How to Make Felt Carnations for A Doll

Above is a charming display of felt, pink and lavender carnations with an Easter lamb, bunny, chic and egg.

Our doll Elula loves to smell flowers.

       For this felt floral craft you will need felt, wire, hot glue and a hot glue gun and a sharp pair of scissors. 

       Cut the felt into long narrow strips approximately 1/2" to 3/4" wide. 

       Then snip along one length on one side only, a fringe with your sharp scissors. (see photo below)

       Slowly roll the felt around the wire, smearing small sections of the inner felt with hot glue as you go.

       Repeat the same steps with a shorter width of green felt in order to roll outside leaves around the carnation petals.

       Glue on a few snippets of green felt leaves to the stems.

       Gather a large bunch of the felt carnations into a doll sized vase to arrange a sweet Easter display if you like.

• How to make life size felt flowers from S. Nuraeni
• Jenny Chan makes a felt carnation flower bouquet for Mother's Day
• The felt flora design blog by Deidre Kindall
• How to make felt roses for a doll

Left, the felt strips are fringed on one side only for faux carnations. Center, now
we will wrap the felt with fringe side up onto the wire using hot glue. Right, the floral
carnation heads are done. Next we will repeat the same step using green felt for leaves.

Elula loves to see her Grandmother's decorations. She is too small to reach
them on her own without a chair. A smaller lavender carnation sits on the
vanity table a long side a vintage metal egg and ceramic Easter animals.