The Christmas pickle may have mysterious beginnings but it's become a fun and quirky holiday tradition! Whoever searches the tree and finds the Christmas pickle ornament either receives good luck for the year or receives a special gift. In our family, whoever finds the pickle first gets to open the first gift! The following year, they are the ones who hide the pickle. Here is an easy one to whip up with your favorite green felt. Add in some sequins for Christmas sparkle! Skill Level: Beginner Time: 1 hour Additional Supplies: Pickle Pattern (click to download) Directions: 1. Print out the Pickle Pattern above. 2. Cut out pattern and use a tracing pen or other marking tool to trace the pattern onto felt. Cut out two pickle shapes using sharp scissors. 3. Stitch around perimeter using either a whip stitch or a blanket stitch with coordinating embroidery thread. If using a blanket stitch, we suggest doubling up the thread for a greater effect. Stuff with Polyfil before stitching completely closed. A stuffing tool is very helpful in this step. 4. Stitch on sequins and beads. Stitching them through both layers of felt puckers the felt and makes it look even more like a pickle! Find more instruction on stitching on sequins in this tutorial. 5. Use embroidery thread to make a loop at the top for hanging. Your Christmas pickle ornament is ready to be hidden. Let the hunt begin! Thanks to Renae for designing and writing this tutorial! Stay tuned for more Christmas in July tutorials every day this week!
As featured in Issue 63 of Simply Crochet Magazine! The crochet pattern to make your very own christmas bauble bunting.
Brighten up your christmas with these easy to make colourful needle felted christmas tree decorations. Fun to do and they make the perfect gift! Last year I gave these to friends instead of cards and they loved it.
Free pattern and tutorial to make a glamourous fig ornament from fabric scraps. These fabric fruits will add sparkle to the Christmas tree.
As featured in Issue 63 of Simply Crochet Magazine! The crochet pattern to make your very own christmas bauble bunting.
Get those hooks out...... here's a free Remembrance Poppy Crochet Pattern.
Enjoy making this lap blanket designed as part of the Simply Crochet 'Hook to Hook' designers challenge.
Get those hooks out...... here's a free Remembrance Poppy Crochet Pattern.
Brighten up your christmas with these easy to make colourful needle felted christmas tree decorations. Fun to do and they make the perfect gift! Last year I gave these to friends instead of cards and they loved it.
Make your own felt Christmas ornaments this year! These needle felted animals will look adorable on your Christmas tree personalized by you.
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This simple wool felt Christmas ornament pattern is easy and fun to make. It mimics a traditional honeycomb fo
Create a needle felted Sugar Plum Fairy doll with this tutorial, and turn her into a tree topper for your Christmas tree!
trees are carefully handmade from felt, because these are individually handmade, yours may vary slightly from the picture. size: measures about 3" tall
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As I have mentioned in the past, I am a lover of things hanging from the ceiling. For Whitsun this year then, I decided to make a dove mobile. I've seen these made from paper, but since we have a collection of holiday decorations growing with each passing year, I wanted to make something more permanent that we could use again and again in honor of this observance. I started by scouring the internet for a simple dove pattern. It seems like I saw these everywhere during the Christmas season but after an hour or so of searching for a basic template, I just gave up. From looking at photographs of bird ornaments, I fiddled around and came up with this. I'm really not sure how to pass on such a pattern. Perhaps one could download this image and print it out? If anyone is interested and tries that, the scale is such that the birds belly piece measures 2 1/2" from tip to tip. ( I don't know that it will print out to scale.) These templates were then laid onto white wool felt and traced. For twelve doves, I cut out 24 bird body pieces, 24 wings and 12 bellies. (I had a single piece of 9" x 18" felt and had enough left over for three additional birds.) Using needle and thread, the wings were sewn onto each body piece. (To allow the wings to spread, the pieces were not sewn all the way to the top edge.) Note that half of the wings will be sewn onto birds facing left and half onto birds facing right so that these opposite halves can then be sewn together to make complete birds. Switching to embroidery floss, the two body pieces were laid together and connected beginning just at the neck of the bird using a whipstitch. From the neck, I stitched forward to the beak, over the head and down the back until reaching the narrowest point of the tail. I then sewed a couple of running stitches across that tail to the bottom of the bird. The tail was then pulled taut to sort of gather it together from top to bottom. (It's small, so the gathering is minimal.) Bringing in the belly piece, I then began whipstitching one side of the belly fabric to the body of the bird. The point of the belly should end just about where the embroidery stitching at the neck began. (When it didn't, I either