I really wanted to add a special element to a bouquet that I'm going to be doing in January.  I decided to try my hand at felting wool to make some flowers. They came out pretty well and will be perfect in my lovely, yet quircky bouquet. Here's the steps I had to take to make them. (There are definitely better sites for instructions, but mine is a rough idea.)

I purchased loose wool from this awesome little store in Black Forest called Table Rock Llamas Fiber Art Studio. They have a wonderful assortmert of yarn, needles, books, wonderful classes you can take and much more! Check them out.

I first separated the wool and laid one layer down facing north and south and then alternated the direction of the layers for 4 layers. You can make it as many layers as you want depending on how thick you want the felted wool.

I then mixed a little dish soap with hot water and dampened my wool. After I worked the soap and water into the wool and it felt like the fibers were meshed together, I put it on bubble wrap to rough it up. I rubbed it until it the texture was sturdy. I then rinsed it with cold water and squeezed it out...don't ring it out.

This is what the felted wool looks like after the water treatment. You have to let it dry before working with it again.  

I then cut it into the shape of a flower and layered the colors to make a pretty! It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to see it with the winterberries, tulips, and whatever other amazing flowers I can find at the wholesalers that week!!