Felt Christmas Decorations

I love making Christmas decorations.
I decided to make these for my son's teachers this year.
I loved getting decorations with the child's name and year when I was teaching.
I still hang them on my tree and remember them fondly.

 

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 I also made these without the words for our mums' Christmas presents.

My boy's favourite colour at the moment is orange and he wanted these for his tree.

So grab yourself some felt, beads, stuffing and cord and go for it.

You can stuff them or leave them flat, either way...

they're fun, cute and cheap!

Felt Photo Christmas Decorations

What you need -

felt squares
paper templates
craft glue
scissors
knitting cotton or fine metallic cord
large eye needle
photos

What to do -

Pin paper template shapes (I used hearts, stars, bells and balls) to 2 layers of felt.
Cut out pairs of shapes.
Find something round to trace around (a large glue stick is a good size) on one of the shapes of each pair.
Carefully cut the circle out.
Cut the photos to slightly larger than the holes.
Glue behind so the felt shape becomes the frame.
Place the pair back together and using the cotton or thread, running stitch around the edges leaving enough length to tie ends together.
Hang on Christmas tree, on door knobs, anywhere...

Baby Mobile

I made this for my baby girl's room just after she was born.

It's easy and looks so gorgeous in her room.

To make it you will need -

1 wooden circle frame

1 small ring (plastic or metal)

3m cord

4 felt squares of different colours

shape patterns 5-6cms (I used stars, hearts & flowers)

craft paint

craft glue

wadding

knitting cotton

string

large eye needle

(I found all of these things at Spotlight)

• Paint the wooden frame with a couple of coats of craft paint.
• Cut the cord into 3 x 1m lengths (use sticky tape to stop ends fraying).
  
• Cut 2 of each shape from each felt colour.
• Glue the dot shapes to the centre of both sides for the flower shapes.
  
• Chose the six shapes you wish to use as the bottom level.
• Using the knitting cotton and needle, sew close to the edges using running stitch.  When a small opening remains fill with a little wadding, put the end of the cord inside the shape, then stitch the gap making sure you catch the cord with one of the stitches.  End off with a knot on the inside.  Repeat five times for the bottom level shapes.
• Sew the remaining 6 shapes in the same way on into the cord with a 10 - 15cm space from shape on the end making sure to stitch top and bottom to the cord.  Slightly different space lengths give it a more random look.
• Attach the 3 cords to the ring by folding them in half, placing the loop through the ring and pulling both ends through.
• Once the paint is completely dry on the frame, wind each cord length around the frame twice, leaving about 15 - 20cm from the ring to the frame.
• Attach a length of string to the ring so it can hang from the ceiling.

This is fun to make for your own baby.  Or make it as a gift for a baby shower or newborn.  There's something extra special about handmade gifts!