Gingerbread house Felt Advent Calendar – A sweet family tradition

Photos copyright Imagine Our Life

I am not sure what Stephanie the genius behind Imagine our Life has listed on her business cards but I am pretty sure felt magician would be fitting. Once you see this amazing DIY felt advent calendar I am sure you’ll agree. Every bit of this adorable felt gingerbread house is simply scrumptious!

Every sugary detail is pure magic!

It seems like this stunning calendar would assemble surprisingly quickly thanks to adhesive advent numbers.

Sewn from a high quality wool blend felt and featuring sequined details doubt this piece will become a treasured family heriloom the kids will look forward to revisiting season after season.

She generously shares this amazing advent calendar tutorial free on her blog. Wait until you see the genuis way she hangs this beautiful advent calendar.

The pockets are detailed with enchanting candy pieces that sparkle and shine.

Head over to the Imagine Our Life blog and prepare to be amazed!

Happy Crafting~ Andie

Felt Sweetheart Candy Box Tutorial

 

Nothing says Valentine’s day like the iconic pink sweetheart box.

Here’s our felt version.

You will need: 

1- 9″x 12″ sheets Pink felt-  Bubblegum Felt*

3″ x 3″  scrap White Felt*

5″ x 5″ scrap Red Felt – Lipstick

3′ x 3″ felt scraps for heart shapes Sparrow, Chartreuse, White*

Crafting vinyl

1 pkg – Sweetheart buttons

Stuffing

* Matching thread (you can use 1 strand of embroidery thread in place of standard thread.)

Embroidery thread in Hot Pink

 Templates (at the end of post)

Cut

Cut both 2 front and back pieces (A) and 2 each of the side piece (D, H)  one felt backing (B) from pink felt

Cut heart shape from the center of one of the A pieces.

Here are some tips for cutting small shapes or try Andie’s method

Cut out felt heart shape (I) from white, chartreuse, and sparrow colored felts.

Cut (C) from white felt.

Cut  one each of templates E, F, and G from and 1 D from red felt.

 Trace out the heart shape onto template B try to leave lots of spacing around the heart  it will be easier to sew the vinyl down.

Cover heart shape with buttons – This doesn’t need to be exact.

Sew vinyl over button pieces.

Throw a few loose buttons in if desired.

 Set Aside.

Stitch template C onto template A

Stitch down red D piece using an overcast stitch and matching thread. Trim ends of felt so they fit at an angle.

Make a Felt Bow

Loop E piece over as shown and stitch down. Wrap F piece around the loop and stitch down. Lay onto G piece and secure with a few stitches.

 Place the ribbon in the center and stitch down.

Place vinyl covered B piece behind the box front. Carefully stitch together using matching thread and hiding the stitches under the loose scalloped heart edge. Set aside.

Lay out heart shapes (I ) as shown and stitch each down with a running stitch and matching thread.

Sew sides together (D and H) Attach back piece  to frame with an overcast stitch with matching thread.

Sew front on, stuffing before you close.

Print templates as full page.

See our full line of Felt & craft supplies at American Felt & Craft.

We’re planning out future felt blog posts- tell me what you’d like to see on our blog.
Happy Crafting!

~Andie

Check out some of our other sweet felt tutorials:

Spring Petits Fours – Tea Party Cakes Felt Food for beginners

Felt food is so much fun to make and is a wonderful imaginative toy for children.

If you’re intrested in felt food making here’s a simple beginner friendly felt food tutorial to get you started.

Spring Petits Fours

You will need:

Felt Felt in colors of your choosing 5″ x 7″ per Petit Four

Sunshine, Sparrow, Honeydew, Pink Tutu, White, and Apricot

Ric Rack

Chocolate, Petal Pink, Hot Pink, White, Orange and Yellow

Felt glue

Coordinating thread

Begin by cutting one of each of the templates per Petit Four

Attach Ric Rac to the top of each tea cake as desired with felt glue or sew into place.

Pinch corners together and overcast stitch up the sides to make a box shape.

Flip over and overcast stitch bottom into place.

Ta Da!

Here it is faster

See super easy! 

Happy Crafting! 

Hop into the shop

Easy Felt Food Pirouette Cookies Tutorial

 

I think it’s safe to say these are the easiest felt food to make leaving plenty of time for tea partying.

No sew felt cookies with no needle and thread required.

You will need:

 1- 4″ felt square per cookie (I used Buttercream, and Camel) You can make yours larger or smaller it works with almost any size.

Felt glue

Optional:

Felt Highlighter- Fresh Baked (out of stock)

Hot Fudge Glue

Glaze Glue

Sprinkle Beads

Nut Beads

Begin by cutting two corners off of the square shape.

Place glue on the tip of one side of the cookie (Felt glue is thick so only the tip needs to be covered)

Roll felt cookie upward towards the glued section and wrap around.

To shade use felt highlighter in toasted before rolling up. (you can also try chalk or eyeshadow)  You only need to cover the areas that will show.

See Easy!

Feeling adventurous?

Whip out the glue gun and Hot fudge glue.

Begin with one side, I started by “drawing” drip shapes with the glue but it actually looked better when the “chocolate” looked more dipped and even.

 

After glue becomes more solid and tacky press sprinkle or nut beads into glue if desired and allow to dry before starting second side of cookies.

Glue will set in about 5 minutes.

Happy Crafting ~Andie

 

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Happy Crafting!

~Andie