Christmas Ornaments

For Christmas I wanted to do something special for some of my closest friends. 

I adore ornaments and think they make wonderful gifts 

(especially when they can be customized!)

Anyway, here are some of the creations I came up with. 

"At one glance, I loved you with a thousand hearts"

The hearts are stamped out of vintage magazines. 

                                        "We fit together so well...it's like pieces of a puzzle."

I used embossed felt and vintage lace trim to accent the ornament.

 

 "God made many puzzle pieces, but only those two cut out for each other, 

can fit together to create a perfect, beautiful picture"

I printed the quotes on paper I had tea dyed.

 "We fit together like two pieces of a puzzle."

Puzzle pieces punched out from vintage magazines.

 "You hold the key to my heart"

Handmade Felt Ornaments

The last couple months I have been experimenting with felt and making little shapes and animals and coming up with ways to use them.  In the spirit of Christmas, I thought, "Why not ornaments?" Although these are quite bright and colorful, they could easily be made with more seasonal colors.  

This was my process.

Materials needed: Felt, Ribbon, Needle, Thread, Handmade Stencils, Poly Fil, 

Buttons/Sequins/Rhinestones for eyes

Start by cutting all of the pieces in felt and apply wings/ears, or whatever outer element 

you may way, with a simple blanket stitch. 

(Sorry I got wrapped up in making the silly things that I forgot to take a picture of the stitching!)

In case you want to learn, here is a good tutorial for a Blanket Stitch

Before you complete the stitching be sure to stuff the felt animal/shape with poly fil to give them a little dimension.  It is also a good idea to add the ribbon loop before sewing the two sides together.

I like to use two colors and alternate them on each side so that it is like getting two-in-one!

And who says they have to be hung on trees?  After Christmas is over, you can hang them up in a kids room as cute decorations!

But of course, in the spirit of things, I had to make a Christmas tree!