When I took my tree out this year, I realized that I was no longer in love with how it looked. Does this happen to you every now and then? I think we all go through this at some point, we feel the need to change the "look" of our tree, change the decorations.
I decided I want more nature elements, like a woodland theme, and I also want to add some handmade felt ornaments. Making them is SO much cheaper than buying enough to cover the whole tree, AND much more rewarding!
I decided to make a felt bird, and kept it very simple and elegant looking. I am quite pleased with how it looks... now if only I can find time to make more and actually fill the tree, lol.
And since I had been finishing my friend's mitten garland, my son had been begging me to cut some extra mittens so he could make an ornament for the tree.
I keep thinking my kids are too small to sew, yet, time after time, they prove me wrong. I think he did such a good job!
I will try to put a tutorial together for you this week and show you different ways you can do the bird ornament. Now, I better go get busy! I still have lots of elving to do!
How cute are those?!! Your son did a great job!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful ;)
ReplyDeleteGirl, we're so on the same page ~ I put a whole box of ornaments aside because they just weren't 'me' anymore - plastic or just too perfect ;)
I love the mitten - your boy is so cute ;)
Hey, we could do that! Excellent I love the mitten.
ReplyDeleteLove them! My daughter is anxious to learn to sew, but she hasn't quite mastered the lacing cards so I'm nervous to have her try.
ReplyDeleteYour son did such a good job! I need to do this with Michael.
ReplyDeleteBecca