cut the fabric if it was too long or stitched up the difference in the body pieces if it was too short.) I then turned the bird and began to sew the other side of the belly onto the other half of the bird. When about an inch of open seam remained, I used a chopstick to stuff the dove with wool. (Any stuffing material one has on hand would do.) To hide the tie off knot, I pulled the last bit of thread through the tail and knotted it there before cutting. One down. Eleven to go. With all the birds complete, I moved on to the wreath. Lots of craft stores carry pre-made wreaths or they can be simply made from various materials. This one was from some kind of willow twigs I collected last year on a walk around our neighborhood. They were long and supple stems that easily bent without breaking. They're held together with lace ribbon I had left over from my wedding. After measuring out thirds and hanging the wreath from three more ribbons (just over a foot long each) that were pulled together and knotted at the top, I stuck twelve evenly spaced tape markers around the circlet as a guide for where to hang the birds. Each bird then had a bit of embroidery floss sewn just between the wings. The first was tied onto the wreath hanging below only about an inch or two of floss. Each successive bird was then hung about an inch below the previous until all twelve fluttered in a spiral as though descending to the earth...
Hello! Please note: This is a PDF pattern download, not the actual ornament. This is a pattern only and does not include materials. This pattern is written in English. Pattern No. 2 - Mrs. Claus This ongoing 'Twas the Night pattern series is inspired by Clement C. Moore's 1823 poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas (more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas). This is the second pattern in the series and more will follow. This detailed, intermediate level sewing pattern shows you how to make a colorful, embroidered, sparkly Mrs. Claus ornament. Its vintage look is perfect for your Christmas tree or for special handmade gifting. The ornament is sewn entirely by hand. Choose your own colors, or follow my pre-chosen colors of felt and floss (https://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/p/twas-night-ornament-series.html). For more information on this ornament series, as well as detailed color guides, please visit this page on my blog: https://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/p/twas-night-ornament-series.html HOW HARD ARE THESE TO MAKE? I'm often told my sewing patterns are more akin to a craft class! I give very detailed instructions so you aren't left wondering. While this is not a beginner's sewing project, it is probably easier than you think! If you can do precision cutting of small pieces, basic hand stitches (running stitch, whipstitch, and backstitch), work with seed beads and sequins, and are familiar with basic sewing and embroidery terms, then you can make this project and make it well! HERE'S WHY: this pattern utilizes a Sulky brand water-soluble stabilizer which makes putting the ornament together easy, fast and accurate. The design prints or copies directly on the stabilizer, which is then adhered to the felt, and you embroider/bead right on top of it! NO TEDIOUS PATTERN TRACING OR EMBROIDERY TRANSFER. Fantastic! (If you can't use the Sulky stabilizer, I've also included tips for that.) The 23-page Mrs. Claus sewing pattern features: - 3.5 x 5 inch wool felt Mrs. Claus figurine ornament with embroidery/beading - Tiny accessories: a wrapped Christmas gift with tag, and either a mistletoe ball or an apple/orange - 3.5 inch hanging loop - Sheet with 20 years of dates to embroider on the back of the ornament - Neat, digitally drawn, actual-sized pattern pieces that do not overlap - Step-by-step, detailed instructions with clear, professionally drawn diagrams and color sample photos - Resources section with stitching diagrams, tips, and supply links Materials used to make this ornament include: wool or wool-blend felts, cotton pipe cleaners, unfinished 20 mm and 8 mm wood beads, embroidery floss, seed beads, sequins, stiffened felt, card stock, ribbon, stuffing, and a Sulky printable stabilizer. A complete list of materials is in the photo of the pattern page above. Zoom in to read through it. This pattern is in PDF format on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, so you can print it from your regular printer at home on standard paper and printable stabilizer, as many times as you need for personal use. This pattern PDF will be available for INSTANT DOWNLOAD once your payment is completed! NOTE: These decorations have small parts and may present a choking hazard. These are not decorations designed for children under the age of three. COTTAGE INDUSTRY SELLERS: If you are an enterprising home sewer, it is OK to make items with your own clever hands to sell from this pattern as long as you include a pattern credit. No mass production allowed. Please review: https://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/p/selling-guide.html This pattern is ©2019 Larissa Holland, all rights reserved. Do not distribute, share or publish any portion of the pattern, online or otherwise. Purchasing the pattern does not transfer you the copyright. It is unlawful to copy and resell this pattern. Thanks for respecting the copyright!
