanks so much!! Love these!!
    
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    1. Lia July 15, 2013 at 10:40am
      
      @Rebekah
      
      No worries. Glad you found it now. 🙂
      
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j June 1, 2013 at 1:31am

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M. May 27, 2013 at 6:16pm

So stinking cute and easy! Thanks for the tutorial! ~M.

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1. Lia May 27, 2013 at 8:28pm
  
  @M.
  
  But of course! 😉
  
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Linda May 25, 2013 at 7:17am

I’m going to make these soon…they are so cute!!! Thanks!

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1. Lia May 25, 2013 at 6:54pm
  
  @Linda
  
  And great for many uses! 🙂
  
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Karen May 24, 2013 at 7:40pm

Everything you do is breathtaking with easy to follow instructions. Thanks over and over! I am wondering/pondering either adding these to my origami bouquets OR making them out of a soft linen-like paper?

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1. Lia May 24, 2013 at 9:51pm
  
  @Karen
  
  Ooooh, they may look great in a linen paper. Good thought. 🙂
  
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Lisa May 22, 2013 at 9:12pm

Beautiful! I’ve made many like these and they are quite addicting.

Is this project what you were going to the fabric store for? 🙂

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1. Lia May 23, 2013 at 7:48am
  
  @Lisa
  
  Yes, felt may have taken a hold of me. It may be the project. . . I am always going to the fabric store. 🙂
  
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Lisa May 22, 2013 at 3:28pm

I love putting flowers in my daughter’s hair and these are perfect! Thank you for sharing!

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1. Lia May 22, 2013 at 3:31pm
  
  @Lisa
  
  Yes, adorable! I wanted my daughter to come be my model for this post today. . . but she was working. lol
  
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