Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Felt Pinecone

Welcome back to the 12 Crafty Days of Christmas!


Today I have an adorable ornament to share with you, that you can make for just a few pennies using a few simple supplies:


I saw these in Better Homes and Garden's Holiday Crafts magazine, and knew they would work perfectly with my winter woodland theme!

Supplies
ivory felt (1 sheet per pinecone)
wooden skewer
hot glue gun and glue sticks
small ribbon

I started by tracing 3 patterns from the magazine onto cardstock.


You can easily freehand the patterns using these measurements from tip to tip:
Pattern A - 1 1/2 inches 
Pattern B - 1 3/4 inches
Pattern C - 2 1/8 inches

This photo shows you the cut-out cardstock patterns in relation to a quarter. 


Use your cardstock pattern to cut out the following from your felt:
6 of Pattern A
8 of Pattern B
12 of Pattern C

{TIP} Use a water-soluble marker to trace onto your felt or make sure to cut inside your tracing line so you won't see pen on your finished ornament


Thread the felt pieces onto your skewer in the following order: 
(starting at the top of your ornament)
one - A
three - B
twelve - C
five - B
five - A


Shift layers to stagger curved edges and secure with glue between layers. 


Trim off the excess skewer on top and bottom. Pinch bottom felt layers together around skewer and secure with glue. 


Trace around a nickel onto a felt scrap and cut out circle. Poke a hole in the center. 


Cut two 6 inch lengths of ribbon and thread an end of each ribbon through the hole in the felt circle. Tie ends together. 


Tie the opposite ribbon ends together and trim any excess ribbon. 


Glue the felt circle onto the top of the pinecone.


And hang on your tree!


Doesn't it look perfect next to my Pinecone Gnome Ornament?


Since I already had the hot glue and wooden skewers, all I had to purchase for this project was felt and ribbon. 
My total cost for one ornament: 36 cents!!

Thanks for stopping by today, and make sure to come back tomorrow for more Christmas fun! 

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15 comments:

  1. I love this! It looks super cute! I was looking for cute felt ideas. Thanks.

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  2. Liz I love this felt pinecone. I had to laugh when I read your bio....I did the same thing...grew up in the city and married a country guy. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have for 23 years! It's a lovely ride! Happy to be following you via GFC and looking forward to more!

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  3. Wow, these are beautiful! They totally look like something you would pay a fortune for at Anthropologie. You did a gorgeous job -- thanks so much for sharing this tutorial!

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  4. How adorable! What a fun project!
    I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award, come check it out if you want to pass it on!
    http://www.thegoldensycamore.com/2012/11/blog-awards-take-2.html

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  5. These are adorable! I'm loving anything and everything felt this holiday season. Visiting from The house of Hepworths:)
    ~Sarah

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  6. I love this pinecone. It is so pretty. I have a link party called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party and would love to have you share this with everyone. Here is the link to the party.
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/11/mason-jar-center-piece-and-wednesdays.html
    Debi @ Adorned From Above

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  7. Your pinecones are so pretty! I love it.

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  8. Those are adorable. Thanks so much for the tip. Glad to find your blog.

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  9. these are so pretty. I love them!

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  10. Super cute-I saw some felt pine ones at Target but I'm so glad I didn't buy them, I'll try making yours instead!

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  11. That turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Wow - I LOVE THESE! This is our first Christmas married and we have a total of one ornament! I bought some balls (how unoriginal and un-special) and I had to take them back cause they meant nothing! But I love these, they're so cute!
    Newewst follower via craft-o-manic blog hop!

    moetalksalot.blogspot.com

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  13. Very cute! I love simple, but elegant decor, so this is perfect.

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