Elizabeth's Holiday Garland Along

I hope you will have as much fun making these little ornaments as I did! I also hope you will be inspired as I was to use only what can be found in the nooks and crannies of your craftroom. This is what I call Creative Breathing! NO purchase necessary!

An easy ornament to make! Begin at the top right of boot, catching hanger as you button stitch. Also insert tinsel blade as you stitch around the bottom. Begin to fill, stitch close the top of the boot. With thread still on needle, tack fluffy pipe cleaner in place. Use craft glue to attach sole of boot. Lace you boot from the bottom up, first one side and then the other. Tie a double knot, (I always did when I skated) thread string and pull through pom poms. Tie knot and slightly pull through to hide.

I have added your skate pattern to your Tree/Angel/House page.

Three pipe cleaners, hot glue and hanging string, one large, one smaller button. Bend 2 pipes in half, cut. Bend in half again. Twist together one pipe cleaner to the left, one to the right with each new one added. Stabalize by hot gluing your hanger and small button to back of snowflake, a larger button on the front. I also put a spot of glue behind the hanger to keep snowflake from tilting. Bend remaining pipe in half, cut, fold into fourths, cut, use 6 pieces to twist onto spokes of snowflake. Trim to desired length with old scissors or wire cutters.


This caroling angel is made in the same steps as Santa. Stitch her face and buttons on first. Whip stitch her closed tucking in hanging string with last stitches. An inch long piece of tinsel pipe cleaner slips onto her head. I secured mine with a stitch in the back!

Fold the small circle pattern in half, fold your felt piece down center and position pattern where you want to cut. Place face piece behind opening and attach with button stitch. This piece could also be glued. Stitch face. Curl one end of beard strip, secure with a stitch, can be attached behind curl or glued in place. Stitch mouth. All other pieces are glued. Stitch belt button in place. Whip stitch body closed securing hanger at top and lastly button.


Tips: I used a craft punch on the door piece, and then I punched the little red circle and filled in. My all time favorite crafting tip - use Frey Check to seal the dot in place. I always use it on my ribbon edges for a clean finish. Trick when I want a felt item to remain flat - slip in pieces of cardboard cut to size.

Here are your pattern pieces for Santa and House. Note: Santa piece can also be a gnome, a tree, and will be the next ornament, an angel!
Click on pattern, print for actual size.


Button hole stitch. To assemble: pull needle up through bottom of the first piece and take a stitch in it's top to secure. Repeat securing stitch with each tree piece.


Button hole stitch, craft glue for nose, fiber fill.

Here are your pieces for the first three ornaments. Please note that you can use the mouse body to create a strawberry pincushion! The scalloped piece is the top. French knots can be used to create "seeds" before gathering bottom edge. Fill with rice, close with stitches from one side to the other like a wagon wheel. Tack on top with stitches between scallops.

Click on pattern, and then print for actual size.

A little Christmas Mouse ready to hang his candy cane on the tree.

The body is first sewn with the button stitch one direction and then running stitch back the other way; so that when you turn right side out, his stitches won't show. He is gathered at the bottom with running stitch, stuffed, and his bottom circle is stitched on with button stitch. Bits and pieces are stitched on. Leave the hanger off, and you have a cute sit-about mouse!

How cute is this little snowman hanging on to his candy cane! He only requires craft glue or hot glue, and a BIT of patience with the tiny pieces.



Now you are ready to assemble your garland. I used only what I had on hand! A little spool of .99 cent rick-rack, fabric scraps, bits and bobs found tucked away for just this purpose, and paper scraps left over from a Christmas project. This is the fun part!




I have purposfully left a few spaces on this garland, because..... YOU might like to add a bit of sparkle of your own! THIS GARLAND IS A GIVEAWAY!