We live in a rainbow nation, so why shouldn’t we have a rainbow Christmas tree? Ok, so an entire rainbow tree might be a bit difficult and time consuming to create, and with Christmas less than a month away you might be thinking we’ve gone a tad mad. But we like this idea and have found a quick and easy solution – the felt rainbow Christmas tree ornament!
This fabulous tutorial is the brainchild of Julia Crossland (you can visit her blog here).
You’ll need:
- A stash of felt pieces in a variety of colours
- Scissors
- A ramekin
- A marker pen
- Card stock or scrap board
- Star-shaped cookie cutter
Instructions:
- Place the ramekin on the card and trace around it using a marker or pen to create your template. Cut out your template.
- Using your template trace and cut a circle out of a piece of felt piece bearing in mind that this will the bottom layer of ‘leaves’ for your tree.
- Gradually decrease the size of your template circle to create the subsequent felt layers to your tree until you have a pile of felt discs that, when piled on top of each other, form a Christmas tree shape. If you’re looking for perfect circles you might want to use a compass. Using the cookie cutter, trace and cut out a star shaped piece of felt.
- To make the trunk cut a long slim felt rectangle, roll it up and stitch the edge to the main part of the roll.
- Now to assemble that tree! After securing the sewn edge with a knot, wheedle the needle through the centre of the trunk until it pops out at the end.
- Thread the needle through the centre of each felt disc - you might want to mark the centre of each with a dot before you start.
- Finish off the tree by threading up through the star. Make a small knot at the top to secure everything in place. Don’t trim the cotton just yet. Leave a length behind so that you can make a loop and hang your tree on your…um…tree.
Looking for some felt for this project or the next? Give us a call on our Golden Number 0861 322 839 | 0861 FAB TEX and we’ll help you find what you need.
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