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Learn how to create a little whimsical flower fairy doll using a peony or a daffodil! These two fairy dolls are a delightful addition to your home!

I love spring and summer and being able to be outside again! As I have talked about before with my Fairy House Card, I associate fairies with the onset of beautiful weather. Today, I bring you the cutest little flower fairy doll! You can find these adorable little fairies hanging around my indoor plants, adding a fun, whimsical touch to my home.

Watch the Flower Fairy Doll assembly video here:

Finished flower fairy dolls

Get the free SVG cut file for this project

These cute Flower Fairy Dolls are a fun project you can make with your kids or grandkids, or even just yourself! Who doesn’t want a cute little fairy hanging about, cheering you up? And you only need a few supplies and they do not take much time to assemble. Once assembled, the fairies will measure about 6″ tall — perfect for hanging in any room of your home.

Since they are quick and easy to make, it’s impossible to just make one fairy! I needed an entire fairy family! There’s no end to the different combinations of colors and designs you can come up with on your own once you start!

Hanging flower fairy dolls

To make your Flower Fairy doll, you need a wool felt ball and a 14 gauge green paper-wrapped floral stem wire 16″ inches long to create the body and head of the flower fairy doll.

For the fairy doll skirt, you will need three sheets of 12″ x 12″ extra fine crepe paper.

IMPORTANT CUTTING MACHINE NOTE: Crepe paper can only be cut on the Cricut Maker with the Rotary Blade, not on any other cutting machine (including the Cricut Explore). You CAN cut the crepe paper by hand, just use the PDF pattern provided.

Tip: If you DO use your Maker to cut the Flower Fairy Doll skirt, make sure that the grain of the paper is vertical, not horizontal, when you place the crepe paper on the Machine Mat.

A group of flower fairy dolls

Let me show you how easy it is to make this pretty flower fairy doll project! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)! Read my full disclosure policy.

Materials to Make a Flower Fairy Doll

How to Make Your Own Flower Fairy Doll

Hanging flower fairy dolls

Flower Fairy Doll

Yield: 1 Doll
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $2 per doll

These little whimsical flower fairy dolls are a delight to make.

Instructions

STEP 1: GET MY FREE FLOWER FAIRY DOLL DESIGN FILES

First, download my free Flower Fairy Doll SVG/DXF/PDF, Design #307, from my free resource library. There are two different designs, a peony fairy doll and a daffodil fairy doll, which are both approximately six inches tall once assembled and are perfect for hanging on your favorite plant in your craft room!

If you're going to cut the crepe paper on your cutting machine, upload the file to your design software. 

TIP: If you're not sure how to upload an SVG cut file to Cricut Design Space, watch this helpful video training series I made.

If you're on an iPhone or iPad, here's how to download and upload SVG files to the Cricut Design Space app.

This is what the files look like in Design Space when you import them. Unless you want to resize them, everything is ready to cut!

Peony Flower Fairy Doll:

Peony flower fairy doll SVG in design space

Daffodil Flower Fairy Doll:

Daffodil flower fairy doll SVG in design space

STEP 2: CUT THE FLOWER FAIRY DOLL DESIGN

Click "Make It" and you will be prompted to select your material settings and place your crepe paper on your cutting mat.

TIP: When placing your crepe paper on the mat, smooth it out really well with a brayer or scraper so you don't have any creases (you can slightly stretch it if you need to). Make sure that the grain of the paper is vertical, not horizontal on your mat.

Smoothing flower fairy doll crepe paper with brayer

Placing flower fairy doll crepe paper on the mat with grain flowing vertically

Follow the prompts to load the mat and tools into your Cricut. You will load the Cricut Rotary Blade into Clamp "B" on your Cricut Maker and choose "Crepe Paper" as your material.

When your pieces are finished cutting peel up and discard the outer waste piece, leaving your petals and leaves on the mat. Using a scraper or spatula, carefully remove each piece from the mat.

