DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments

It’s Christmas in August!!! Since I missed Christmas in July I am improvising! I guess it’s not too early to be thinking about Christmas!

These DIY Felt Ornaments are so easy to make and will look cute hanging on your tree or even as a garland. Christmas is definitely my favorite time of year. Decorating the house and putting up the tree is the most fun part! So, even though it is still August, I thought I can post this now, so there is lots of time to DIY these Felt Ornaments in time for Christmas!!

You can make these felt ornaments in no time and in whatever color scheme you prefer. They are easy to make and are pretty inexpensive. You can even get gold or silver embroidery thread to make it more sparkly and festive!

What are the Supplies needed for these DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments?

Felt sheets in colors of your choice – I got mine at Walmart for just 33c a sheet. But apparently, it is cheaper on Amazon!

Embroidery thread

Needle

Marker (to draw the shape on the felt)

Scissors

Thread or ribbon (for creating the hanging loop)

Felt scraps (for stuffing the ornament)

Cookie cutters (optional but recommended)

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How do you make these DIY Felt Ornaments?

Place the cookie cutter on your felt sheet and draw the outline with a marker. To get 2 of the same shape, just fold the felt so that you have 2 pieces of felt, the one that has the shape drawn and another underneath. That way you will get 2 of the same shape when you cut them out.

DIY Felt Christmas Ornaments — Trace shapes with a cookie cutter and cut them out. (2 of each shape)

Next, you have to stitch whatever pattern you want on the felt shapes. I stitched on both the sides that will be facing out. You can stitch only on one side to save time if you prefer. (Make sure that the marker cannot be seen, make that side the inside of the ornament.)

Stitch both the shapes together using blanket stitch. Here is a great tutorial from thesprucecrafts.com on the blanket stitch.
When coming to the point where you need to attach the hanging loop, using a hot glue gun stick the bottom part of the loop in between the 2 shapes of felt. (I made a knot at the bottom of the thread). Continue stitching, towards the end, stuff the shape with little pieces of cut-up felt.

Continue stitching till the end. Your felt ornaments are ready!

Notes:

If you do not have Cookie cutters, you can draw or print out templates onto cardboard and use that to draw your shapes on the felt. There are lots of free templates available online.
I used all 6 strands of the embroidery thread. Feel free to use just 3.
It does take a lot of practice to get the blanket stitch right. As you can tell I am still practicing as I am not very good at it!
Using a thin ribbon instead of a thread for the hanging loop would be easier. I found the thread that I used was not easy to work with.
To make it even easier you can use a glue gun on the edges to glue the shapes together. To make the edges look neater, cut them with pinking shears.
Another option instead of embroidery is using sequins or beads. I have not personally tried it but I think it might look good.
There are many options that you can make like stockings, snowman, holly, poinsettia, bauble, Santa, reindeer, candy cane, etc.