Felt Christmas Tree and Ornaments

by JOANN |

Item # 39913747P115
Felt Christmas Tree and Ornaments is rated 4.0 out of 5 by 1.
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Beginner Weekend Project
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
  • 2 yards of evergreen felt
  • 3 rolls of green duct tape
  • 4 yards of colorful pom pom trim
  • 6 pieces of Elmer’s white foam board. 20“ x 30”
  • Several sheets of 9”x12” felt in desired colors
  • Pom Poms in desired colors and sizes
  • Googly eyes
  • Pattern templates
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Xacto knife

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Use the duct tape to tape together 2 sheets of foam board, short ends together, taping the front and back.
  2. Draw two tall, thin triangles measuring 4’ tall and 18” wide at the base.
  3. Cut out the triangles.
  4. Repeat for until there are 6 triangles.
  5. Draw a straight line down the middle of the triangle and use an xacto knife to cut a scoring line down the length of the triangle. Be sure to cut through the top paper layer and the foam middle, but not the bottom paper layer of the foam board. Fold the triangle in half at the score line. Repeat for each triangle.
  6. Position the triangles together, with the corners all meeting in the middle, and tape the edges together to form the base of the Christmas tree.
  7. Once the boards are taped securely together, Begin wrapping the outer side of the tree in green duct tape. Cover the entire tree.
  8. Cut many pieces of evergreen felt into the tree shape shown on the pattern templates.
  9. Start at the bottom of the tree and hot glue the felt pieces around.
  10. For the next row, hot glue the felt pieces around the tree, overlapping the previous row.
  11. Continue adding felt until the entire tree is covered.
  12. Hot glue the pom pom trim to the top point of the tree.
  13. Wrap the trim around the tree, hot gluing in place while wrapping.
  14. Cut out the pattern pieces for the star topper.
  15. Make the star topper and hot glue in place onto the top of the tree.
  16. Use the pattern templates to create several ornaments out of felt. Decorate them as desired
  17. Place the felt ornaments onto the felt tree.

JOANN Hacks:
  • Use a new sharp xacto knife and blade to cut the foam core boards. Have extra blades on hand for when they go dull.
  • Use a thick clear grid ruler to cut straight lines. This also helps with measuring exact angles when cutting out the foam boards.
  • When cutting scoring lines, be sure to cut through the top paper layer and the foam middle, but NOT the bottom paper layer of the foam board.
  • To cut out multiple green felt triangles, trace patterns on one sheet of felt. Stack together 3 pieces of felt and pin together. Use sharp fabric scissors to cute through all three layers at the same time.
  • When gluing on felt triangles, start at the bottom of the tree and work your way up, slightly overlapping each piece.
  • Use hot glue to attach felt and pom trim. It dries fast and stays on strong. This helps when you are gluing items that hand from a vertical surface. If you are working with kids, use a low temp glue gun.
  • Glue together two pieces of felt for the base of the ornament to make the ornament more sturdy.
  • Use sequins and pom poms to decorate the ornaments with personalized designs.
  • When covering the tree shaped foam board in duct tape, layer smaller strips of duct tape until the whole tree is covered.
  • Use straight pins or masking tape to hold the pom pom trim in place on the tree while gluing it in place.
  • Folding the felt fabric and using a rotary cutter to cut out the tree pieces will help cut multiple pieces at once
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Fun project My family made this tree for a Place we volunteer that needed a child friendly tree that all ages could decorate. We did not use the felt decoration but used stickers instead!
Date published: 2023-12-15
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