my true love gave to me . . . handmade felted Christmas ornaments for the tree (and a giant margarita because we are getting down to the wire, people).
Last Christmas, I saw a pretty picture of some felted ornaments in Better Homes and Gardens magazine and I could not get to the craft store fast enough. Here are some of the pretties I made last year:
Christmas balls
To make these, you will need:
the paper templates from the magazine linked to above (where there are also complete directions and a supplies list more thorough than I offer here)
felt, styrofoam balls, glue, pins, sequins, beads, faux pearls – anything sparkly a pin can go thru, ribbon, rickrack, trims, etc.
My bucket o’ goodies I stick on the ornaments
1. Using the paper templates, cut out felt pieces of your choice and pin them on the balls. When you have a result you like, glue the felt in place – only the parts that look like orange wedges.
the printed templates and felt pieces cut with them
2. Use pins to over the seams of the wedges with ribbons, trim or rickrack of your choice. When you have them in place, remove the pins one at a time, add a bead or a sequin – or both – to each pin, dip the point of the pin in a dab of glue and insert the pin back into the ball.
3. Cover the “poles” of the ball - the places where all the orange wedges meet – with a star cut from felt, or a circle. Decorate this as you wish, again placing beads and/or sequins on pins that are then dipped in glue
Covering the pole with a star
You can get as fancy or as simple as you want! I even bought some ornament tops at Michaels and pinned those on so I could hang the balls on a tree.
Larger balls
My goal is to someday make enough small balls that I can display them in a large glass vase during the holidays
Small balls!