Using scraper tool to remove flower fairy doll pieces from the mat


These are the pieces you’ll have when you’re done cutting:

Peony pieces:

Peony flower fairy doll materials cut and ready to assemble

Daffodil pieces:

Daffodil flower fairy doll materials cut and ready to assemble

STEP 3: ASSEMBLE THE WIRE BODY OF THE FLOWER FAIRY DOLL

First, let’s thread a wool ball onto a single piece of 14 gauge wire. These two pieces will become the fairy doll’s head and body. Using a Cricut Straight Weeding Tool, pierce a hole through the center of the wool ball. Jiggle it around to widen the hole.


Piercing the wool ball of the flower fairy doll with weeding tool


Line up a piece of 14 Gauge Green Paper Wrapped Floral Stem Wire to the hole and feed it through. Some of the paper may not feed through at first, but keep working it until both the wire and paper are through the hole.

Feeding wire through wool ball head of flower fairy doll


Using your wire cutters, trim off the end of the wire where the paper wrapping is damaged.


Trimming end of wire of flower fairy doll with wire cutters


Position the wool ball a few inches down the wire. Use your wire pliers to curl the top of the wire (the part above the flower fairy doll’s head) to make a whimsical curlicue hook!

Curling top of wire of flower fairy dol with pliers


Now, take your second piece of wire and cut it in half.


Cutting second wire of flower fairy doll in half


Take one of the halves and align it perpendicular to and behind the body wire so you have a "T" shape. Allow three inches for the arm, and curl the remaining wire around the central body wire a couple of times. Bring the end of the wire parallel to the body wire. This end will be one of the legs.

Aligning arm wire of flower fairy doll behind center body wire

Bending arm wire of flower fairy doll around body wire and positioning leg parallel


Using the other piece of cut wire, repeat the process to make the other arm and leg.

Bending second arm wire of flower fairy doll around body and positioning leg parallel to body wire


Making sure your wool ball is positioned a couple of inches from the curly top of the wire and push the arms upward until they rest just under the ball.

Pushing arms of flower fairy doll upward to rest under wool ball head


When everything is aligned correctly, pull the central body wire up and back, almost like you’re making a tail.

Pulling back center body wire of flower fairy doll into tail position


Wrap the tail up and around all the wires a few times to tighten everything into place.

Wrapping central body wire of flower fairy doll up and around all other wires


Trim the excess wire using your wire cutters and pinch in any stray ends.

Cutting extra wire of the flower fairy doll

Now we have the Flower Fairy Doll basic head and body complete!

STEP 4: MAKE THE FLOWER FAIRY DOLL SKIRT


Once the Fairy Doll body is ready, it’s time to decorate it with the crepe paper pieces. I’ll walk you through the steps for decorating both the Peony Flower Fairy Doll and the Daffodil Flower Fairy Doll.


PEONY FLOWER FAIRY DOLL

To make the Peony Fairy, we first shape all the crepe paper pieces into realistic looking petals and leaves. To do this, gently grasp the middle edge of each petal and pull carefully to “cup” them. The crepe paper will stretch and form a depression in the paper and the resulting petal will look so realistic!

Shaping the petals of the peony flower fairy doll

Repeat the process for shaping the leaf part of the bodice leaves.

Shaping the bodice leaves of the peony flower fairy doll


Once all the petals and leaves are shaped, it’s time to glue them to the Flower Fairy Doll body. Start with the smaller petals first. Dab a bit of glue on the base of a petal and align it just under the doll’s head. Press it onto the wire until it adheres, making sure that the petal’s cup curves inward around the doll’s body.

Gluing first petal onto body of peony flower fairy doll

Continue gluing the smaller petals onto the wire. You’ll want to slightly overlap them so they look realistic. I like to attach them in this order: the front petal first, then slightly overlapping the front side petals over the first petal. I then repeat the same process for the back.

Attaching and overlapping all small petals of the peony flower fairy doll


Once all the small petals are attached, we start attaching the large petals. I start with the front petal and follow the same process of overlapping them until all petals are attached.

