Felt Dragon Egg Tutorial

Become the mother (or father of dragons) and re-take the iron throne with your own DIY felt no sew dragon eggs. These dragon eggs make a great accessory for any GOT viewing party, a cool costume accessory or just a fun table display.

The addition of glitter felt adds some fun depth and sparkle to the eggs. Don’t let the number scales intimidate you, you can easily cut 2 or three in a stack.

Best of all these beauties are no sew. Don’t pack up those plastic Easter eggs just yet, they play a key role in these Game of Thrones inspired dragon eggs as a stable base for the scales. You will need:

Plastic Easter eggs – you can use any size the ones I selected were 3″ tall

Hot glue gun and glue

9″ x 12″ – wool blend felt sheet, I used Granny Smith, Mauve Taupe and Fresh Linen

5″ x  6″ – Glitter Felt I used Gold, Champagne and Silver

Felt dragon egg scale template – you can also freehand these.

Cut

9″ x 12″ sheets into scales – this should leave you with a few more scales that you need.

Cut glitter felt into scales as well. You can also free hand cut the scales or change the shape as desired but for best results you will want them all to be around the same size. These are 1″ tall (dragon scale template at the end of this post)

I paired the granny smith with gold, the mauve with the champagne and the off white with the silver, the options are nearly limitless.

Start gluing scales down starting at the larger bottom end. Hot glue down as shown.

Working in rows glue scales around the egg with the points facing downward towards the bigger bottom. Glue down glitter scales randomly for depth.

Continue until you have covered the entire egg.

“When my dragons are grown, we will take back what was stolen from me and destroy those who wronged me! We will lay waste to armies and burn cities to the ground!”

– Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryan, First of Her Name, Breaker of Chains and, of course, Mother of Dragons.

Happy Crafting!

~Andie

Felt Bunny Hoops

After a long grey winter, spring brings a welcome splash of color.

Celebrate color and deck the walls with these whimsical felt bunny hoops. They make easy spring crafts that can be hung with a simple tack and add spring color and flair to any room.

These little boho bunnies also make adorable kids room decor.

For 3 bunny hoops you will need:

3 – 4″ embroidery hoops

White Fur Felt 2-  9″ x 12″ sheets*

3″ x 3″ felt scrap for felt for inner ears, I used prints in Spring Zig Zag, Pink Dot and Subtle Scale. *

3″ x 3″ Black felt for eyes*

1″ x 1″ Brown for nose (Chocolate Moose)*

5″x 6″ felt scrap in at least 4 colors I used, Powder Blue, Morning Glory, Orchid, Pink Tutu, Bubblegum, Pink Amaranth, Lavender

Felt scraps in leaf colors I used Granny Smith and Cilantro

Small pom poms

Template for felt flowers and bunny details BunnyHoop

Embroidery thread in black and white

Hot glue gun and glue

Free Printable template

*Matching thread

Cut:

2 eyes from black felt

1 nose from brown felt

2 ears from fur felt (Flip the pattern over for one side so both ears curve towards the center.)

2 Ear centers from felt print (Flip the pattern over for one side so both inner ears curve towards the center.)

Flowers you will need about 6-7 per hoop. Cut 2 flower shapes per daisy and 1 of each rose shape. Cutting Detailed Letters and Shapes from Felt

Felt Bunny Craft

Stitch inner ears to outer ears with an applique stitch and matching thread.

Fit fur felt into 4″ hoop and trim to fit

Sew eyes into place with an applique stitch and black thread as shown on the template. Stitch nose into place with brown thread and an applique stitch. Sew sides onto eyes with black embroidery thread and a running stitch. Stitch smile with the same thread. Set aside.

Making Felt Flower Crown

Stack daisy sides together and glue the center to hold. Glue pom poms into center if desired. Set aside.

Roll flower from open end towards center. Glue as you go as needed. At the end place large end over the curled up felt and glue down.

Cut felt leaves from green felts.

Assembling your bunny hoop

Lay leaves and flowers down as desired and hot glue into place.

With white embroidery thread add a highlighting stitch to each eye. Glue bunny ears into place on the back.

Happy Crafting

~Andie

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DIY Felt Mistletoe Headband

Collect kisses this holiday with a surprisingly stylish felt mistletoe headband. Our mistletoe headband has a decidedly vintage feel played out in a spunky modern color palate. This is a fun and chic project requires no sewing making it an easy Christmas Craft you can whip up in minutes.

The mistletoe leaves get some depth from wool blend felt put through a washer and dried, this causes the wool fibers to shrink and gives the felt some bulk and dimension. This will not work for acrylic felt and 100% wool will get much thicker and smaller than wool blend.

