Nothing is more festive than spending the holidays creating — and giving — your own crafts. Christmas is only two months away and we've already started preparing for it. We are making little felt Christmas Tree decoration. It's an ideal activity for both children and adults as well as a great way to add something special and handmade to your Christmas decor or give a DIY gift.
1. To make a Christmas Tree like this (H23cm/9.1") you will need:
- Two pieces
of felt of different colors. For a tree - dark green felt sized 15x15cm/5.9"x5.9";
for the base - red felt sized 20x12cm/7.9"x4.7";
- Sewing or embroidery thread;
- Approx 10 buttons
of your choice;
- Ribbon
approx L30cm/11.8";
- Toy
filling;
- Paper
spool as a base. We used 6cm/2.4" diameter ribbon spool (plain wooden base
would perfectly suite);
- A stem
(picked outside);
- Fabric
glue, ruler, scissors, a needle and a marker.
Making the base
2. Cut
out 2 x red felt circles (6cm/2.4" diameter to match the base size).
3.
Glue one circle to the bottom of the base.
4. Make
a small hole in the middle of the 2nd circle by making an 'X' cut and place a
stem into the cut. Then put some glue inside the bottom of the base and glue the
stem to it.
5.
Cut out one red rectangular to fit around the base (20x6cm/7.9"x2.4")
and glue to it.
6.
Use 10cm/3.9" of ribbon to make a bow, sew it on to the rest of ribbon and
glue it around the base. Ready!
Making the tree
7. Cut
out 2 x green tree shapes (H15cm/5.9", W7.5cm/2.95" at a widest point).
8.
Sew the buttons on to the tree shapes.
9.
Begin stitching the shapes together at the bottom from the place for stem.
10. Stuff
the tree with a filling before finishing the stitching.
11. Stop
your stitching at the appropriate corner (in this case at about 2cm/0.8")
from the start of the stitching, to leave a gap for a stem you use. Finally,
put the tree on a stem.
The Christmas Tree Decoration is done!
If you have any questions, we are happy to help :)
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