A felt flower crown, bouquet and other accessories. That’s what I have been madly trying to finish this week.
I’ve spread myself out all over the dining room floor!
I started in December last year with an order of brightly coloured wool from FeltFine. I spent months playing around with different ways to achieve felt flowers. Sometimes I made disasters that I hid away, other times I made something splendid and made a mental note on how to achieve the result again.
With the wedding fast approaching, and all the dyeing out of the way, I’ve had to knuckle down and commit to flower designs, so I can build a bouquet! Why a felt flower bouquet you might ask? *shrugs* Because why not? I’m approaching this wedding from the perspective that it’s a giant art installation, and it has been a great opportunity to test and refine my skills. I am having lots of fun with it too!
This is what I’ve got for the bouquet so far…
A spread of flowers. Some still need finishing, some still need to be made. I also need to work on stems and leaves (the green element)
And after I decided on making my own bouquet, I decided to make a bunch of other accessories too…
I have made boutonnieres for my Dad …
For Guy …
I made a hair piece for myself …
And a big piece I have spent way too much time on this week … A beautiful flower crown for my niece! I went to town with the beads on this one too!
I have it scheduled in to finish all the felting by the end of August, so I can focus on my dress in September (yep, a little nerve racking not even having started my dress two months out from the wedding!) But with September only two days away, its an unlikely achievement! Which means I must rush back to felting now!
Until next week, stay creative!
SO MUCH AWESOME!!! Yeah I say that a lot… but it’s true! I do love your giant art installation attitude!
The flower crown is adorable!
I need to start on a dress now I have the fabric…
Thanks Jodie! Still so much ahead of me to get done! I’m going to try and start my dress next week!