You will need:

1/8 yard wool blend felt in bright green I used Key Lime Pie

1″ x 21″ Red felt I used Lipstick

Fabric covered headband I like bright pink.

6 white pom poms or felt balls you can use any size but I like them around 10mm.

Hot Glue gun and glue

Felt Mistletoe Template – download HERE or see end of post.

Before you begin

Wash green felt on normal setting you can just toss it in with your normal laundry the felt will shrink while becoming thicker and fuzzier.

Cut mistletoe shapes from green felt and cut red felt into a 1″ x 16″ ribbon.

Glue some of the mistletoe shapes in half so the leaves curve this will keep the mistletoe leaves from laying completely flat.

Lay one of the long flat mistletoe shapes down just about an inch from the center and hot glue down. Lay curved leaf down and glue.  Place remaining mistletoe down as desired  moving down the headband so the leaves all meet at the base. Hot glue felt mistletoe into place.

Create Felt Bow

Trim 1″ felt ribbon to 18″, Cut 3″ scrap in half to make a 0.5″ x 3″ bow center.

Create bow by laying felt ribbon down as shown. Trim edges and Glue center down.

Wrap bow center around middle of bow trim to fit and hot glue down.

Hot glue down white pom poms in sets of 3.

Hot glue felt bow to the base of the mistletoe leaves.

Happy Crafting Kissing!

~Andie

Peppermint Felt Ornaments

DIY Felt Peppermint Ornament

Deck your halls with sweet peppermint felt ornaments. These 3″ mints are simple to assemble and make a big impact on any tree in fact you can bypass all of the sewing and just use glue making this a kid friendly ornament crafting option.

You will need:

White* felt or 3″ Felt Circles

Red felt* I used Poinsettia 

Sequins I used Diamond

Peppermint template  Peppermint Ornament or see end of post

Felt glue or hot glue

String or ribbon for hanging

Sewing Needle

*Matching Thread

Cut 2 circles and 2 wrapper ends from white felt, cut  1 swirl from red felt.

Sew swirl to one of the red circles with a running stitch and matching thread.

Sew sequins into place along the center of the white areas. For help on sewing sequins see this post.

 Stitch three lines down the wrapper ends as shown. Use these to attach the sides to the second circle. Sew loop to center.

Place circles together. Over cast stitch around the circles to hold. Switch to the running stitch over the wrapper ends and loop.

Happy Crafting

~Andie

Explore dozens of of free felt Christmas ornament patterns:

DIY Letter to Santa Ornament

DIY Felt Letters to Santa Christmas Ornaments

Get onto the nice list this year with an adorable letter to Santa ornament. Making these fun letters to Santa are deceptively simple thanks to an assist from a medium temp iron. The letters are also versatile, leave this flap open to create a gift tag or add a keepsake wish list or photo or just sew down the flap and hang from your Christmas tree for sweet homemade ornament you’ll cherish year after year.

You will need:

Template- Letter to Santa Pattern or see end of post

7″ x 7″ felt for letter I used White*

Embroidery thread in Red and Green

Iron (set to medium for wool blend felt)

Stamp Buttons 

Sequins; I used Holly and Retro Burst

String or cord for hanging (optional)

Sewing Needle

*Matching Thread

Cut 1 letter shape from white felt.

Trace out letters and postage shapes with pencil. I think the ornaments take on a more homespun look when traced out free hand and the letters are a little uneven, Let your child write “Santa” and embroider for an even more unique family heirloom.

Stitch postage and “Santa” from contrasting embroidery thread colors.

Iron side flaps, top and bottom down so they lay flat.

Sew stamp button and burst sequin to front taking care to not sew through the side flaps. Fold bottom over sides and stitch up along the side with an overcast stitch and matching thread.

Add the holly sequin detail to the end of the flap. You can leave this flap open to create a gift tag or add a keepsake wish list or sew down the flap if you prefer.

Stay tuned for all new Christmas DIY felt ornament patterns all December long!

 

Felt Letter to Santa template print at full size.

Happy Crafting!

~ Andie

Stay tuned for all new Christmas DIY felt ornament patterns all December long!

DIY Easy Heart Felt Ornaments

DIY Easy Felt Heart Ornaments

This year create something from the heart. Here’s a simple heart ornament pattern even the littlest sewer can help to craft up. These super easy DIY felt heart ornaments are great for kids or those new to sewing.  These ornaments go together easily and make great handmade gifts and a great holiday craft for parties and get togethers. With the printable PDF pattern group Christmas crafting for beginners has never been simpler.

