DIY Felt Christmas Tree

You can make this Christmas tree decor piece with some leftover felt fabric and dry twigs. It’s really quick, easy and fun to make.

Materials:

Felt

Dry twig

X-acto and scissors

Hotglue gun

Step-1: Collect a dry twig of any size you prefer. Cut a long piece for the main tree log and 2 small pieces for the base.

Step-3: Print and cut out a simple Christmas tree pattern. Place the pattern on the felt fabrics you chose and trace the sides. Cut out the traced patterns. Cut 8-10 pieces.

Step-3: Take any one felt tree patterns and fold it into half lengthwise. Apply glue along the folded line and attach it with the long twig.

Step-4: Similarly take another piece of felt tree pattern and attach it with the twig, adjacent to the previous pattern. Keep attaching the tree patterns until the whole twig is covered.

Step-5: Finally attach the tree on a base to complete the project.

Use different coloured felt fabrics for variation.

I’ve done embroidery on paper before and it’s a lot of fun. You can use a needle to punch out a particular shape to stitch, or my favorite thing is to take a copy of an old photograph or a page from a magazine and add stitched details to the original picture.

One thing I haven’t tried but would also be fun to do is cross stitching on paper.

This is a technique that requires a fair amount of preparation because you need to find a pattern you can easily transfer and print it at actual size, then use the pattern itself to help you decide where to put the holes in your paper. And then after all that you can do your stitching.

It’s a pretty straightforward process, but Crewel Ghoul has a great tutorial that walks you through how to do it step by step. It even includes a sample pattern you can print out and try for practice.

The post also has tips for starting and finishing your threads so that the back looks as neat as it can, if that’s something that’s important to you. (When I have done embroidery on paper I usually just tape the thread end to the back. If the back were going to show I’d probably just cover it with more paper.)

Stitching on paper is a fun way to make bookmarks or greeting cards, but you also need to make sure your paper is thick enough to support the holes you’ll be making in it. This post has a good rundown of materials you’ll need and what kind of paper is best. She used watercolor paper but I’ve used card stock and scrapbook paper that was a little thicker than the average printer paper.

You can always test a little on the paper you’re considering to make sure it will stand up to the project.

Check out the post, which includes a video, over at Crewel Ghoul for more tips for cross stitching on paper. Is this something you’ve tried before? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Crewel Ghoul]

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