Felt Christmas Ornaments – how to make ‘m on trend

Let’s start with some ornaments that I whole-heartedly support. Here are some really cool Heart Ornaments with Peace Symbols, Made Eco & Human Friendly supporting Nepalese artisans. They say: "Hand embroidered details are added to this handmade felt heart by skilled artisans working in a fair trade production center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Artisans use 100% natural wool and non-toxic, azo-free dyes. Waste dye water is drained into a neighboring garden for growing food. Wool scraps are recycled into new products." I know you came here to find a tutorial to make your own, but buying these sure will feel great. They used to be for sale via scandinavianstitches.com.

Image credit: Scandinavian Stitches

Embroidered Heart Ornaments - what's not to love?! And what's more: these are made from felted recycled sweaters. Making these together with a friend would be such a fun project leading up to Christmast.

While the design is very classic Christmas and have the understated, relaxed elegance that Ralph Lauren stands for, I would personally prefer to stick to white and red Christmas ornaments, as it will create more of a color-pop in your Christmas Tree.

Photo credit:  Felt Sew Good

The single blue bird below, with embroidery, is in fact a lavender sachet, to calm the senses not only at Christmas, but year round. I kind of like that idea as I have been growing my own lavender this year.

 Birds are however not as original as bird houses. It seemed like last year everyone online had the same idea: let’s felt some birds. Well, Some cooler than others. It’s a simple design you can easily make your own.  Here are my favorite birds: these red & pink birds are particularly successful, don’t you think?

Aren't these simply gorgeous?!  'My Fantastic Toys' made them, and they are very easy to make, just like the flat birds above.

So, I’m not sure if you need a 'tutorial' to make these (felt is so forgiving and easy to work with), but if you need one, here is the tutorial.