Attaching and overlapping all large flowers of the peony flower fairy

Now dab glue on the long base of a bodice leaf. Hold the leaf in place over one side of the front skirt with one hand while wrapping the long end up and around the doll’s body. The leaf will cover the ends of the petals and should reach just under the wool head.

Dabbing glue onto leaf base of peony flower fairy doll

Holding leaf in place while wrapping end around bodice of peony flower fairy doll

Repeat with the remaining two leaves. Be sure to add the second one to the other side of the front of the skirt. The last one is aligned on the back of the skirt. When you’re done attaching all the bodice leaves, the bodice, and the base of all the petals, should be neatly covered.

Wrapping remaining leaves around bodice of peony flower fairy doll

Peony flower fairy doll with all petals and bodice leaves in place

DAFFODIL FLOWER FAIRY DOLL

We follow similar steps to make the Daffodil Flower Fairy Doll, but a couple of parts are different. First, let’s color our crepe paper with crayons to add more detail! Take the long side of a yellow crayon to color all the petals and the rectangular skirt piece.


Coloring skirt and petals of daffodil flower fairy doll with yellow crayon


Now take an orange crayon and color only the END of the long edge of the rectangular skirt. You may want to add some red detail, too.

You may also choose to add a little orange detail to the small petals, too, as I did.


Coloring edge of skirt of daffodil flower fairy doll


Now, let’s shape the inner skirt. Run a line of glue along the short end of the rectangle. Bring it around to attach to the other short end. Make sure your colored side is facing outward. Now we have a tube shape.


Gluing rectangle into tube shape of daffodil flower fairy doll


While the glue dries, let’s shape all the crepe paper petal pieces into realistic-looking petals. To do this, gently grasp the middle edge of each petal and pull carefully to “cup” them. The crepe paper will stretch and form a depression in the paper and the resulting petal will look so realistic!

Shaping petals of daffodil flower fairy doll

Here’s what all the petals look like once they are shaped.

Shaped petals of daffodil flower fairy doll

Now ruffle the edge of the skirt. This should be the bottom side of the skirt which you colored with orange or red accents.

Ruffling bottom of skirt of daffodil flower fairy doll

Dab some glue to the inside top of the skirt. Thread the Flower Fairy Doll’s wire legs through the skirt and attach it below the bodice.

TIP: The skirt will not reach all the way up to the wool ball because you want the skirt to hang a little lower than the petals.

Attaching skirt to wire body of daffodil flower fairy doll

Once the skirt is attached, it’s time to glue the petals to the Fairy Doll’s body. Start with the larger petals first. Dab a bit of glue on the base of a petal and align it just under the doll’s head. Press it onto the wire until it adheres and making sure that the petal’s cup curves inward around the doll’s body.

Gluing first petal onto body of daffodil flower fairy doll

Continue gluing the larger petals onto the wire. You’ll want to slightly overlap them so they look realistic. I like to attach them in this order: the front petal first, then slightly overlapping the two front side petals over the first petal—one on each side. I then repeat the same process for the back of the Fairy Doll.

Attaching and overlapping all large petals of daffodil flower fairy doll to make skirt

Once all the large petals are attached, we start attaching the three small petals to make a frock. I like to position them so two are on the front sides and one is on the back.

Attaching all small petals of daffodil flower fairy doll

STEP 5: ATTACHING LEAF HEAD "HAT" PIECES TO THE FLOWER FAIRY DOLL

Now let’s add the leaf detail to the top of our Flower Fairy Doll head to make little hats for them! Position one end of a leaf on top of the wool ball where a side fringe framing a face might be. Add glue to the wire or crepe paper and twist the other end of the leaf around the wire a couple of times. Position the other end of the leaf on the opposite side of the wool ball head.

Holding head leaf in place while wrapping other end around wire of flower fairy doll

Hold another leaf on the other side of the wool ball where the other side fringe framing a face might be. Attach it to the wire with a dab of glue while wrapping it around and positioning the other end over the wool ball.

