Felt Woodland Ornament Tutorials

You can never have too many ornaments...or at least, that's what I tell myself as I become obsessed with making new ornaments. 

This was the case when I was inspired to make felt woodland (and other animal) ornaments for Grace's Christmas tree.

These sweet woodland ornaments are virtually no-sew, besides for their french knot snowflakes and embroidered accents like eyes and buttons.

Clever, right? 

and, I've decided to share the patterns with you!

To make your own Fox, use the pattern below...

You might not be excited to have a raccoon sneaking around your yard, digging through your garbage but somehow in felt form, I wouldn't mind seeing more.

To make a raccoon, use the pattern below...

Though, not woodland, Grace has a soft spot for pigs and so her woodland tree also has a pig.

To make your own pig, use the pattern below...

No forest is complete without a deer, or two.  For now, Grace's tree has one lonely doe.

To make your own deer, use the pattern below.  Add a flower or a scarf for an added embelishment.

Whooo would disagree...no woodland set is complete without an owl. 

To make your own owl ornament, use the pattern below...

Let's not monkey around debating over what is a woodland creature and technically not.

To make your own monkey, use the pattern below...

And, a bit softer than the real thing, a hedgehog.

To make your own hedgehog, use the pattern below...

Grab some felt, a pair of scissors, some glue and some twine or ribbon for hanging and let your imagination guide you in making these sweet ornaments your own.

Felt Bunny Ornaments

Grace's tree is now filled with homemade, one of a kind ornaments.

Made with love.

I'm kind of still obsessed with these ornaments...what animal should I make next?

*Patterns have been added but may not be exact as they were created after the ornaments were complete. Patterns may need to be tweaked or adjusted just a bit.

Jumbo Craft Stick Animals

Who knew you could have so much fun with jumbo craft sticks?  Parents.com, that's who. 

As soon as Grace spotted this craft, she immediately wanted to make her own set of animals out of jumbo craft sticks.  We got started by painting the craft sticks but as we waited for them to dry, I got distracted with things like dinner or laundry.

Mr. While Wearing Heels stepped in and with Grace's help, they made an adorable pig...

A rooster, with a baby belle cheese wrapper comb {the mister's use of non-traditional craft supplies impressed me}...

And a tiger, with heart shaped spots.

I am not sure who was more proud of the finished product...

 Grace or the mister.

Halloween Costumes

Is it too early to start thinking about Halloween costumes?

I guess, as far as retail goes, it might be too late, especially since most stores already have their Christmas decorations out.

The past few years, I've made Grace's Halloween costume.  When talking homemade, it's never too early to start thinking about Halloween costumes.

Last year, Grace wanted to be a pig. 

Believe it or not, I took a monkey costume and transformed it into a pig costume (including a curly piggy tail).

The year before, Grace was a sheep.

Bah, bah black sheep have you any candy?

My favorite costume, though, the one that convinced me to continue to make homemade Halloween costumes, was the Martha Stewart inspired chicken costume.

 A costume I am almost tempted to make in adult size.

This year...well, this year we've only just begun thinking about what she wants to be.  At the moment it is ranging from Alice (of Alice in Wonderland) to Robin (as in Batman and Robin). Thank goodness for pinterest. 

Regardless of what she decides, I have a feeling I will need to channel my inner Tim Gunn and (hopefully) make it work, whatever she decides.

Have you started thinking about costumes, yet?