A great project for a housewarming gift!
Finished sizes: 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" Door Frame Ornament
4 3/4" x 5 3/4" Address Frame Ornament
3 1/4" Glass Ornament
Skill: 2 Time: 1 Cost: 2
You will need:
• Wool felt*: Kelly green, white, red, gold, beige
• Miniature metallic jingle bells
• 1/8" ribbon: 8" red, 6" red with white dots
• Hot fix crystal applicator & 10ss White Opal crystals
• 1/8" red & green dotted ribbon
• Fusible web sheets
• Red acrylic craft paint
• Scallop-edged scissors
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing machine
• White thread
• Die cutting machine & dies*: Go Slim Numbers, Decorative Accent #6, Rectangle Frame
• Permanent adhesive*
• Optional: White fine-point fabric paint pen
• Optional: computer & printer
Iron & board, lightweight cardboard, paper plate, pencil, scissors
*The following products were used for this project: Aleene's Liquid Fusion • Creative Crystal Co. BeJeweler Pro hot fix applicator & crystals • Melissa Frances embellishments • National Nonwovens WoolFelt from SewfarSewgoods • Sizzix BIGkick die cutting machine & BIGZ & Originals dies • The Warm Company SteamaSeam2 fusible web.
Note: For product information, see end of article.
• Follow manufacturer's directions for all products and tools.
• If you do not have access to a die cutter and dies, search for a suitable font and free clipart of scrolls on your computer. Print images and transfer to paper backing of fusible web. Note: Remember when designs are transferred to paper backing, they will be cut out in reverse. Use reverse mode when printing if your system allows.
• See photos for details and placement.
Door Frame Ornament
STEP 1: Preparation. Apply fusible web to cardboard and red, green, gold, and white felt. Cut the following:
Red: One 3″ x 5″
Gold: One 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
White: One 2 1/8″ x 4 1/8″
Green: One 1 7/8″ x 3 7/8v two 1 1/2″″squares
Cardboard: One 2 3/4″ x 4 1/4″
STEP 2: Layer felt pieces. Remove paper backing from gold piece and center on front of red rectangle. Iron in place. Use white thread to stitch through both layers of felt around outside edges of gold felt. Repeat for white and green rectangles. For dimension, remove paper backing from green squares and center on front of green rectangle. Stitch around outside edges of squares in same way.
Place cardboard on white felt with fusible web side down. Remove paper backing from red felt and center layered piece on top. Iron well. Use scalloped scissors to trim around outside edges of ornament, leaving a scant 1/8″ white border.
STEP 3: Embellish. Thread three small bells onto 8″of ribbon. Tie bells together at center of ribbon. Tie a bow and trim the ends at a slant. Stitch bow and bells to front of door. If sewing machine allows you to embroider house numbers, do so using a leftover piece of red felt and white thread. Optional: Embroider numbers by hand or use a fine-point fabric paint pen. Glue to a scrap of fusible web-backed white felt, and iron in place.
Trim white felt leaving a scant 1/8″ border. Remove paper backing and iron house number plaque to door front above ribbon and bells. Glue keyhole to door front.
STEP 4: Make hanger. Thread 8” of red ribbon onto a tapestry needle and tie an overhand knot at one end. Push needle through from back to front and pull ribbon through felt until knot is secure. Push needle through opposite corner to back. Slide ribbon off needle and tie an overhand knot at the opposite end.
Address Frame Ornament
STEP 1: Preparation. Apply fusible web to cardboard, red, and beige felt, and part of green felt (leave a 4 3/4" x 5 3/4" piece bare). Use die cutter to cut house numbers from red and four small corner scrolls from green. Use the frame die to cut out a 4″ x 5″ frame with a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ opening from white and red felt. Set aside frame centers. Trim 1/4" from outside and inside edges of white frame.
STEP 2: Layer pieces. Remove paper backing from house numbers and center them on front of white frame center set aside earlier. Press. Remove paper backing from white trimmed frame, center over red frame, and press. Remove paper backing from red frame and white numbered rectangle. Remove paper backing and place green corner pieces at outer edges of white frame as shown. Press. Cut one 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangle from beige. Center red frame on top and press. Trim around outside edges of beige felt, leaving a 1/4″ border on all sides.
STEP 3: Make hanger. Thread 10″ of red and white dotted ribbon onto a tapestry needle and tie an overhand knot at one end. Take a stitch into the back of 4 3/4" x 5 3/4" green felt and pull the ribbon through the felt until the knot is secure. Take a stitch into the opposite edge of felt, pulling ribbon off needle at back. Tie an overhand knot to secure.
STEP 4: Finish. Lay green felt flat with hanger side down. Cut a 4″ x 5″ piece of fusible web-backed cardboard. Remove paper backing from cardboard and center on green felt with fusible web side down. Remove paper backing from beige felt and center layered piece on top. Iron well.
Glass Ornament
STEP 1: Cut & apply felt. Apply fusible web to back of green and red felt. Use die cutter to cut house numbers and two ornamental scrolls. Remove paper backing from pieces and place on front of ornament. Note: Fusible web is somewhat tacky but can be repositioned if needed. Heat iron to a cotton setting. Carefully place tip of iron over felt pieces to allow fusible web to adhere to glass. Repeat until all items are attached.
STEP 2: Embellish. Squeeze a small amount of paint onto paper plate. To make dots, dip pencil point into paint and then touch the surface of the ornament. Continue adding dots to front and edges of ornament. Let dry. Use hot fix applicator to place crystals on scrolls as shown.
STEP 3: Finish. Cut an 8" length of red and white dotted ribbon. Thread through ornament hanger and tie ends in an overhand knot.
Sources:
Aleene's
(800) 438-6226
ilovetocreate.com
Creative Crystal Co.
crystal.com
Melissa Frances Heart & Home, Inc.
(888) 616-6166
melissafrances.com
National Nonwovens
(800) 333-3469
nationalnonwovens.com
SewfarSewgoods
sewfarsewgoods.com
Sizzix
sizzix.com
The Warm Company
(425) 248-2424
warmcompany.com