Our woodland tree is still a work in progress! The last ornaments I'd like to make with the kids are cinnamon cut out ornaments. I have...
It Makes a Wonderful Gift, Too! This darling little fabric bell will be so pretty on a Christmas tree. Make it up in whatever fabric suits your fancy for a special ornament to enjoy for many years to come. It will make a wonderful gift, too. A pastor, teacher or other angel in your life …
Katamari Cousin Christmas Decorations: These Katamari decorations are a great way of using little scraps of felt and ribbon to make brightly coloured decorations for your geeky Christmas tree! This instructable is a Christmas two-parter with this Katamari Ball Tree Topper A new instr…
Hello! Please note: This is a PDF pattern download, not the actual ornament! This does not include materials. This pattern is written in English. Pattern no. 11 - Lady Dancing This detailed sewing pattern shows you how to make colorful felt embroidered lady dancer ornaments. Perfect for your Christmas tree or for special handmade gifting. The ornament is sewn entirely by hand. Choose your own colors, or use my color guides found here: http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/p/twelve-days.html). I’ve always loved the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas song, so I designed this series of hand sewn folk ornaments for each of the twelve days, based on the original carol from 1780. The order is a bit different towards the end from the modern song*, and day four is colly bird, an old English term for blackbird. (Calling bird was substituted in later.) Read more about the series here on my blog: http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/p/twelve-days.html *A supplement pattern, Modern Numbering, is now available in my shop to easily re-number the patterns 9-12 to match the modern song, if you so prefer! (None other is needed, because the original and modern carol are numbered the same up through number 8, Maid a-Milking.) The 17-page Lady Dancing pattern features: - 4 x 5.25 inch wool felt lady dancing ornament with embroidery - 3.5 inch hanging loop - Neat, digitally drawn, actual-sized pattern pieces that do not overlap - Step-by-step, detailed instructions with clear, professionally drawn diagrams and color sample photos - Resources section with stitching diagrams, tips and supply links This pattern PDF will be available for INSTANT DOWNLOAD once your payment is completed! You will get an automatic email from Etsy with your download links. Materials used to make these ornaments are commonly available. They include: Sulky stabilizer, wool or wool-blend felts, wood beads, embroidery floss, cotton pipe cleaner, chenille stem, and stuffing. A complete list of materials is in the photo of the pattern page above. Zoom to read through it. HOW HARD ARE THESE TO MAKE? If you can do precision cutting, basic hand stitches (running stitch, whipstitch, backstitch and French knot) and are familiar with sewing and embroidery terms, then you can make this project and make it well! HERE'S WHY: this pattern utilizes a Sulky brand water-soluble stabilizer which makes putting the ornament together easy, fast and accurate. Simply print or copy the pattern to the stabilizer, adhere it to the felt, and embroider right on the lines. NO TEDIOUS PATTERN TRACING OR EMBROIDERY TRANSFER. Fantastic! (If you can't use the Sulky stabilizer, I've also included instructions for that.) This pattern is in PDF format on 8.5 x 11 paper, so you can print it from your regular printer at home on standard paper and stabilizer, as many times as you need for personal use. NOTE: This decoration has small parts and may present a choking hazard. This is not an ornament project designed for children under the age of three. COTTAGE INDUSTRY SELLERS: If you are a home sewer, YES, it is OK to make and sell items from this pattern as long as you credit me for the pattern. No mass production allowed. Please check my policies page for details. This pattern is ©2017 Larissa Holland, all rights reserved. Do not distribute or publish any portion of the pattern. Purchasing the pattern does not transfer you the copyright. It is unlawful to copy and resell this pattern. Thanks for respecting the copyright!
Create a needle felted Sugar Plum Fairy doll with this tutorial, and turn her into a tree topper for your Christmas tree!
