Now's The Time To Craft for Christmas!

I've never understood why the TV shows and magazines always wait until close to Christmas to share decorating ideas... especially for crafts.  

Who has the time to make something then?  

Why not start early in the year and have your felt decorations all done well before the Christmas season starts.

These delightful felt ornaments should get your creative juices flowing!

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Try a beautiful felt embroidered snowflake!

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Or maybe a country felt star ornament in those lovely rustic colors...

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Perhaps a pretty little felt heart embroidered and embellished with seed pearls...

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How about a fancy Poinsettia pin in felt!

These would be pretty as garland too.

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And lastly, if you are very talented as our beloved Elizabeth, or wish you could be, you couldn't resist making one of her felt snowmen!  

Visit Elizabeth's blog to get her free pattern.

Have fun making these into garlands, ornaments or pins!

Let me know if you make any - I would love to see your results.

Ice Skating Doll

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This is just the most beautiful felt doll - all decked out in red and ready to go ice skating!

If you have never visited Creative Breathing's blog you must go there to see all of Elizabeth's fantastic designs.  

I am amazed at the detail in Elizabeth's hand made felt creations and her delightful creative writing about her life.   

Elizabeth is so generous too... sharing her felt patterns with us.  

One of these days I hope to try to make one. 

And there are more REDs to enjoy with our host, Sue, at 

It's A Very Cherry World

(here) 

for REDnesday!

Sugar Plum Fairy & Lollipop Christmas Tree

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This is truly a beautiful Christmas tree.  

I can hear "The Nutcracker" playing in the background and see the Sugar Plum Fairy dancers spinning and jumping around this lovely tree. 

See the colorful lollipops on the tree.

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Make your own felt lollipops for your Christmas tree.

Rather than buy candy lollipops (which could be expensive to get in a  large size) or expensive glass lollipops ornaments here's a DIY to make lollipops out of felt.  

I'm putting this craft project on my "hope-to-do" list for Christmas.