Here is the perfect quick place setting if you are looking for a little something extra for your Easter table scape!
I found these great mini terracotta pots at my local dollar store. I have reused them multiple times for different projects. They are just so cute!
For this project, I gathered the following materials: a foam ball, wool roving, a small piece of felt for the feet, a glue gun and a felting needle. I simply wrapped the foam ball with the wool roving and began poking it with the felting needle. A special note to those of you that have never used a felting needle, these are super sharp, so practice caution when using them. Once the entire ball was covered I then felted a tail. Then feet were added with hot glue and I even added in a felted orange carrot.
To finish off my little Easter flower pot I cut a piece of card stock to create a little sign, which was hot glued to a cut skewer stick. Green paper shreds fill in the flower pot as a final touch.
I have also used these little pots with paper shreds and mini chocolate eggs for place settings. Another idea is placing some Spring seasonal flowers into the mini flower pots. You can also add family members’ and friend’s names to your card stock signs. This makes your table more personalized and adds a nice touch.
Happy Easter!
In an earlier blog post I documented the process of creating this felt flower wreath. I am now sharing with you the final reveal.
I have a couple of tips to share with you for assembling the final product. The hoops were fairly skinny so there was not a lot of surface to glue onto. The solution that I came up with, was to back the area where I was glueing. I used a piece of felt that was the same shape and created a base to glue it to. This gave the flowers something to adhere to in addition to the metal ring. It was very successful.
After adding the flowers with a glue gun I added in some foliage to fill in the empty spaces. Using different colours of green I added free cut leaves around the flowers to complete the look.
Felt Flower wreath made by hand and made by Mum.
Here is my latest creation in progress. When I saw this amazing set of three metal ring wreaths at my local Dollar Tree, I knew I could create something wonderful. This project began by looking through my large collection of felt. I really love using felt as it can be formed into many things and keeps its shape.
I compiled colours that blended together and began cutting with my rotary cutter. This tool is amazing for creating straight cuts using a clear fabric ruler. I have made felt flowers before so I just began creating different flowers using the various colours.
A great tip is to use long straight pins to hold the flowers in place until you are ready to hot glue gun them. I like to position the flowers and move them around until I can create a good balance. I will be posting my final product once I get the last touches complete. Stay tuned for more pictures coming soon!
