This has been a crazy 6 months. Dresar Studio, is now very much up and running and I have been super busy getting many Christmas brides ready for their big day.Now, all the work is done and I wanted to relax and try out some fun, crafty ideas I've been thinking about. What better time than to rope in my lovely boyfriend and teach (force) him to make some felt Christmas Tree Decorations with me.
Here's a step by step list of how to make your very own!
1. We started with a basic penguin shape template, traced it out onto felt and cut two out (one for the front and one for the back)
2. Then we cut out the white inner body piece and stitched it on by hand. Your sewing doesn't have to be great here, in fact the more 'hand done' it looks, the better the result.
3. We then decorated the front body piece with stick on eyes, and sewn on pieces of contrasting felt and coloured buttons to create the beak and little accessories.
4. Next, we cut out 2 sets of feet (front and back) and a small piece of wadding to place between the two layers
5. Now, we hand stitched the two layers together with the wadding inside (a blanket stitch looks good here)
6. We then cut out 2 wings and tacked them onto the penguin main body
7. Then tack the feet onto the main body
8. At this point, we cut out a piece of wadding which was just smaller than the body piece
9. Using a blanket stitch, we attache the back piece to the front, with the wadding inside, making sure it was neat and any raw edges were hidden on the inside.
10. lastly, we cut a small piece of ribbon and hand stitched it onto the top of the decoration and we were ready to proudly hang it from our tree!
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| Mrs Penguin |
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| Mr Penguin |
This project can be as easy or as complicated as you want but if your new to it, try something really simple. Seeing the fab results will inspire you to go on and do something trickier.... Or, if your like my boyfriend, quit there and reward yourself with another mince pie.
I couldn't help myself and made another one... it's a lot of fun and is a great way to introduce someone to basic hand sewing skills. Enjoy and have a Very Merry Christmas!
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| Felt Owl |
