Materials and Supplies:

• 1 Oatmeal box
• 1  -  8" square piece of cardboard
• 4 1/2" X 8" Candle
• 1/2 yard green fabric for leaves
• 1/2 yard pink, red, or white fabric for poinsettia petals
• 1/2 yard lightweight batting (Warm & Natural)
• 7 beige or yellow pony beads
  

Making the framework:

• Cut 2" up, all the way around the bottom of the oatmeal box.
• Cut a 7 1/2" diameter circle from the piece of cardboard.
• Glue the bottom of the oatmeal box to the center of the cardboard.
  

Making the petals and leaves:

• Cut both of your fabrics in half lengthwise, making 2 pieces, 9" wide and about 42" long.
• Fold and press each of the fabrics in half, lengthwise..
• Trace off pattern onto each corresponding fabric (see example below).  You will need 30 leaves, and 20 poinsettia petals.  Leave approximately 1/2" between each pattern.
• Cut the batting in half, lengthwise, then repeat again, making your strips 4 1/2" wide.
• Insert a piece of the batting into the fold of each of the fabric.
• Pin through all three layers in the middle of each pattern.
• Cut in the exact middle between each pattern.
• Stitch through all layers on the pattern tracing.
• Cut around each stitching with pinking shears.  Be careful to not cut into the stitching.
  

Putting it all together:

• Lay your poinsettia petals out on a table as you would like them to finish.  Overlap the bottom ends (the curved end goes out).  Layer them to add depth.
• Hand stitch these together in the middle.
• By hand, stitch the pony beads, one at a time to the center of the poinsettia.
• Using a hot glue gun, glue the poinsettia to the center front of the framework.
• Again, using the glue gun, attach the leaves all the way around the framework, tucking each one in behind the last one.  Be sure to turn them upward, outward, and down the center to cover the cardboard completely.

You're Finished!

• Add the candle to the center and enjoy!