The New Year is approaching at rapid speed. The main character of the holiday is the Christmas tree. It doesn’t matter whether it is alive or artificial, the process of decorating it is fraught with magic and comfort. Remember with what pleasure you created New Year's toys as a child, with what pride you hung them on the Christmas tree on the eve of the holiday. If in childhood we all made such crafts from cardboard, colored paper and foil, now the choice of materials has become much richer. Do-it-yourself felt Christmas tree decorations are very popular now.
Felt Christmas tree
For the New Year, the main character is the Christmas tree. Therefore, we prepare in advance to decorate it. To make the Christmas tree original and elegant, you can make decorations with your own hands. In this master class from Anna we will make a very beautiful, but easy-to-make Christmas tree toy from felt in the shape of the Christmas tree itself.
To make such a toy you will need:
- Paper,
- pencil,
- green felt
- satin ribbon,
- decorative braid, lace,
- needle, thread,
- scissors,
- padding polyester,
- buttons,
- hot glue.
To begin, take a sheet of paper and a pencil.
Let's draw a Christmas tree and cut it out. The size of the future toy depends on the size of the template. Photo 1
Now we will trace this template on a green sheet of felt using a felt-tip pen or ballpoint pen. You can also use light blue or blue material. Now you need to cut out the parts from felt, using scissors to go beyond the lines. Then we will repeat the action, since we will need two identical parts.
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At this stage you need to put the two parts together. If the handle from the lines is visible on them, then this side must be placed inside.
Insert the thread into the needle and start stitching from the bottom right edge. We sew with any convenient seam, in this case the parts are sewn with a buttonhole stitch.
We leave the side unstitched at the bottom, but do not cut off the thread. Through this hole we will fill the part with padding polyester and distribute it inside the tree. Now let's finish it.
There is no need to fill it too tightly, we just need to make the toy voluminous.
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Now we will decorate our Christmas tree. To do this, you will need to take a lace ribbon, a satin ribbon with small polka dots and decorative braid. Color does not matter.
Sew lace on the bottom. You can just grab it on the sides. Next, apply a satin ribbon, placing it lightly on the lace. Glue it on the sides or sew it on. We sew or hot glue the braid on top.
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Sew a piece of lace on top of the top tier of the Christmas tree. Then take three buttons of different colors with small polka dots.
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Now take a thin satin ribbon and attach it in the form of a loop on top. You can sew it or glue it.
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We will form a bow from the same satin ribbon.
Glue it to the very top of the Christmas tree. You can also simply cut out a star from red felt and glue it to the top of the Christmas tree.
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This is how you can very simply and quickly make a New Year’s toy in the form of a felt Christmas tree. You can make several of these Christmas trees according to your pattern, and decorate them in different ways.
Air Smeshariki
Such cute balloons are suitable for decorating children's parties and birthday parties.
And we will be happy to tell you how to create them.
To do this, we will need multi-colored balls (round), balls of the smallest diameter, modeling balls, double-sided tape and markers, depending on the intended character.
Take a large round balloon and inflate it. Using small ones, make legs and arms, attach with double-sided tape. Model ears or a headdress using modeled balls and draw with a marker: eyes, nose, mouth. In order for our Smesharik to look like a cartoon exhibit, it will be better if you hold a photo of the selected character in front of you.
Christmas ball made of felt
Try sewing a New Year's ball for the Christmas tree from felt , beads and sequins. It will take its rightful place on the branch of your New Year's beauty. You can give it to your relatives. And if there is a baby in your family, you can let him hang such a toy on a branch. It is impossible to break it. Master class by Nikitina Maria .
To create such a toy - a Christmas ball made of fabric , you will need:
- felt in pink and burgundy colors,
- 24 cm of silk ribbon 5 mm thick,
- padding polyester or stuffing for soft toys,
- large bead with a diameter of 0.5-1 cm,
- gold sew-on sequins (12 pcs.),
- transparent golden-colored beads (12 beads),
- needle, burgundy sewing thread, scissors.
Print out the pattern for one wedge for the ball.
Glue it onto cardboard for greater density. Transfer the outline of the workpiece to felt and cut out wedges. You should have 4 pink and 4 burgundy pieces.
Place the pink and burgundy wedges together. Sew them along one edge with a blanket stitch.
For greater seam strength, you can use double-fold thread. Sew the remaining pairs in the same order. Now sew the resulting pairs to each other so that you alternate burgundy and pink sectors.
Leave one seam unsewn and turn the toy inside out.
Pull one end of the ribbon through a large bead. Place the ends together and sew them together with a few stitches.
