Following on from my 8 Felt Bells blog.
On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me 7 Candy Canes.
You will need:
• Felt
• Needle and matching thread for hand sewing (optional)
• Scissors
• Hot Glue gun and glue sticks (optional)
• Paint and paint brush (optional)
• https://ukqu.co.uk/shop/free-patterns-and-tutorials/ornaments/
These ornaments have been made very quickly and simply because I have also factored in not only time, but something you might want to make with children.
Candy cane pattern is included in the template in the link above.
I cut out my canes. My hands were beginning to hurt and it was getting late, hence the rough and ready look. The same goes with the painting. To me it looks like a child has painted it. Well to be honest, I think children might have been neater.
Then using a paint brush and some acrylic paint, I painted the red stripes, allowed to dry and did the same on the other side. This only took a little longer as I was allowing for the paint to dry.
The other option to painting is to cut smaller strips of felt and sew them or glue them on.
Had I thought more about it I might have made myself a stencil for the stripes. Normally if I wish to void out an area I would have used masking tape, but with it being felt, that may have caused more issues then needed and pulled the felt out of shape when taking it off.
Please note, these do not have a hanging thread as they hook over the tree.
I hope you enjoyed the Candy Canes, and you will to follow the rest of the blogs for the other ornaments.
My next blog: The Cheap Procrastinator: 6 Xmas Presents…
… On the twelve’s days of Christmas the sewer gave to me: 6 Xmas Presents.
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