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Create from Felt the Provincial Flower of Nova Scotia: Mayflower

 

Nova Scotia has the oldest designated provincial flower in Canada - the Mayflower. Named after the ship that brought people from Europe to Massachusetts, by the late 18th century a lot of Loyalists had resettled in the eastern part of Canada, making the Mayflower a fitting choice for a provincial emblem.


Supplies

  • white of light pink felt; green felt
  • wire (8mm)
  • floral tape
  • yellow embroidery floss
  • optional: pink blush (works best with white felt)
  • glue gun glue sticks

Tools

  • wire cutter
  • scissors
  • glue gun

1) Cut out felt pieces and a 15cm piece of wire.





2) To make the bud, bend down one end (around 3- 5 mm) of the wire, add some glue to the center of the white (or pink) felt circle, place the bent end of the wire in to the center glue and wrap the sides of the felt down (glue as needed).






3) Using a dap of glue, attach a petal base to the bottom base of the folded down felt circle, and with another dab of glue to the top of said petal, and attach it to the center of the felt circle. Repeat this 2 more time, spacing the petals evenly apart.






4) Roll a green felt sepal piece around the base of the bud petals a glue in place, as needed.






5) Wrap half of  the wire base with a strip of green felt. Attach with glue as needed






7) Prepare to make the blooms, but cutting a 30 cm piece of wire. Wrap yellow embroidery floss around your fingers around 10 times and remove from your hand, with the loops still intact. Fold down one end of the wire, around 5 cm, and place the center of the the embroidery floss loops, where the wire bends. Twist the wire to secure the floss, use floral tape to secure it even more.







8) For each flower petal, cut a 10 cm piece of wire, bend down one end (around 1- 2 cm). Place the bent down part of the wire overtop a petal front piece. Use the glue gun to apply glue to the back of the petal felt piece and place over top the petal front, sandwiching the wire between the felt pieces.






9) Attach 5 petals around the stamin by wrapping/ twisting the petal wires together. Petal fronts should be inward, against the stamin floss.







10) Roll a green felt sepal piece around the base of the flower a glue in place, as needed.







11) Again, wrap half of  the wire base with a strip of green felt. Attach with glue as needed.







12) Once the flowers are done, set them aside to make the leaves. Take a green felt leaf piece and cut it in half. Place a piece of wire, around 10 15 cm in length, and place it near the center cut line on one side of the leaf. Apply glue to the other side of the leaf along the center cut line and place over top the wire, overlapping the felt along the center part. Clean up with scissors as needed.






13) Wrap half of the wire stem with a strip of green felt







14) Gather all of  the finished leaves, flowers and buds, twist the exposed wires together, trim the wire as desired and warp all remaining exposed with with strips of green felt, using glue to secure the felt as needed.







15) bend petals and leaves in to your desired shape. Apply pink blush to the edges of the flower petals.




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