:: Fabric Scraps Ornaments ::

Super Easy. Super Cute. Kid Approved.

Adapted from the fabulous http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2010/12/kid-craft-fabric-scrap-ornaments.html

Supplies: 

-styrofoam balls (Michael's or any craft store)

-fabric scraps, cut in 1-2 inch squares

-pins

-ribbon, ric rac, pom poms 

-a pointy device with a dull nose. We used the dull side of a skewer.  Our inspiration used a knitting needle.

-hot chocolate, coffee, cake pops, Christmas cookies (for consumption while crafting)

We had SO much fun doing this with a friend today.  Mary Larkin, my kindy girl, and I took our fabric scraps over to Amalie's house for a playdate. When another mom says she likes being crafty, a girl's gotta capitalize, non?

These Christmas ornaments turned out super cute.  Our balls were about four or so inches wide; I would do a smaller ball next time so that they hang from the branches easier.  These rest on the branches. Either way, they are very cute.

Take your skewer or knitting needle and center the tip on the fabric square, gently pushing it into the styrofoam ball. Continue with more fabric squares until it is covered.  Be careful not to put the fabric squares too close together.  If you do, the styrofoam will start to break apart.  Put the fabric just close enough to ensure no styrofoam is showing.

Cute, non?

To add the ribbon, I cut a piece of ribbon to the desired length--double however long you want to hang from the branch.  Loop it in half and pin the ends together to the styrofoam. The fabric scraps will cover the pin.

Here are the girls with theirs.  They chose pom poms to hang theirs.  I used two pins to secure this to the styrofoam because it is a bit weightier then the ribbon.

ML and I each made one for our tree. It is always a pleasure crafting with my girls.

Here is the finished product. I love it. 

It's not an exact science, but if you have questions ask away.  Or, you know, if you just want to add a comment and tell me you love it, you can do that too. 

Oh and remember that fabric scrap wreath I made Court? I would totally use this method with a styrofoam wreath form instead!  Much quicker and arguably a similar effect.

Fabric Scraps Wreath

Easy Fabric Scraps Wreath

by ME

Hi, it's Flannery. Have we met?  I used to blog here. Life forced me to get sidetracked and I haven't been very creative lately. 

BUT, I am in Philly visiting Court for spring break and.......NATURALLY....I'm creatively inspired.

I'm also in no mood to leave the house (cause I'm really super lazy on vaca) so I had to make something with what Court had on hand.  

So after perusing Pinterest, I decided to recreate this fabric scrap wreath. 

Court has the best fabric scraps so it was an easy choice of projects. 

I used a wire wreath like this one and tied fabric scraps on to the wire frame. 

The wire frame had four levels.  I tied fabric onto the outermost and innermost levels.

If you wanted your wreath to be even fuller, you could fill three or even four levels.

My fabric scraps were roughly 1.5-3 inches wide and 5-6 inches long.  

It varied because I was working primarily with scraps and not cutting uniform strips from large pieces of fabric.

Though of course you could cut uniform strips.

It's also dependent on what look you like. I like that they all vary in width and length.

Do you recognize any fabric?

I tied scraps in between loads of laundry, dirty diapers and meals.  It was so easy!

At the end, I just looped a pretty piece of ribbon around the top.

It looks really sweet in Court's sewing studio.  

Makes me want to make more.

I've seen Etsy shops that sell them in specific colors like this one here.

Court had a lot of pinks and reds so I deliberately sifted through her stash for shades of blues and yellows to balance it out.  I think the navy blue brought such a fun pop of color, don't you?  

So here's to hoping I don't go another however many months without blogging.  I miss being creative and having that outlet even though the craziness of life has not allowed it.

So tell me, do you ever let life get the best of your outlets and personal needs?