MrsN Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 As I was wandering around the aisles of the craft store this evening, and finding all of the rows of christmas stuff to be just a bit too early, I thought of a project I did last year that I wanted to share with you. I made these ornaments after seeing a similar set at Target. It is a semi-simple snowflake cut from baltic birch plywood attached to a piece of felt. These ornaments really stand out from the other ornaments and were well received by the people I gave them out to. It is also a nice way to get some color, with out covering up the wood. I wanted to share this idea with you in case any of you were looking for new christmas craft fair ideas. I am also planing on doing a pumpkin of some sort with orange felt for halloween gifts for my students. bobscroll and Travis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 that is so cool looking ,very different and I love it.Is it covered in a sweater material ?Real makes a statement I like.Everybody would love a couple ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Felt is the sweater type stuff that doesn't un-ravel at all. Historically felt is made by matting wool fibers after they are weaved, however I used craft felt and I don't think there is any wool in it. I got some pumpkins done tonight before my finger started bugging me again. The pumpkin by itself is a little boring, it needed something (paint, glitter, more cuts) to make it feel like something. Adding the felt to the back gave it a nice pop (in my opinion) and I am fairly confident that when I give them to my kids at school for halloween they won't ask "where's the candy?" woodworker13403A, Huntter2022 and Travis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 They are great Katie. Do you put anything onto the felt to stiffen it? Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Thanks for the tip, Katie, God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Great ideas Katie, Thank you for sharing, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 I like the way the felt gives the ornaments color without having to paint any of them. Do you glue the wood on both sides of the felt? I hope to keep this idea in mind for future items. I think I am a pretty booked up for the rest of the year, right now, but I will use this idea in the future, I am sure. Thanks for taking the time to share your work and ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted September 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 I used regular felt and didn't do anything to stiffen it. I made the ornaments one sided, but you could glue wood to both sides. I wrote the date and from Katie on the back of several so it is sort of nice to have a place to do that. wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 They are great Katie. Do you put anything onto the felt to stiffen it? Marg I think there's two types of felt you can get at the craft store. One is fairly stiff and dense, whereas the other one is loose and floppy. wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Those turned out great. I really like the pumpkins. I don't think I'd add anything. I like them the way they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker13403A Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Thanks for sharing a great idea! I will add it to my ever growing to do list. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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