A Simple Cute Scandi Felt Christmas Craft For Your Home
Most of my Christmas decorations are colourful and a bit Boho. Occasionally, I like having simple ornaments like this Scandi felt Christmas craft.
Last year, I made some handmade monochrome felt Christmas ornaments from an old sweater. I still had some scraps left over from this craft and used them to make these felt Christmas trees to complement them.
Instead of making a felt Christmas craft to hang from the tree, I've made a cute Scandi felt forest that can sit on the mantle.
This Scandi Christmas forest decoration costs almost nothing to make. As well as the sweater scraps, I used a wood slice as a base. I still had some wood slices left over from the stash I cheekily acquired from a Ryobi conference I attended early in the year.
Even though the trees are embroidered, no specialist needlework skills are needed. The stitches are so simple, like doodling with black cotton thread.
This craft is featured in this collection of fantastic Christmas crafts for adults and embroidered Christmas decorations.
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What You Need To Make Scandi Felt Forest
- Cream felt scraps - I used felted wool from an old cream sweater. If you don't have one, craft felt will do.
- Wood slice - A large wood slice for the base (about 15 cm in diameter)
- Cream/white paint
- Gorilla contact adhesive
- Black thread and needle
- Twigs
- Christmas tree cookie cutter
How To Make A Scandi-Felt Christmas Craft
Step 1: First, place the Christmas tree cookie cutter onto the felt, draw around it, and then cut out the shape. You will need eight felt Christmas tree shapes, 2 for each of the four Scandi felt trees.
If you don't have a Christmas cookie cutter, you can draw a tree shape using one of the templates below.
Step 2: The simple tree embroidery makes this felt Christmas craft cute and gives it the Scandi feel. You can use the patterns below as a guide for the embroidery.
The embroidery is simple; start by stitching a simple running stitch border around the tree shape.
Then, stitch one of the patterns from the guide onto the felt Christmas tree. Only stitch on one piece of felt for each tree; the back will be plain.
Step 3: The felt Christmas trees can be assembled once all the embroidery is finished. Using contact adhesive glue, an embroidered felt tree to a plain back, sandwiching a twig trunk in the middle.
Step 4: Next, prepare the wood slice base. First, paint it creamy white with a small border.
Get a drill with a drill bit approximately the same size as the twig tree trunks. Then, drill four holes in the wood slice base—one for each tree.
Make sure the placing of the holes is staggered.
Step 5: Finish the Scandinavian felt Christmas craft by glueing a tree into each hole.
I love this cute mini Scandinavian mini-forest decoration. It will stay on the mantle all winter, not just for Christmas.
I also like how my mini forest decoration looks on the wood slice shelves I made earlier in the year.
Other Ideas
By the way, if you make crafts to sell, then these trees do well at Christmas fairs.
I've made a Valentine's version of this craft with my Scandi embroidered hearts decoration. I also have a spring mantle embroidery with this cute duck and hen embroidery.
Another fun way to embroider it onto a stretched canvas like this hanging plant decoration.
I use the same Christmas tree cookie cutter to make a Scottish forest of tartan trees. You'll find many more Christmas sewing projects here.
Wood slices are fun to use for whimsical displays like these trees. You should check out my vintage fabric mushrooms wood slice display that is even more whimsical.
Felt Christmas Craft Scandinavian Forest
Make this gorgeous mini Scandinavian forest for your mantle. This felt Christmas craft is very simple and affordable as it uses mainly repurposed materials.
Materials
- Felt scraps
- Wood Slice
- Twigs
- Needle and Thread
- Glue
Tools
- Drill
Instructions
- Using a template or Christmas cookie cutter cut out 8 felt Christmas trees
- Embroider four of the trees with a simple black and white pattern (free pattern)
- Glue an embroidered tree to a back with a twig trunk
- Paint the wood slice
- Drill four holes into the wood slice
- Glue the trees into the drilled holes
Like many of the crafts and DIYs on this site, this Scandinavian Christmas decoration was made from the things I had around me. You might want to check out some of my other upcycled felt Christmas crafts and those that use wood slices.
- Sweater Upcycled Ornaments
- Felt Christmas Tree Made From Sweaters
- A Christmas Pudding Wood Slice Ornament
- Fun Frida Kahlo Christmas Ornament
- Upcycled Felt Garland
- Felt Tassels From Old Sweaters
For more Christmas sewing ideas, visit allfreesewing.com
These are so lovely! What an adorable craft idea! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much. I did enjoy making them.
These are so cute! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!
Thank you so much, Cecilia.
I love this project! So glad I came across your tutorial on Saturday Sparks!
Thank you so much ?
I remember your adorable felt bauble decorations from last year Claire, so super excited to see your Scandi trees linked up at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring the Scandi felt trees it at tomorrow night's party and pinning too.
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Kerryanne
Aww, thank you so much I look forward to seeing the feature. I love the simple look of the baubles and trees.
Awh, these are so sweet, what lovely little trees.
Trees are my favourite Christmas decoration, we have funny little mix and match forests all over the house! I'm sure I have plenty of old felted jumper scraps in a bag somewhere that could become another little copse!
Thank you, Julie. I too have a thing about trees and seem to make a few new ones every year. I also have quite a few angel-themed ornaments too.
You just have that knack for turning something so ordinary into something that wows me every single time Claire. That's why I love your blog so much. Always inspiring
Aww, thank you, Michelle. That's what I love to do upcycle the everyday. It's like I love to see the good in people and the beauty in ordinary things.
Oh what a fun project and super cute!
Thank you so much.
So adorable, Claire! Your little forest of felt trees is perfect! I hope you linked this at TTA this week! (I haven't check yet!)
Thank you Julia, I will link up to TTA next week for sure.
These are really precious and sophisticated at the same time, Claire! Something we would find in an high-end shop for the holidays! Very creative!
Aww,thank you so,much. They were quite simple to make. I enjoyed stitching the trees whilst watching TV.
This is such a cute project! I love how you upcycled a sweater! I am totally going to do this! Love it!
Thank you, it is simple and fun to make.
These are so cute! This is our first Christmas in our new home and I'm getting excited about coming up with ways to decorate for the holidays. A stand of trees like this would be so great! I may stitch a few small glass beads onto them as well to add some color. Thanks for the idea! (Found you on Creatively Crafty Link Party)
Thank you, I like e idea of the glass beads I think they will look fabulous. Enjoy your first Christmas in your new home.
I love scandanavian art! These are so creative. I saw your post on try-it link party—thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for visiting and sharing.
Love these! The felt trees are cute enough but grouping them on tree slice is ADORABLE! Pinned 🙂
Thank you, I still have a lot of wood slices left and I like the challenge of thinking of different ways to use them.
This is very sweet! Great job! I would also keep it out all year. #CreativelyCrafty
Thank you, I think it will probably stay out all year ?