This is it! We've made it to the end! Sorry for the massive delay!! Let's make some friggin' sunflowers ya'll!
Set Up:
- Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Felt Sheets (1 yellow, 1 goldenrod, 1 green)
- Construction Paper (1 Yellow, 1 brown)
- Brown colored buttons and beads
- Sticks
- Flower Tape
- Time: One Episode of Smash
Step One: Make some circles!
Cut 2 squares of felt and 2 squares of construction paper in every color.
Cut the felt squares into large circles by cutting the square in half. Cut the construction paper squares into smaller circles that will fit as the center of the sunflower. Your light yellow circle should be slightly larger than your brown circle.
Cut fringe around the yellow paper circle.
Step Two: Make some Petals!
Take your yellow and goldenrod circles of felt and fold them to create petal shapes. Make sure there is enough space in the middle so that the paper circle will go on. Make a criss cross slit on the goldenrod petal piece. If you haven't figured out criss cross by now-Fold, small center slit, FOLD, small center slit.
Take another piece of your yellow felt and cut into a long rectangle that's about 1.5" thick, the same as your petals on the other pieces. Accordion fold the rectangle to create smaller rectangles that are about 1.5 cms thick. Cut these small rectangles into petals.
Step Three: Attach your petals!
Slip your goldenrod petal piece onto the stick. Put some glue in the center where the stick is and pinch it upward. Glue your yellow petal piece to the top of the goldenrod petal piece.
Glue the yellow circle to the top center of the yellow felt. Then start placing your individual petals to that circular piece. There's no such thing as too many petals on a sunflower so make sure to space evenly and add layers. Tip: Placing petals like the numbers on a clock, start with the quarter hours (12, 3, 6, 9) and then place them in between, and so on and so forth!
Step Four: Add the center!
Glue the brown piece to the center of the sunflower to mask your petals. Then start to glue your buttons, beads, and any other embellishments to the center. I added dots of brown puff paint to give more texture.
Cut a large circle out of the green felt. Fray the ends just slightly, 2 millimeters, and a criss cross cut in the center.
For the leaves cut two 3"x1" strips. Fold the strips in half and cut a hill shape to create the leaf.
Take the center of the bottom greenery and pull the stick through the center. Glue half of the circle to the bottom petal layer, then glue the other half after it dries.
Take your leaves and put a small strip of glue on the bottom. Pinch the strip and the felt to the stick, repeat this for the other leaf.
Step Five: 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 green, 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 leaves.
Step Six: You're Done!
You're finished now! you have a beautiful Sunflower! 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! Hopefully by now you have an entire bouquet that is absolutely amazing! Check out With Two N's on Facebook give us a like and share your creations!
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 flowers comes out unique since they are handmade, just like each rose is unique!
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