Decorative Mesh Poinsettia Flower

Liven up your Christmas decor with this Decorative Mesh Poinsettia Flower. Made for hanging on walls, doors, or mantels, these lovely and giant Christmas flowers are lightweight and easy to make, so you can hang them and move them around without strain on your wall. Make flowers of different sizes for a striking holiday display or lay the flowers down and use them as a table centerpiece for holiday entertaining. Since mesh comes in a variety of colors, you could also create flowers like this for every day decor. Use brightly colored mesh to create summer and spring flowers that will instantly liven up your home.

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Time to CompleteUnder an hour

Primary TechniqueFabric Crafts

Beginner

HolidayChristmas

Materials:

FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam
- Disc: 6”x1”
- Balls: (5) 1.5”
Design It:® Simple Style® 21” Decorative Mesh: Red
Design It:® Simple Style® 10” Decorative Mesh: Dark Green
Acrylic Paint: Green
Glitter: Green
Floral Pins
Chenille Stems: Green
Floral Stem Wire
Low-Temp Glue Gun
Scissors
Paint Brush

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Instructions:

Paint balls green. While they are still wet, sprinkle with green glitter. The paint will hold the glitter in place as it dries. Set aside to dry.
Cut a 21” length of red mesh and a 16” length of green mesh. Lay the red mesh on the table with the ends curling up. Lay the green mesh in the center of the red mesh with the ends also curling up. Pull opposite corners of the green mesh to create two points. Pinch the green mesh together at the center and hold in place. Fold in two opposite corners of the red mesh to meet in the center overtop of the green mesh. Pinch the red mesh together at the center with the green mesh and tie together with floral wire. Flip the petal over and bend in half at the center. Insert a pin through the center of the mesh, apply glue to the pin and insert into the side of the foam disc.
Repeat step 2 to create four more petals. Attach the petals around the disc evenly spaced.
Cut three more 21” lengths of red mesh. Fold in the opposite corners and gather the mesh at the center the same way you did in step 2, only without the green center. Pin these three petals evenly spaced to the face of the disc, about 1” in from the edge.
Cut 10” lengths of the green mesh. Gather and bend them in half at the center. Insert a pin through the center and glue in place to the center of the disc.
Glue the balls onto 3” lengths of chenille stem. Glue the stems into the center of the foam disc.
Optional: Create a petal out of the green mesh and pin to the outside of the disc to create a leaf.

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txmlhl 4916988

Dec 15, 2017

I love carnations. They last so much longer than roses and come in so many pretty colors. during the holiday season I love my poinsettia. I don't have a lot of luck in keeping them healthy so they don't last too long after the holidays. thanks.

Knittingdancer on Ravelry

Dec 11, 2017

My favorite flower is the buttercup or daffodils because they are the first sign spring is just around the corner.

kimlennie 9336847

Dec 11, 2017

For the real flowers I love carnations for their long lasting. But for making flowers poinsettia's are my favorite in any medium.

kristil05 7545497

Dec 07, 2017

My favorite flower is the poinsettia for being beautiful and at holiday time a special meaning also once the christmas day is over this amazing flower can be displayed until feb 1st. Yes I made this easy breezy and fast fun design added my own flair and am giving 6 of them to my friends for their front doors. I am a crafter and have a lot of deco mesh so to find this pattern was awesome! I made red, pink, white,blue deco mesh poinsettia I added/hot glued plastic christmas ball ornaments into the centers. Will upload a pic asap

ridiculosity 67303 43

Dec 06, 2017

Living ones. I love lilacs for their scent, iris for their form and colors and weed flowers for their ease of growing.

mpancake 0488077

Dec 05, 2017

Looks like a project I can make, Thanks

Member 0621249

Dec 05, 2017

Poinsettia is my favorite flower so beautiful for the holidays and after all the holiday fun the poinsettia can still be enjoyed until February. I am making these for 6 of my friends to have for the season easy and quickly done as I have all the materials needed already as I am a crafty crafter. So now I will get busy. Have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.

Beth McC

Dec 04, 2017

May favorite flower is a hyacinth... but I have yet to find a crochet pattern for one )

mulberrygalprinces s

Sep 28, 2016

These are very pretty and not hard to make at all. I read and looked at the directions and it's really quite simple. I don't want to hang them up. I want to use them in a centerpiece. They will be pretty nestled among tall pillar candles. Maybe I can make some gold pointcettia said too.