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A new series is here! Join me to learn how to make felt flowers in my FREE monthly series. The fun and easy way to learn felt flower making.
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what is the makealong?
Makealong 2025 is a five-month journey into the art of felt flower making. From March to July, I'll be sharing a new felt flower pattern and video tutorial with my email subscribers each month. You can follow along at your own pace, revisiting the tutorials whenever you like. By the end of the series, we'll combine all the individual flowers into a stunning floral display.
The Makealong is designed to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience, perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike. You might be wondering what we'll be creating? That's the Makealong Secret! I love the element of surprise, so I keep the specific projects and final display under wraps until each month's reveal. This way, you can look forward to a fresh dose of inspiration and creative fun throughout the series.
Curious to learn more? Read on for all the details about Makealong 2025.
How to join in: three simple steps
1. Join my email list to make sure you receive each project as soon as it is released. Don't forget to check your emails for the confirmation after signing up. Already signed up? Head straight to step 2.
2. Choose your project and colour palette. There are three project options and three colour palettes to choose from this year, with supplies bundles available to purchase for each. Bundles include all the essential materials you will need. You will need your own tools and a few other materials, you can find these listed below.
3. Stay tuned for the first project email. You can find a full Makealong timeline below. I'll be teaching some basics to get you started on 7th March, before the first project release on 28th March. Want early access to the projects? Find out more about the benefits of joining my Happy Flower Makers members below.
the colour palettes
Explore the moodboards and choose your favourite palette.
BEACH
Sun-kissed coral sands meet rose-gold sunsets. This is a rich and vibrant colour-popping palette, bursting with the energy of a tropical paradise.
MOUNTAIN
Dusky purple peaks meet the warm earth's orange glow. This is a cool and serene palette, evoking the quiet magic of time spent creating.
MEADOW
Dusky pink mingles with sunshine yellow to create a summer-inspired palette evoking the delicate shades of a whispering wild meadow.
the project options
Three gorgeous ways to make-along! Please note that photos below are for illustrative purposes and do not show the flowers/final dispays we will be making in this series.
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other things you'll need
- Scissors: I always recommend having a good, sharp pair of scissors just for your felt and a separate pair that you use to cut out your paper templates.
- Glue gun and sticks to use with it.
- Round-nose craft pliers.
- PVA glue.
- Access to printer for printing templates*.
- Box or tray to keep your felt and felt offcuts in throughout the series: some projects will use the same colours.
- A bottle, vase or box to keep your flowers in throughout the series.
- A vase to display your final bouquet in (if you’re making the bouquet version).
*If you don't have a printer, you can find out more about my template printing option below.
- Ribbon (for hanging the wreath - optional)
- Paper for printing templates.
share your makes!
I love seeing your creations - finished and in progress - from the Makealong, so make sure you're following me on Facebook and Instagram @thehandmadeflorist and tag all your Makealong projects #HandmadeFloristMAL.
join the club for early access
My Happy Flower Makers club is the place to be for the full Makealong experience. You’ll get early access to each Makealong project, with the added bonus of printable PDF instructions. But that's not all! Members also get exclusive access to digital cutting files for the projects, suitable for use with Cricut Makers.
no printer? no problem!
This year I am again offering the option for UK customers to have a printout of the templates for each project posted each month.
the makealong timeline
- March 7th: Basic felt flower techniques will be explained, giving you ample time to practice and get comfortable before the real fun begins.
- March 21st: Happy Flower Makers (paid members) will receive Part One of the project.
- March 28th: Email subscribers will receive Part One of the project.
- April 18th & 25th: Part Two will be released to Happy Flower Makers (18th) and email subscribers (25th).
- May 23rd & 30th: Part Three will be released to Happy Flower Makers (23rd) and email subscribers (30th).
- June 20th & 27th: Part Four will be released to Happy Flower Makers (20th) and email subscribers (27th).
- July 18th & 25th: The final make! Part five will be released to Happy Flower Makers (18th) and email subscribers (25th). It's time to assemble your masterpiece.
more makealong FAQs
My project emails include a list of tools and materials needed to take part, as well as printable templates and a video tutorial. Full step-by-step PDF instructions are available through membership of my Happy Flower Makers Club.
SVG and DXF files are available exclusively through my Happy Flower Makers Club.
My Makealong project archive is now exclusively available to Blossoms and Blooms members of my Happy Flower Makers Club.
Makealong emails are usually sent out on the last Friday of each month. Sometimes the emails can end up in spam/junk, so it's worth checking there too. If you still can't find it, simply pop me a message and I'll forward you the project links you've missed. To access previous Makealong series, you will need to be a Blossoms or Blooms member of my Happy Flower Makers club.