We make simple and beautiful New Year patterns from felt. Holidays have become even more exciting. Elementary instructions and photos for your comfortable work
Very soon we will celebrate the end of 2014year, and therefore it is necessary to think over all decorations for the house in advance. New Year is one of the most popular and favorite holidays for all family members, from the little ones to grandparents. A large number of guests will come to the holiday, so home decorations should be beautiful and original, so that all relatives will be delighted. We offer you New Year's patterns made of felt, which will certainly bring comfort and coziness to your home. Since this year is the year of the Horse, we suggest spending it with dignity. Therefore, let's make a beautiful felt decoration in the form of a horse. This pattern is very beautiful and original, made in the form of a rocking horse. It is very easy to make, you can choose the appearance yourself. To make the process go faster, call your children to the rescue. They will definitely enjoy making such decorations. To make a beautiful horse, we will need the following materials: some felt, sharp scissors, a simple needle, floss (choose the color to match your fabric), synthetic filler, and a small piece of organza ribbon. You can choose holofiber or synthetic padding as a filler. Why do we make decorations from felt? It is a very durable and wear-resistant material, so your toy will please the eye for many years. Felt is also made from natural components, which is why it is completely harmless even for a baby. In our case, since the symbol of the outgoing year was a blue Horse, we will take blue felt as the main material for the toy. But this is not necessary, choose the color that you like.First you need to print out the patternNew Year's toy. Then transfer the pattern to our material and carefully cut out the silhouette of our horse. To make our holiday toy, you will need to cut out two such identical parts. Then attach both parts of the rocking horse and overcast with a hand loop stitch. Each small stitch should be two or three millimeters apart. Fold the floss in half. Do not sew up the toy completely. Remember that we still need to fill it with pieces of holofiber or synthetic padding. Then our craft will come out voluminous and soft. When the horse is stuffed with filler, sew it up to the end. Sew a loop of narrow ribbon on top, then you can hang it anywhere in the house or directly on the Christmas tree so that it decorates it. That's all. So simple and effortless, you can quickly make a beautiful decoration for the holidays. Be sure to make a few more to the finished toy, it will be more beautiful. This craft will also be a great gift for your little children.Here's another Christmas tree toy you can trymade of felt, we offer for your review. This is a beautiful and original pendant in the form of a Christmas tree. Such a toy has a significant advantage over classic glass products. It will never break if it accidentally falls on the floor. When you have a child in your house, it is very important to keep an eye on such little things. And a felt pendant will hang on your holiday tree for many years and nothing will happen to it. To make our beautiful toy, you need to take the following materials: acrylic felt (green, brown and red), sharp scissors, a regular needle, white sewing thread, a glue gun, jute thread. Also, to create decorations on our little Christmas tree, take plastic silver heart pendants, as well as small transparent cabochons.Let's get to work.Cut out two identical tree-shaped pieces from green felt and two more rectangular pieces to decorate the tree trunk from brown material. Cut out several balls from red felt for the Christmas tree decorations. Then sew the two pieces together, don’t forget to place the tree trunk pieces between them. Use zigzag stitches to connect the pieces, using a double running stitch. This method will replace machine stitching. Although if you have a machine at home, use it, as the stitches will be much neater and more precise. Make them at a distance of 1.5 – 2 millimeters from the edges of the pieces. Now it’s time to use a glue gun. Use it to attach the red Christmas tree ball pieces to the toy. Be careful and precise, don’t get the toy covered in glue. Glue a faceted cabochon on top of each red toy. Sew a piece of jute thread to the top of the tree, having previously twisted it into a loop. This is done so that the toy can then be hung on the tree. If you want to decorate the toy even more, you can sew plastic silver hearts on the top. That's it. The toy is ready to please you and your family all holidays. You can place it on the tree or anywhere else.A toy for the New Year does not necessarily have to bea symbol of the holiday, such as a snowflake, a horse (this year) or Snegurochka. The main thing is that the decoration is original and beautiful. Then such a toy will certainly find a place on one of the branches of your holiday tree. By the way, you can make a craft in the form of some animal. Let's make a New Year's toy in the form of a cat. To make such a craft we need to take: felt of three different colors - orange, white and red, for the body, muzzle and heart, respectively; floss (pick them to match your felt), sharp scissors, a regular needle, satin ribbon for the loop, small buttons and padding polyester.Let's move on to the pattern.Cut out two orange felt pieces for the body, then one white piece for the face and one red piece for the heart. First, let's make a face for our restless cat. Embroider the eyes and mouth on the white circle. In our case, the cat is sleeping, which is why its eyes are closed. You can also make the eyes open, if you wish. After you finish making the face, sew it to the body piece. Use the running stitch. Sew small buttons to the heart, and then attach it to the body in the same way. The second part of the cat's body remains unchanged for now.Once the heart and face are sewn on, pin both togetherdetails with a loop stitch, gradually stuffing the padding polyester inside. Sew a loop on top so that the toy can be hung. Our beautiful cat is ready. Hang it with the other original crafts. Despite the fact that the cat is not a symbol of the year, it will not be superfluous on the holiday tree. Another toy that will certainly come in handy on your New Year's tree is the felt craft Penguin. It is very cute, soft and you will really like it. For the pattern of the toy, take the following materials: brown, white and yellow felt, transparent glue, padding polyester for filling, ribbon for the loop, a charm in the form of a key, yellow floss, two plastic eyes, as well as sharp scissors and a needle.Let's start cutting out the toy pattern.Cut out two halves of the toy from brown felt, one piece for the chest in white, two wings, as well as a beak and paws from yellow felt. Let's make the front part. Sew the white piece to the brown one using a forward needle stitch. Use glue to attach the nose and eyes of the Penguin. You can decorate the belly of the toy to your own taste, in our example it is a small key. Using the same method, assemble the wings and go over the paws with a decorative line. Sew our two brown pieces together using a buttonhole stitch. Don't forget to insert the paws and wings, otherwise you will have to redo it for a long time later. It is important to leave a hole for stuffing at the top. After filling the penguin with padding polyester, sew on a loop. Now you can hang the finished toy wherever you want.As you can see, it is very easy to make a beautiful and elegant New Year's toy. You only need to set aside a little time for this, but the result will certainly please you. Happy holidays.