betty cricket

  Saskatchewan is home to some of the nicest Canadians I've ever had the fortune to meet. The provincial flower, the Western Red Lily, an exotic large flower that dramatically pops up amount the tall grasses. Supplies: red, yellow, orange and green felt wire fabric covered wire red and brown paint brown and yellow embroidery floss glue gun glue tools wire cutters scissors glue gun needle for embroidery floss paint brush 1) Cut out felt pieces 2) To form the stamin, cut 3 pieces of fabric covered wire around 20 cm long. Bend wire pieces in half, then bend each tip to form the stamin. Paint the stamin ends brown, and the filament base red. Allow to dry.  3) To make the 6 petals, cut wire pieces around 15 cm in length. For each petal, place one wire piece in the center, leaving around a centimeter  gap at the top. Apply glue to the felt along side the wire and firmly press the thinner petal backs overtop. Set aside all 6 petals 4) Focusing on the pistil now, blanket stitch o...

  Eightpetal Mountain Avens is the territorial flower of the N.W.T. as well as the national flower of Iceland. This flower rotates with the sun, and combined with it's fuzzy leaves and red stalk, makes for a striking colour combination.  Supplies: wire  red, white, green and yellow felt  glue gun glue Tools -scissors -wire cutter -pilers  -glue gun -paint brush 1) cut out felt pieces and a 13cm piece of wire. 2) Prep by applying a coat of mod podge to the stamin piece of felt. Allow to dry. 3) Assemble the pistil. Apply a dollop of glue to the center of the circular pistil piece, place one end of the wire in to the center of the glue, and wrap the felt down the sides of the wire.  4) Make cuts along one side of the now dry felt stamin. 5) Attach stamin to base of the pistil by securing one end of the stamin base to the base of the pistil and rolling the felt stamin (securing with glue as needed) around. 6) Attach petals to the base of the stamin. 7) Wrap wi...

This delicate orchid was designated P.E.I's provincial flower in 1947, and gets it's name from the pouch shape of it's petals - a clever way to force insects to pollinate the flower.  Supplies: wire  pink, green and burgundy felt  glue gun glue Tools scissors wire cutter pilers  glue gun 1) Cut out the felt shapes 2) Add wire to the inner slipper 3) Glue the inner slipped piece to on to inner slipper body, sandwiching the wire in between. 4) Fold sides, add glue to secure in center. Then fold up little side tabs, and secure them to sides with glue. 5) Fold up main flap and glue to secure in place 6) Fold over front flap in to the slipper. Glue is optional/ not required for this step. 7) Cut 25cm of wire and bend wire on one end in to shape. 8) Cover wire with green felt strips, use glue as needed to secure the felt to the wire. 9) Get ready to attach petals to stem. 10) Attach the upper main petals and slipper to stem. 11) Attach the center staminode piece, tucking t...

  This flowering tree is so revered, it was made illegal to take cuttings of the Pacific Dogwood in province of British Columbia in 1931 (the act was repealed in 2002). Used as an emblem for fundraising during WW2, the beloved tree because the official flower for the province of British Columbia in 1956. This is not your typical flower, so we will be using the terms "flowerhead" instead of  "stamin" and "bracts" instead of "petals". Supplies: wire (about 30 cm in length) white, green and light or lime green felt for the flowerhead (you can even use white or tan) glue gun glue Tools scissors hair straightener, parchment paper wire cutter glue gun 1) Cut out the felt pieces. 2) Assemble the leaves. Bend the wire, creating loops where you can attach the leaves (the center loop in the image below is where I'm going to attach the completed flower. Place a leaf over the end of a wire loop, and add a dab of glue to a small leaf piece. Sandwiching th...