Time (and energy and my sanity) have gotten away from me this month. I’ve had so many things simultaneously in the works, like all these DIYs (did you see my pom pom garland?) and a new blogging endeavor at The Blog Market, that it’s been difficult to put the finishing touches on this blog. But anyway, I had this idea for DIY party hat Christmas tree ornaments in my head for quite some time, and tried them a few different ways (including paper, which was just as cute but not as durable).
I’ve mentioned before that I went on a pom pom buying spree this month. I came across these felt ones at Paper Source and knew I had to edit my original idea. I’d love to make a garland version of these hats for a birthday, but these particular ones are for my little Christmas tree. They’re a wonderful solution for those of you with pets who like to pick off your glass ornaments from the tree and create a mess. I’ve only had one casualty with these so far… The kitties don’t find them as intriguing as the curling ribbon on our gifts, I guess.
Note: Making these ornaments with felted poms instead does make for a more difficult time threading the string through, so try to go with as small a hook + thread as possible while still creating a strong hanger.
YOU’LL NEED
·Felted pom poms
·Needle, thread, & scissors
·Felt, cut into small circles
·Hot glue & gun
DIY FELT CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
1. Cut small circles from your sheets of felt and cut a triangle out of each circle. Fold them into the party hat shape like you would a paper cone. You’ll actually not need entire circles, as they’re so small they start to overlap. Cut off the excess and tweak until you have the look you want.
2. Using a hot glue gun, glue the felt pieces together into a cone.
3. Thread your string through each felt ball to create a loop for them to hang from the tree. You can also try simply threading your hook through the top of the felt (behind the ball) but I found it didn’t hang as nicely from the tree.
4. Glue the ball to the top of the hat, with the loop centered at the top.
5. Wait for them to dry + hang!
Some were more like santa hats and some where not so Christmasy. I love when people do away with red + green for the holidays so I thought I’d just choose whichever color poms would go nicely with my sheets of felt. I think next time I’ll add glitter.
Did you make any of your holiday decorations this year?
