Native to the warm southern US, Mexico, and South America, lisianthus are popular flowers that are known to be fussy growers. So why not make them out of paper or felt instead? Since we have already crafted a crepe paper lisianthus, Krista decided to make some felt lisianthus flowers for our spring collection.

When you’re ready to get started, check out our supplies list below. Then download our template and photo tutorial, which shows how to make full blooms as well as small and large bud stems.

DIY felt lisianthus flowers

Lizzy Lisianthus

Krista chose to make these felt lisianthus flowers using two shades of light purple. She also added some yellow-green pastel to both the blooms and buds for a more realistic look. Once assembled, you can spray some Stiffen-Quick to your flowers and then ruffle the petals as they dry to enhance their fluffy shape. 

Our final arrangement includes 3 blooms and 5 buds. You can put your flowers all together, or they would look lovely as individual stems in glass bud vases. Of course they’d also look beautiful in a larger, fuller arrangement. 

We’d love to see your version and how you arrange your felt lisianthus! So be sure to share photos on Instagram with the hashtag #MadeWithLia. Or post photos to our crafters community page.

Skill level: Intermediate

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Tools

Materials

How to Make a Felt Lisianthus

  1. Gather your tools and materials. Then download the template below.
  2. Cut out felt according to template using scissors or a cutting machine with a rotary blade.
  3. Wrap and glue the pistil piece around the end of a length of green 18-gauge floral wire. Fold out the rounded part on top.
  4. Glue the end of a short length of 24-gauge floral wire to the yellow strip at one end.

Full tutorial available for members to download below.

felt lisianthus tutorial by Lia Griffith
DIY felt lisianthus
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handmade felt lisianthus flowers and buds

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