the perks of felt wall flowers

If we could trade all the plastic flowers in the world for a set of Alison Michel’s creations, we’d do so in a heartbeat. The California-based maker is a felt florist of sorts – meticulously shaping furry petals and leaves into artful arrangements that will happily hang in your house for years to come. Nabbing a bunch of Alison’s blooms might blow through all of your pocket money, but if you’re strategic (ahem, perhaps send all your friends this link with the caption ‘I’m obsessed!’), you could end up with a lovely ‘unexpected’ birthday gift.