DIY Felted Floral Wreath with a Free Giveaway!

I've been trying to put this post up for what seems like weeks! Maybe it has been weeks....how knows.  Around here it is one snowy day into another.
 Winter's still hanging around.  I'm waiting for it to leave.  I have two hands on each side of the door with my foot up waiting to boot it on its bottom.

It's been a while since my last post (sorry 'bout that) and I was thinking that I wanted to make something to give me a little cheer.  So off to the craft store I went on Friday's lunch break in preparation.  I had big plans of locking myself in the house and just make stuff all weekend, but it never works out that way....

However, there was one successful creation!  So I decided to share it and for those who dont have the time to make one of these pretty 'lil things, I'm giving one away to a lucky commenter.  (see below for more details)
Break out the glue guns! Or, Charlie, as I refer to mine.  Yup, my glue gun has a name.

Start by getting a foam wreath form, one roll of yarn and enough sheets of felt for as many flowers you want. For the wreaths shown, I used a 12" form.  Thinking about it now, I wish I would have gotten a 14" just so it would be a little bigger and I was able to add a few more flowers.

 Decide how you want the colors to be laid out and cut your circles appropriately.  The bigger you cut your circle, the larger the flower will be.  I was able to get four small flowers from one sheet.  For the larger flowers, one whole sheet was cut into a circle.(I cut extra as I was making two wreaths at once)

 Start by placing a line of glue to hold the beginning.  Give it a few minutes to take hold then start wrapping!  I found that by holding the wreath form in between my knees and passing the yarn through went fastest.  I was able to wrap the first on while watching an episode of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.  Killed two birds with one stone.

Once the wreath is wrapped completely, start cutting again. Cut the outer edges of the circles to make soft waves, then begin cutting the circles into coils.  (See photos below)

Once the felted coils are cut, start to make the flower by rolling up the the coil from the outside making sure that the smooth edges are even.  (The wavy sides will be your petals.)

Squirt the glue gun on the botton of the flower and use the middle of the coil to lay on top of the glue.  Let it dry a little while then glue it onto your wreath.

 I also added some little leaves to mine with good 'ol Charlie.

So now time for the giveaway.  Same as last time, leave a comment and a lucky commenter who will be picked at random will receive the wreath shown below!  The giveaway will be open for one week.  Good luck!  And remember, you must be a follower of my blog!