A Flower A Day Keeps the Wilting Away, Part Three: Daisies

It's time for Daisiesssss!! How's your bouquet looking? Is it awesome! You can always visit us son Facebook and post a photo! Don't forget to click "like", I like you so you should like me too! These are probably the easiest...didn't I just say that about tulips? Wasn't I totally right?. Many steps for each are similar, so if you find you're having trouble refer back to our part one post!

Set Up:

• Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
• Scissors
• Felt Sheets (1 Orange, 1 green)
• Yellow Construction Paper
• Yellow Button
• Sticks
• Flower Tape
• Time: One episode of New Girl

Step One: Cut a rectangle of orange!

Take your felt and cut a rectangle that's approximately 4" x 11". 

Step Two: Fringe those petals!

Take the rectangle and cut frayed slits that are approximately a 3/4 cm. Make sure the slits do not go all the way down to the bottom of the felt, leaving just a centimeter of space.

Step Three: Detail the fringe!

Take the tips of the fringe and give them some detail. I chose to either make them pointy or slanted one direction or the other.

Step Four: Make the interior structure!

Take the construction paper and cut a small strip. Glue the middle of the stip to the end of the stick and the sides of the strip to either side of the stick.

Take the button and glue it to the end of the construction paper.

Step Five: Create your greenery!

Cut one square and one rectangle for your greenery. Cut the square into a circle, adding a criss cross to the center. To do the criss cross fold the circle in half one way and cut a slit into the center, then fold the other way and cut another slit so there's an X slit in the center. For the leaf fold the rectangle in half and cut half a oval shape with a pointed tip for the leaf.

Step Six: Add your felt pieces!

Take the connected felt petals and glue the end of the bottom around your center structure. Roll around the other petals and glue as you go. Make sure that petals are spaced properly and that you're adding dimension and layers as you go around. Tip: If you roll it all in one go around itself it will become too thick and weird looking when you add your greenery.

 

Take the circle and slip it through your stick, Tip: if your stick has weird bumps cut a small slit to the center and glue around it. Glue the bottom of the flower and pinch the circle to the orange. For the leaf put a v-shape of glue at the base and pinch it to the stick.

Step Seven: Wrap it up!

Take your floral tape and cut a strip of about 3 inches. Use a small drip of glue on the base of the top greenery, attach one end of the floral tape to that drip. Start wrapping the floral tape tightly around the base and down towards the stick. Tip: Floral tape is waxy, embrace it and use your fingers to pressure the tape onto the stick. You can always wash your hands after! 

Repeat this step for the base of the leaf.

Step Eight: You're Done!

You're finished! Now you have a beautiful Daisy! Repeat all these steps and make another one and another one and another one!! Spray them with something that smells good so you can stop and take a whiff! 

Enjoyed the tutorial but don't feel like spending the time? Well pop on over to the ETSY shop and buy one for yourself! Each of these roses comes out unique since they are handmade, just like each rose is unique!