The Christmas season is such a busy time of year for many, many people! This is the time of year when you see people throwing themselves into a blur of activities - shopping, cooking, baking, and crafting. I think we all channel our inner Martha Stewart or at least try to!
In my house my decorating loves lean towards vintage, homemade, old fashioned which is why I made these homemade fabric ornaments.
Let me show you how easy these ornaments are to make using Helmar Fabric Stiffener & Draping Liquid , Helmar Premium Craft Glue, some fabric, embroidery floss and buttons. I used burlap fabric as my base.
Cut out a star shape from your burlap fabric. You can use a template or if your really creative you can free cut. I'm not so creative so I found a star template on line and used that.
Coat both sides of the burlap fabric with the Fabric Stiffener and allow to dry. When the glue is completely dry your ornaments will be hardened and no longer a flimsy fabric. I inked the edges of my burlap to give it a more rustic look. You can too or not or use different ink colors to coordinate with your fabric or style. You could even use glitter glue or stickles.
Cut out a smaller star from your coordinating fabric and this time only coat the front of your fabric with the glue. This will still stiffen the fabric but give you enough give to free hand stitch around the outer edge with your floss.
Once that is dry stitch around the edges with your floss. Attach the smaller star to the larger star using the Premium Craft Glue.
Then attach a button to the center.
Hole punch the top of the star and thread twine through the hole to create the hanger.
These would be terrific on your own tree. They are easy enough to do as a craft time with your children and also would make terrific gifts.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope Martha is pleased!
Laura Achilles
Helmar USA Design Team Member
