Unique Easy To Make Handmade Felt Christmas Ornaments
If you’re looking for a cosy, handmade holiday craft, this tutorial shows you how to turn felt scraps (or an old wool sweater) into beautiful Christmas ornaments. These felt baubles have a simple, almost child-like charm, use minimal materials and can be stitched up while you binge-watch your favourite show. It’s up-cycling at its best: white or cream felt, black thread embroidery, a red ribbon, and you’re done. Ideal for your tree, as a garland or a thoughtful handmade gift.
I got the idea for these monochrome handmade felt Christmas ornaments when I made my monochrome shoe box craft. The monochrome, childlike cartoon look of the boxes appealed to me.
I thought it would be fun to recreate this look with some monochrome felt Christmas decorations. Recently, in one of my favourite shops, Liberty's of London, I noticed a monochrome Christmas display that I thought looked fantastic.
These ornaments are featured with the other cool adult Christmas crafts in this collection.
Cute Upcycled Monochrome Handmade Felt Christmas Baubles
This is one of those Christmas sewing crafts that can be done while indulging in a Netflix box set. That is, it doesn't require too much concentration and is not messy; the craft is easy to complete on your lap, parked in front of the TV.
One evening, I stitched all the felt baubles while binging on the brilliant comedy series Atypical.
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What you need to make handmade Felt Christmas Ornaments
- White felt - I used an old wool white sweater, which I felted in a hot wash in the washing machine (see details here). You can, however, use craft felt. A thicker felt is better. Choose felt in either cream or white.
- Something round to draw around, I used a tuna can.
- Black cotton thread and needles
- White Craft Glue
- Hole punch, such as a Crop-A-Dile
- Red satin cord
How to make handmade felt Christmas ornaments
Step 1: Place the tuna can onto the felt and draw around it. Draw in a bauble cap and hook the hoop to the top of the drawn circle.
Step 2: Cut out these white bauble shapes. You will need two identical bauble shapes for each handmade felt Christmas ornament.
Step 3: Decide which embroidery design you want for the Christmas bauble. I've scanned my designs, which you can download here.
Using a needle and black thread, I copied my chosen design. Then, I just used a simple backstitch.
Don't worry if you are not a fabulous seamstress; the appeal of these felt baubles is the childlike nature of their designs.
Step 4: I didn't exactly hurry these baubles as I stitched them whilst watching the telly. I would say, though, it took me about 20-30 minutes to sew a felt bauble. Of course, it also depends on the design. Some are quicker than others to stitch.
Step 5: To finish these handmade felt Christmas ornaments, I glued a blank felt bauble to the back of each hand-stitched one. I did this to hide all the unsightly stitching at the back of the ornament.
Then, I punched a hole in the top of each felt bauble using a hole punch. I threaded a red satin cord through the hole to hang them with.
I like to hang the handmade felt Christmas ornaments from a branch as a standalone Christmas decoration for the wall.
But I will also hang some from the wire rustic Christmas tree I made. I need to make a few more for that. That's ok, though, as I have another season of "Atypical" to get through.
I have made a Valentine's version of this craft with embroidered hearts stitched with red thread. And a Halloween version with this DIY felt skull decoration.
Check out these great denim Dala horse ornaments if you want more Scandinavian-themed ornaments.
I love upcycling old sweaters into Christmas ornaments; you should check out these.
Cute Sweater Upcycled Christmas Ornaments
Scandi felt Christmas craft
Super Simple Repurposed Sweater Felt Garland
How To Make Felt Tassels From Old Sweaters
Wonderful Felt Christmas Trees
For more Christmas sewing ideas, visit allfreesewing.com
Love your crafts! Wire Christmas Tree ? ? Would you show us how you made that? Thank you! Maureen
Thank you, Maureen. I've just added the link it's the Christmas tree I made from lampshades https://www.pillarboxblue.com/rustic-christmas-tree/
The black stitching on white is very effective, Claire. I love how you've hung them from a branch, too. I've included your Christmas ornaments in a roundup today.
Thank you so much I look forward to seeing them.
love these little ornaments! great idea, thank you!
Thank you so much, they were fun to make.
Awwww - I love the cartoon like look of these ornaments. Thank you for linking up to #GoingGreen and may I wish you a very merry and upcycled Christmas.
Thank you so much. merry Christmas to you also ?
I love how your felt ornaments turned out! And they look so perfect all strung up together. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday party. I'll be including these in my Party Features next week 🙂
That's awesome thanks, I look forward to seeing them.
Love a re-purpose project Claire and these sweater ornaments really are the cutest!
Thanks for sharing at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring this handmade project at tonight's party and pinning too.
Aww, thank you so much and I look forward to seeeing the feature.
Fantastic upcycle project. I want to try this out too. Happy Holiday Season, Kippi
Thank you, they make great tags too!
These are so elegant and beautiful. I love them!
Thank you, they are fun to make.
Oh my word Claire, I love them.Sometimes the simplest things are the most beautiful. I can see these being passed down and treasured for many years
Thank you, Michelle. I agree sometimes simple is the most beautiful! I think they will be decorations that come out year after year!
These are so great and easy to make. I could use some of them for a Christmas tablescape as small gift treats to our guests. Thank you for this inspiring idea!
Thank you. I plan to make some as personal gift tags with the name on the back and a simple design on the front.
These are so cute! Great tags on gifts for folks.
Thank you, I plan to make some as gift tags too!
I love upcycled decor!Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much! Most of my Christmas decorations are upcycled.
I also love making ornaments out of felted wool sweaters! Last year we made super simple no-sew ornaments that my kids decorated and gave away as gifts: http://www.cucicucicoo.com/2017/12/diy-felt-christmas-tree-ornaments-for-kids-repurposed-sweaters/ They were so fun and a huge hit with the people that received them! But I also love your fun designs that look like little sketches on purpose! So cute! 🙂 Lisa
Thank you Lisa. I bet everyone loved getting one of your children’s handmade creations.