You will need:

Felt heart ornament template Heart Pattern or see end of post

Printed felt for small hearts I used prints from the Wrapping Paper Collection*

4″ x 7″ felt for large heart I used Four Leaf Clover* Fire Engine Red, White , Grey, and Toffee*

Felt glue or hot glue (Optional, to attach front hearts)

4″ Ribbon or cord for hanging per ornament

Stuffing

Sewing Needle / Embroidery needle

*Matching Thread

Cut out small heart shape from printed felt. Cut 2 Large heart shapes from felt color of your choice.  Sew small heart to the larger heart shape with a running stitch and matching thread. For help with stitches see our post on STITCHES. 

Stack felt large felt heart shapes together and overcast stitch along the edges of the hearts to connect them. When you get to the dip in the heart center loop ribbon to create a hanging loop and stitch through a few times to secure.

 

Stuff heart shape and sew closed.

 

These felt hearts are so quick and simple to make with nearly endless options and look great on gifts or looped over a bottle of wine.

Felt heart ornament template print at full size.

 

Happy Crafting!

~ Andie

Stop by the shop and check out hundreds of felt colors, prints and thicknesses.

Stay tuned for all new Christmas DIY felt ornament patterns all December long!

 

Potted Cactus/ Succulents Felt Ornaments

DIY Potted Cactus/ Succulents Felt Ornaments

I’m an Arizona girl through and through so when designing this year’s Christmas ornaments I knew this year’s tree wouldn’t feel right without some potted cactus friends.

Creating DIY cactus Christmas ornament is simple and totally thorn free. Sew up some sweet succulents this season; they make a great gift for the cactus lover in your life and their small sizes makes great desk decor long after Christmas has passed.  I’ve included patterns for a 3-D saguaro, aloe and barrel cacti. Check out the step by step process and learn to sew up a desert full of felt Christmas cactus

You will need:

Felt Cactus template Cactus Template or see end of post

4″ x 5″ felt for pot and base I used prints from the Wrapping Paper Collection*

2″ x 2″ sandy colored felt for soil, I used Oatmeal

4″ x 6″ felt for saguaro cactus Christmas ornament I used Four Leaf Clover*

4″ x 2″ felt for barrel cactus Christmas ornament I used Cactus*

5″ x 6″ felt for aloe Christmas ornament I used Fresh Cut Grass*

Embroidery thread in white

Felt glue or hot glue

String or cord for hanging

Stuffing

Sewing Needle / Embroidery needle

*Matching Thread

DIY Barrel Cactus Ornament

Cut out pot shape, pot rim and pot base from printed felt cut soil from sand color

Fold pot so the short ends meet, overcast stitch up the side with the print facing outwards.  Set aside.

To make a barrel cactus sew up each of the curves on the top and bottom of felt cactus template with matching thread and an overcast stitch.

Leave the side open, turn inside out so the knots don’t show before stuffing and sewing closed.

Run a stitch around the open end and pull to close. The other end should meet in a pointed tip when sewn together.

Sew through cactus in random areas with white embroidery thread and a small stitch, pull the ends through and knot. To make the “thorns” look softer rub the knot with your finger.

Sew cactus smaller side down to sand top with a few stitches along the base.

Sew soil to top of the pot with an overcast stitch. You will cover this with the rim so thread color doesn’t matter.

Stuff lightly and sew base to end just as you did the soil. Glue rim into place and sew a loop through the center to hang.

DIY Aloe Ornament

Create the pot body using the instructions above. Set aside.

Cut out all three aloe shapes from felt.

Stack together and sew a few large stitches into the center in a circular shape.

Pull to curve the leaves inward and knot to hold.

 Attach aloe to the sand colored top by sewing through the center into the top a few times. Sew aloe soil top to pot as shown above, stuff lightly, sew base into place.

Glue on rim and add loop to hang if desired.

DIY Saguaro Cactus Ornament

Create the pot body using the instructions above. Set aside.

Cut out two saguaro cactus shapes and over cast stitch around the edge, leaving the base open as marked on template

Stuff lightly and add thorns as shown in DIY barrel cactus pattern above.

Fold soil top in half and cut a small slit in the center, you can always make this bigger so start small.

Pull unsewn base of saguaro cactus through the slit and fold sides upward. Sew into place. Sew soil top to pot as shown above, stuff lightly, sew base into place. Glue on rim and add loop to hang if desired.

Felt Cactus Template print at full size.

Happy Crafting!

~ Andie

Stop by the shop and check out hundreds of felt colors, prints and thicknesses.

Stay tuned for all new Christmas DIY felt ornament patterns all December long!