I have no idea what possessed me to make a plant out of felt. Okay, that’s not completely truthful…felt made me. I blame it on the softness, and the bright colors. It made me want to make something with it. Why a plant? giggle. Doesn’t everyone make plants out of felt?
Well…they should!
I kill plants. No joke. The love fern? Not in my house. I killed Levi’s cacti just last month. Yes…cacti. I don’t know how, why, or …how. How? I really don’t know. My yard outside is like a jungle. No really…I throw plants into the compost pile that are deader then dead. The compost pile from a few years ago is now a giant rose bush and chive plants with random stuff growing in there. No joke…I weed and weed and weed. It grows and grows and grows. Outside. But not inside. Oh no. Inside I am destined to a life of dead plants.
Enter…felt.
Yes, that is a plant made out of felt. Yes, it truly sits in my living room. Yes, I love it . And yes, my pillow is upside down in the background.
Now that I’ve answered all your questions and you have decided that a felt plant is in fact cool….here’s the tutorial:
Here is the WHAT WHAT:
felt. about 2 pieces should do it depending on the size plant you want.
scissors. to cut, obviously.
fabric puffy paint. I used green. But, you could try hot pink or whatever. Go bold! P.S. Colored glue works too!
container/pot. Keep it on the small side, it’s just for show.
moss. or some green stuff to stuff the container with.
some sort of lid or circle to glue your plan to (I used a tin from a tea candle)
Here is the HOW HOW:
cut leaves out of the felt. keep the leaves in keeping with the size of plant you want. vary the sizes and shape. not being perfect is perfect!
use the puffy paint to put little dots down the center of the leaves to give it some texture.
I also used a hmmm….what’s that scissor called that makes the zig zags?…but that was an extra step for fun. you don’t necessarily need that.
hot glue your leaves around the edge of your circle.
repeat another layer inside that layer.
for the middle of the plant use three leaves and hot glue their bottoms to each other. hot glue it into the center.
I would recommend using a dab of hot glue on the very end of the leaves and pinch the ends. this is cool, but not necessary.
pop that plant into your container.
the end. you now have a never-dying plant in your life. if you like, you can even trick yourself into thinking you have a green thumb 
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YES!! I kill every plant I touch (seriously – I have the blackest thumb on the planet). This is genius.
I ran around and felt all my plants, gave ‘em a good touch, so hopefully they all live longer now.
Bliss
wa ha ha!!! You crack me up. You have plants…already ahead of me
Lol! So cute! And, I think those zig zag scissors are called pinking shears, but I have idea why. They don’t make things pink…
Ah yes…pinking shears!!! I couldn’t grab that word! Thanks for stopping!!
HA! I would have never noticed that pillow..but glad you covered all the bases here. You know how much I heart that sweet foilage! Lots-A
always thinking, always thinking
oooh foliage…that’s a good word!
BRILLIANT! No kill plants!! Love it!!
thank you!!! Yes, it’s a necessity
Super Super cute, janel!!!
Thanks Jocie!!
Janel, this is awesome! I LOVE it. I Just pinned and tweeted this ’cause it is way too cool not to share! Happy Sunday!
Aw Marilyn, thanks so much!! Happy Sunday!
With the black thumb I have, this is RIGHT up my alley. And any excuse to use felt and puffy paint is COOL in my book. Also, just wanted to say that I thought you did a fantabulous job with Creating with the Stars. I can’t even imagine how crazy stressful it would be to churn out uh-ma-zing projects so quickly, week after week. I bow down to you and your creative prowess!
Warmly,
Lauren
The Thinking Closet
Right!!! That’s why I made it…to have a plant that I can’t kill. Aw shucks, thank you so much! It was hard work but such a great time!