[ this project was also featured yesterday in the Home & Garden Buzz at CafeMom.com : thanks Sheri ]
This is a very simple, fun, inexpensive, low-stress project that can be done while sitting on the couch watching your favorite holiday movies. I got the idea from a recent craft/antique fair where they had some great cream felted-wool garlands hanging on the trees.
Really all you need is some felt, scissors for cutting, wire & needle for stringing, and some wire cutters to snip at the end.
I cut up a bunch of wonderfully imperfect squares (this means no measuring) and strung them onto the wire using a needle. My squares (and some became more like rectangles) were about
Make it as short or as long as you want. One color, multi-color, etc.
String it on the tree when you are done.
I think this is definitely a project that kids could participate in with supervision.
Here’s some other felt garland ideas I found online – some are how-to’s and others are from shops:
- Anna Maria Horner Blanket Stitch Circle Garland : I had never been on her blog before but it looks really cool with lots of homemade projects
- Felt Ball Garland : for sale from abitare shop
- Felt Garland Tutorial from under construction : good photos + instructions for a stitched flat circle felt garland
- Felt Dot Garland from Penny Carnival
- Felt Alphabet Garland : for sale from Mahar Drygoods
- Felt Ball Garland from Crate & Barrel
- Felt Garland Chain
- No Sew Felt & Fabric Garland
December Daily post coming later this morning.
i like how it just looks so substantial! this is not a wimpy garland! super cute, my dear, super cute…
I love to read your December daily and seeing what you are going to find next. Thanks for your inspiration!
Oh my goodness-thank you for the link to my felt garland tutorial. I checked my stats for the first time this month and wow do you drive traffic. I would have come by to thank you sooner if I had known. Your garland is great and my wool garland is still holding up a year later.
I didn’t find your post on this… or your wonderful blog… until a week or so before Christmas. However, I was so inspired that I went out and bought some felt. And guess what? I got it done! The garland is now in my “Christmas 2009″ box waiting for my tree next year.
Thank you so much for your wonderful ideas. They bring happiness to my day!