Introduction

Hello, and welcome to Felt Flower Workshop!

I’m Bryanne Rajamannar, and I want to thank you for purchasing this book. I’m so excited to share this craft with you!

My love of flowers and how they fit together began very early in life. As a curious child, I would dismantle the camelia blooms growing near the steps of my childhood home to discover their inner workings.

My journey into felt flowers began many years later after the birth of my first daughter. As I navigated my new role as a mother, I found myself appreciating the smaller, sweeter things in life. I watched my daughter discover grass for the first time and smell her first flower.

I was starting to smell the roses again. This included reconnecting with my creative side and my love of nature. Both always played a significant role in my life but took a back seat to the hustle and bustle of adulthood and all-consuming work schedules. I traded in sitting in an office to sitting in the grass.

My precious girl, born with masses of unruly hair, inspired me to make my first simple felt flowers, which I put on hair barrettes and headbands to help tame her mane. My next inspiration was my younger sister. She asked if I could channel my newfound love of making felt flowers into making some boutonnieres and corsages for her wedding. I suppose you could say things just blossomed from there!

Using This Book

This book is divided into two main parts: Tutorials and Projects. Through the tutorials, you’ll learn, step by step, how to create individual flowers, plants, and greenery stems. Then, you’ll use your new skills to combine different flowers and leaves to create a variety of floral projects to adorn your home, event, and yourself!