Attaching and wrapping second leaf to head of flower fairy doll

Repeat with the remaining leaves or until you get the look you want. Make sure your last leaf is wrapped multiple times around the wire and is glued until it blends in with the top wire like this:

Attaching and sculpting final leaf on flower fairy doll head

Peony flower fairy doll with all petals and leaves attached

STEP 6: ATTACHING WINGS AND SCULPTING WIRE LIMBS OF THE FLOWER FAIRY DOLL

Once all the petals and leaves are attached, it’s time to make our Flower Dolls into true Flower 'Fairy' Dolls! First, use your wire pliers to shorten the arms and legs and even them out if necessary. Use the pliers to curve the ends of the arm wires and give the hands and arms some interesting curves and curls!

Curling wire hands and shaping arms of flower fairy doll

Now curl the ends of the legs into feet, and shape the legs until they look pleasing.

Curling wire feet and shaping legs of flower fairy doll

If the paper wrapping is loosening from the wire, add a dab of glue and smooth it back into place.

Once you like the way your Flower Fairy Dolls look, it’s time to make them into real fairies! Cup and shape the wings the same way you shaped all the petals.

Shaping wings of flower fairy doll

Dab a dot of glue to the center of the wings and position it on the back of the doll.

Dabbing glue on flower fairy doll wings

Attaching wings on back of flower fairy doll

Now your Flower Fairy Doll is complete!

STEP 7: SHOW IT OFF

This is what my Flower Fairy Dolls look like!

Finished flower fairy dolls

Notes

The final approximate size of each Flower Fairy Doll is 6 inches tall.

Answers to Your Questions About How to Make a Flower Fairy Doll

Q: Can I cut the Flower Fairy Doll on a Cricut Joy?
This particular project can’t be cut with a Cricut Joy. Crepe paper can only be cut on a Maker (original Maker or Maker 3) because a Cricut Rotary Blade fits only on a Maker. The Rotary Blade has a gliding, rolling action, which makes it able to cut delicate paper, like crepe paper, without tearing it. A regular Cricut cutting blade, like the ones used for the Explore family or the Joy, cannot do that.

Q: So I have to own a Cricut Maker to create this project?
No, not at all. You can download the PDF copy of the file in our Library, print it off on your computer printer, and cut it out by hand using a scissor or craft knife!

Q: Do I have to use 14-gauge floral stems, or will another thickness work?
You can use any gauge that looks pleasing to your eye! Or that you may have in your stash. If you can’t find 14 gauge, though, we recommend going with a thinner gauge wire such as 16 or even 18 gauge. A thicker gauge, like 12 gauge, would be too hard to mold into those cute curlicues that give the Flower Fairy Doll her whimsy!

Q: Why do I have to use a straight Weeding Tool?
That is how you make a hole in the Flower Fairy Doll’s head in order to attach the body wire! If you have another straight sharp tool with a small diameter, such as a small ice pick or similar tool, that will work also!

Q: I can’t find wool felt balls! Are there options?
Sure! Any sort of small felt ball will work just fine and will make your Flower Fairy Doll uniquely your own! You could even try pompons to see if you might like the look of those! And you can always use whatever is available to you locally and you like the look of! You don’t HAVE to perfectly duplicate what our projects look like. That is where YOUR creativity comes into play!

Q: I’m not sure which one is the Rotary Blade?
You should have gotten a Rotary Blade along with your Maker! If you aren’t sure which one it is (it is easy to get the blades confused, isn’t it?), there is a picture for you on your “Mat Preview Screen” in Design Space under “Load tools and materials”!

Q: It seems so difficult to get the floral wire threaded through the ball. Do you have any hints?
Sure do! After you make the hole all the way through the ball with your Weeding Tool, take a small pair of scissors with a sharp tip and place the tip into one of the holes. Move it around to enlarge the hole just a little bit more and start threading your floral wire here. Instead of threading the wire up, you can also try screwing the head down onto the floral wire!

Get my free SVG files to create a Whimsical Flower Fairy Doll

I’d love to see YOUR beautiful flower fairy doll projects and how you choose to decorate them! Please share a photo in our Facebook group or tag me on social media with #jennifermaker.

Love,

JenniferMaker.com

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