Dec 15

Felt Ornament

For the first time ever, I will be hosting my family during the holidays.  I am so excited and want to fill the apartment with festive cheer:  cookies, eggnog, stockings, and all the little things that make Christmas feel special.  In anticipation of their arrival I even bought a real tree (which was no small feat; getting 6 feet of Nova Scotian Balsam fir on a very crowded bus was truly a Christmas miracle!) and made some felt ornaments for it.

The ornaments were simple to make and the perfect way to spend an afternoon with a mug of warm cider.

Materials you will need:  ivory felt, coloured felt, circle templates (I used the 2 parts of a jar lid), sewing needle and thread, embroidery thread, hole punch, scissors, and a disappearing ink pen.
Step 1:  For each ornament you will need 2 ivory circles, 1 smaller coloured circle, and a ¼”x 6” ivory strip.
Step 2:  Draw a star on the ornament front.
Step 3:  Punch out the center.
Step 4:  Cut the radial arms of the star, making sure not to cut all the way to the edge or centre.
Step 5:  Pinch the centre of each wedge and secure with sewing thread.
Step 6:  Stack the layers together – ivory circle, coloured circle, hanging loop, and ornament front – and sew closed with the embroidery thread.
I plan to embroider initials or the year on the backs, and give them away as parting gifts.  Maybe it will even start a new tradition, with a different ornament commemorating each year.

Category: christmas, DIY projects, Uncategorized

Posted by steph on Dec 15, 2011

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