Embracing this months cottage cozy theme I knew if I was going to make a felt cake it would need to be chocolate and it would need to be a heart shape. A little felt cake that would be simple to make but would look right at home in a play picnic basket or tea party.
I experimented with adding some DIY felt roses as an added accent to this felt food cake pattern but it just lacked the simple rustic feel I was hoping for. I love the look of the felt daises against this fun felt dessert. If you are wondering how to make a felt heart cake, it really is surprisingly easy. Below you will find a tutorial for a simple heart shaped cake tutorial dripping with a dark chocolate felt “ganache” and accented with DIY felt daisies.
2 icing sides from icing color, top and bottom from icing felt
(you can create a bottom from light brown if accuracy is important to you)
Sew daisies to felt cake top, you can also glue these down with got glue if desired.
Sew icing drips to both sides of cake with matching thread and a running stitch.
Place cake sides outsides facing and sew sides together. This meeting point will the the dip at the top of the heart.
Sew the top to the side with and overcast stitch and matching thread.
Sew bottom the felt heart cake the same way as the top. Add filling, stuffing or foam before closing to help it hold structure. If you find it too lumpy try reinforcing the sides with a bit of thin cardboard (like a cereal box) before stuffing.
These sweet summer daisies can be used to add a natural feel to an endless number of summer crafts. Of all the DIY felt flowers, daisies are some of the easiest. Learning how to make felt daisies is simple if you take your time and invest in quality felt and a good set of scissors.
Wool or wool blend felt works well for little petals like those in this felt flower tutorial. Bamboo and most acrylics aren’t going to hold the smaller shapes as well and may fuzz out along the ends. The key to this felt flower is a clean cut. It’s important to use a pair of scissors that are small but sharp enough to handle tight edges and curved petals. I highly recommend holding your felt daisy pattern in place with packing tape, you can re-use your template again and again this way. The daisy centers can be freehand cut and varying the length will make your daisy larger or smaller.
Created with hot glue, these felt flowers are no sew. The addition of floral wire allows the daisies to be used in wreaths or tossed into a vase or bouquet. What will you use these easy little felt flowers for? We’d love for you to share your creations with us on our facebook page.
You will need:
For 12 flowers
9″ x 12″ sheet of high quality felt for flowers, I used white
9″ x 6″ golden yellow felt for felt flower centers, I used Egg Yolk
8″ x 6″ Green felt for leaves and end caps, I used Fresh Cut Grass
Optional: Floral wires for stems, packing tape or clear tape for cutting
Dirty Glue Gun for Crafting Cred.
Cut:
1 flower shape from white felt
1 center from yellow felt
Leaf and cap from green felt
Making felt daisies – the easy way
For loose felt daisies, carefully cut out daisies from white felt using clear tape on top to help hold your template as you cut.
Place a small drop of glue on the end of the center strip and slowly roll upwards, gluing occasionally.
Once the center is rolled add glue to the side and wrap your daisy around the center gluing as you go. Glue cap on as shown below.
To create a daisy on a stem place the floral wire at the end of the strip, add glue and roll as before. Add the felt flower with glue as show above.
Cut a small slit into the center of the end cap and slits along the sides as marked so it curls around the base easily. Slide cap up the stem and glue down the sections trimming if needed so the green doesn’t extend past the flowers base.
To add a leaf, place glue along the center and part way up the leaf and fold onto the floral wire. Trim off any extra along the ends and side.
This set features a matching floral patterned felt but any 2mm thick felt will do, the standard wool blend is too floppy for this project unless you want to double up but that can make stitching a bit tricky. Stiffer or thick felts are best for this project and I think the Cottage Floral print I used here for the felt tea tin and tea tag backs worked out wonderfully.
When working with felt objects in need of structure 2- 3mm felt is a game changer, it easily holds shape without stuffing and doesn’t need to be finished off along the tops or bottoms because it won’t stretch out as easily.
You will need some filling for your tea bags and shredded scraps work well, if you are using a high quality felt for the felt tea bags the color wont matter.
In regards to the label have included the image on the pattern in reverse if you’d like to try printing on special paper and ironing it on (although that method can be prone to flaking) as well as a blank one for hand stitching.
All June long we will be including a free felt “Tea” label with every order while supplies last.
This label is colorfast, nontoxic and washer dryer safe. If you decide to craft up a set of DIY felt tea bags with this free pattern we’d love to see your finished product http://www.facebook.com/feltandcraft
You will need:
To make a set of 5 tea bags and 1 tin you will need:
2- 3 mm thick felt for the top, bottom and sides of tin. 8″ x 11″ total *
5 tea bags and 5 tea tags and blank tag from wool blend white felt
2 tea tin sides and 5 tea tags from patterned 2mm thick felt
1 bottom, 1 top and two sides from 2-3mm thick white felt
5 – 6″ long tea bag strings knotted on each end
Sew lemon shape with yellow thread and a running stitch.
Place strawberry greens down and sew berry shape over top with a running stitch, accent with a few stitches in a contrasting color.
Sew mint shape down with matching thread
Sew lavender shapes down with a single strand of green embroidery thread.
Place peach greens onto tag and sew peach into place on top.
Place one of the knotted ends in-between the patterned and detailed tags, trim to match if needed and overcast stitch around the outside of the tag to hold. Repeat with each tag.
Fold a tea bad shape in half lengthwise and overcast stitch with matching thread.
Move the seam to center and fold so both seams face outward. Stitch along the bottom of the bag.
Trim felt for filler and fill each end with about a tbs of felt. Fold so the seams face inward and trim tops to a matching point. Be careful not to cut through the tea bag seams.
Place the other end of the knotted tag between the tea bag and stitch closed with small stitches using a running stitch and matching white thread.
Optional: Place a small grey stitch at the top of each tea bag. Repeat for each tea bag.
If you are using a printed tag sew to the center of one of the side pieces. If you are creating your own label stitch the work tea onto your label and sew to side piece.
Center the label to the front and sew onto thick felt base with an overcast stitch.
Center second side and stitch. When sides overlap sew them together with a running stich, this will give the tin added stability.
Sew lid sides to tin top the same way trimming if needed and sewing the side together without overlap.
Enjoy a legendary tea party!
Happy Crafting!
~Andie
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