What you need...??
- Red or Cream Felt
- Scissors
- Glue gun and glue sticks
- 1 inch bar pins
- Acrylic Gems (or any object you’d like to put in the center)
- tape measure or ruler
- lid or glass to trace 2-1/2 ” to 3″ circles
1.
Fold
sheet of felt in half lengthwise, and cut two strips 2′ wide, two strips 1.5″
wide and one strip 1″ wide.
2.
Keeping
the felt strips folded in half (so you are cutting 2 at a time), you will cut
rectangles for the leaves. I just eyeballed this; I cut the
·
2″
strips into twelve 1′ wide rectangles (so they are now 2″x 1″)= 12 large
·
the
1.5″ strip into twelve 3/4″ wide rectangles (1½” x ¾” )= 12 medium,
·
the
1″ strips into six ½” rectangles (1″ x ½”) = 6 small
I then basically cut the corners off each
rectangle, to make a leaf shape.
3.
I
used a lid that’s was almost 3″ in diameter to trace and then cut a circle.
4.
You
now should have; 1- 3″ circle, 12 – 2″ large leaves, 12 – 1½” medium leaves and
6 – 1″ small leaves
5.
Using the hot
glue gun, glue 6 large leaves on to the
circle. (be careful not to burn yourself with the hot glue)
6.
Hot glue the
remaining 6 large leaves on top of the first 6 leaves, spacing between the
original six.
7.
Repeat the
process with the medium and small leaves, until you reach the center and use up
all of your leaves (depending on what size I cut my leaves sometimes I was able
to use 6 small leaves, and sometimes I only got 5 small leaves to fit)
8.
Flip your pin
over and glue the one inch bar pin to the center of the circle.
