Beccy's Place Day 6 - F is for . . . Fuzzy Felt

I'm playing along with the
Tenth Annual
Month of Holiday Cards Challenge

at Beccy's Place

FULL details about how it works are HERE

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Day 6 - F

(Beccy's post with "F" inspiration words and super cute card made

using the FREE Stanley digital stamp to inspire are HERE)

This "F" project is Fuzzy Felt,

a Forest of Fuzzy Felt trees.

This is my second "F" project created for this Beccy's Place event.

While making our 2022 Christmas cards, I'm also trying to prepare some Christmas craft activities for kids in our neighbourhood too.  Today I'm preparing samples and kits for making Ombre Christmas Trees (inspired by THIS tutorial I found in cyberland) using Fuzzy Felt and wooden pegs.

As most of the little hands that come to craft on our front lawn are not "Scissor Accredited", I decided to cut the felt panels in advance.  This will make the activity safer, easier and faster for them to do some mixing 'n matching to create their own forest of fuzzy felt trees.  I have sharp scissors listed in the ingredients but have to confess that I used my rotary cutter to cut 3" strips of felt, then cut it down into triangles.  I used sharp scissors to cut the triangles down into three sections.  I have kept all the little offcuts, you never know, those little strips could come in handy for another project.

To assemble each tree, take a wooden peg and three fuzzy felt panels and glue them in place, with the smallest piece at the bottom of the peg (you know, the bit that opens up and is used to hold the washing on the clothesline), lining up the piece so that you can't see the edges at the end.  Allowing a small space, glue the next panel in place and finish off with the largest panel, ensuring there is "trunk" left at the end.

   

These trees can be turned into ornaments to hang on the Christmas Tree by making a loop of thin ribbon or twine, opening the peg, inserting the peg into the loop and either close with the top of the peg holding it in place, or having it sit loosely in the "hole" of the peg that is usually used to peg clothes in place on the clothesline.

   

Taking it up a level, a Forest of Fuzzy Felt trees can be made and used to create a garland.  To do this, thread some pom poms on some twine/ribbon/string and "peg" the trees in between each one then hang up on display.  You can even get pom poms with a hole, which makes it much easier to thread them.

*** INGREDIENTS ***

nimble fingers

wooden pegs (clothespins)

three shades of green felt

I recommend a fairly stiff, heavy felt, mine was a little flimsy

sharp scissors

twine/string and pom poms to make garland

adhesive - to adhere the tree panels in place

(glue dots or liquid adhesive would be good options)

twine/ribbon/string and pom poms to make a garland

reference - THIS tutorial I found in cyberland