Turn the fabric ball inside out again. Insert the ribbon with the bead into the toy so that the beads are inside the finished toy.
Using several basting stitches, sew the felt around the bead and pull the thread as tightly as possible.
Now you need to sew on the sequins with beads. On pink sectors, sequins and beads should be located in the middle of the wedge. On burgundy - in the upper and lower parts of the sector. For strength, you need to sew on all the decorative details with one thread, without cutting it.
First, pull the thread from the wrong side to the right side at the point where the sequin will be. Then place the sequin on the thread, right side out, then the bead. Thread the thread through the same sequin and through the felt again. For reliability, you can make two stitches per pair of beads with sequins. Then, without tearing the thread, sew on the remaining decorative elements.
Now sew the remaining hole of the toy. When about 3 centimeters remain until the end of the seam, turn the toy inside out and stuff it with padding polyester.
Sew the remaining hole with a blind stitch.
The fabric ball is ready, you can hang it on the Christmas tree!
What should a children's mobile look like?
The main parameter by which parents should choose a device is safety. What to pay attention to:
- the pendant should be well attached to the bed. We must not allow it to fall on the baby. You should also check the reliability of the fastening in the store;
- there should be no sharp corners on the device, this will harm the child if he touches it;
- toys should be colored, but not very bright, so as not to irritate the baby;
- If there is a rotation function or built-in music, then it is worth checking that everything works smoothly. Excessive sounds, stuttering and stopping will negatively affect the mood of the newborn;
- the material from which the pendant is made must be hypoallergenic and completely safe.
Important! You should choose a toy that is lightweight in case it does not attach well to the side and falls.
horse
In this master class, together with Anna, we will make a wonderful toy in the shape of a felt horse.
To make a toy you will need:
- Felt in blue and light blue;
- Needle;
- Scissors;
- Sintepon;
- Paper;
- Pencil;
- A thread;
- Hot glue;
- Satin tape;
- Accessories.
First we must draw a template on a piece of paper. The size of the future toy depends on the size of the template.
We draw the body, legs and head of the horse together in one detail. Draw the tail and mane. Separately, we will draw decorations for the horse.
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Now let's cut out each part separately.
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We outline the main part on blue felt with a pen or felt-tip pen. We cut out the part in two copies. We will cut out the mane and tail from blue felt in a single copy. We will also cut out the decoration for the neck, and also cut out the decoration for the legs. For such a toy, you can use any colors, the main thing is that they combine with each other and harmonize well with other Christmas tree decorations.
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We add two body parts. We begin to sew them together from the bottom of the hind leg. We sew the legs up and insert the tail between the two parts. We continue to sew. So we sewed the tail. Let's move on to sewing the back.
We sew it up to the neck and place the mane between the two parts of the body. Next, we continue to sew, while we sew in the mane. Then we sew the part to the end, while filling the part with padding polyester, but not too tightly.
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We sewed the main part. All that remains is to decorate the horse. Let's prepare decorations for the toy. You can make them any other way, or you can not do them at all.
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Glue the decorative elements with hot glue. You can not glue them, but also sew them on.
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Now let's take small rhinestones and accessories flowers. Glue the rhinestone in the center of the blue felt flower. And we will glue the flower itself next to the tail. We will glue another rhinestone in place of the eye. Instead of rhinestones, you can use small beads or seed beads.
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We will make a loop from a narrow satin ribbon and glue it to the back of the horse. This loop will be used to hang the toy on the Christmas tree. You can simply make a loop out of thread if you don’t have any ribbon.
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The Christmas tree toy in the shape of a felt horse is ready! It will be an excellent decoration for the New Year's beauty.
Bulb ball
Surely, light bulbs in everyone's house burn out very often, after which we mercilessly throw them away. What if you try to give them a second life? Let's make our ball out of light bulbs.
So, let's begin.
Prepare an old light bulb, a glass outline, twine (or thick thread), and gouache. Degrease the light bulb with alcohol in advance.
Draw the outline of the design you like on the light bulb, and fill the empty spaces with gouache. Carefully wrap the base of the light bulb with twine (this will be the balloon-shaped basket craft). Using the narrow shape of the light bulb, draw lines simulating the ropes that connect the basket to the ball. The advantage of this craft is that you can decorate it in a variety of ways: make a trim, cover it with fabric, and even cover the light bulb with stained glass paints.
Gnome
New Year's gnomes make the interior more festive and cozy. In this master class we will sew a beautiful and kind gnome from felt. This gnome is sewn quickly and consists of only two parts: the body and the hat.
To sew a gnome we will need:
- Felt in red, peach and gray colors;
- Threads;
- Needle;
- Sintepon;
- White yarn;
- Scissors;
- Paper;
- Pencil or pen.
First, draw a pattern for the future gnome on a piece of paper. It can be increased. Then the toy will turn out big. Cut out the drawn details from paper.
Transfer the details to felt. Since a simple pencil is not visible on felt, you can transfer the details using a pen. Or you can simply lay them on felt and cut out along the outline. For the gnome you can use any color of felt. In this master class the gnome will be gray and red.
Cut out the gnome's body and bottom from gray felt.
And from red felt we will cut out the remaining part. This is a hat.
We will embroider snowflakes along the lower part of the gnome’s body, since it is a New Year’s gnome.
We sew the body of the gnome, leaving the bottom unsewn. The stitches should be made at approximately the same distance.
We fill the part with padding polyester and apply the bottom. Sew it on and break the thread, making a knot.
Now we will make a beard using white yarn. Let's cut the yarn about 5 cm long. And lay a thread in the middle. That is, let's hang the yarn on a thread. Lightly tighten and tie a knot. Using the same thread we will sew the beard to the upper part of the gnome's body. Trim the beard with scissors. Its length should reach the end of the body.
Cut out a circle of peach-colored felt with a diameter of about one and a half centimeters.
We'll sew it along the edge.
And we’ll pull it together, stuffing it with padding polyester. This is how we sewed the nose. Spread the beard yarn in the middle and sew the nose in this place.
All that remains is to sew the hat. It is sewn very simply. But first we will decorate it a little.
We also embroider a snowflake in the middle. So the hat will be in perfect harmony with the gnome’s clothes.
Now let’s cut it a little at the top and where the ties are, as if making a fringe. It is enough to make two cuts.
Fold the piece in half and sew the hat at the back.
Make a knot and break the thread. It is better to hide the tip of the thread inside the cap. The cap for the gnome is ready.
Now we put the hat on the toy. You can grab it a little from behind, but this is not necessary. You can also glue on a hat.
New Year's felt gnome is ready:
More master classes on making Christmas tree decorations from felt:
Snowmen
What are the benefits of a children's mobile?
Previously, it was believed that amulets should be hung over the crib, so they had their benefits, according to parents. Today, pendants perform several functions at once. Firstly, it is a way to calm the baby. The child is distracted by the movements of the figures above the crib and stops being capricious, and also falls asleep faster. Another equally important reason for use is that the baby begins to pay attention to different colors, and a kind of vision training occurs. When animals or balls move, the child reaches up towards them, developing his arms.
Sheep on the crib
Mobiles have also become an integral part of the interior of a children's room. Therefore, by making the pendant herself, mom can make the design special. This is an opportunity to choose a color scheme that fits perfectly into the room.
Plastic mobile
Felt dogs
Master class - a dog in a cap
Works of the competition “New Year's Crafts” - photos
Father Frost and Snow Maiden at the Christmas tree – 4 master classes + patterns
Not a single New Year's holiday is complete without Grandfather Frost and his fairy-tale granddaughter Snegurochka. Figures of these characters, sewn or cut out of felt, must be placed under the Christmas tree. For needlewomen and their little helpers and helpers, the best option would be to cut out crafts from felt and glue them together, i.e. felt applique.
Well, if there are no problems with sewing, then you can make three-dimensional figures of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden by sewing together the pattern pieces and stuffing them with padding polyester or holofiber.
Pattern
Interior dolls made from felt cones look original. They are easy to make, and they look no less original. For example, this Santa Claus gnome can be made from felt.
Or such a beautiful Snow Maiden.
Patterns of felt Santa Clauses
Felt clothespin toys
And more photos of felt Christmas tree decorations :
Even more interesting: Crafts for the New Year
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Discussion: there is 1 comment
- Olga:
November 11, 2014 at 01:54 pmInteresting idea for a Christmas tree decoration. It's time to start preparing for the new year.
Answer
What is a children's mobile
From the first days of a baby’s life, parents want to give him the best and cutest toys. Only a newborn will have little interest in cars or dolls. Therefore, for a child who spends most of his time in a crib, they buy a mobile phone. This is a special pendant for the side of the bed. Its likeness was made several centuries ago. However, then such devices had a different meaning. They were used as a talisman.
Mobile for boys and girls
Stores sell a variety of models that can play lullabies or rotate, as well as light up. They come in different sizes, made from all available materials, and come in different styles. But a child will be no less interested in a felt pendant with small figures.
Example of a soft mobile
