Crafts: Felt

  • DIY Waldorf Style Table Puppets With Hair

    DIY Waldorf Style Table Puppets With Hair

    This past summer we rented a wonderful home on Kibbut Harduf (learn about it here) that was filled with homemade Waldorf-style toys and crafts, so of course I just had to photograph them to share with you, especially since they are mostly not the kind of crafts that I generally do, but would love to!…

  • DIY Waldorf Style Stand Up Doll

    DIY Waldorf Style Stand Up Doll

    This past summer we rented a wonderful home on kibbut harduf (learn about it here) that was filled with homemade Waldorf-style toys and crafts, so I just had to photograph them to share with you. In the case of the felt dolls, I even found the book with the instructions next to the craft table,…

  • Felted Wool Mug Cozies For Chanukah!

    Another project I’m pulling from the archives because this one is so much fun, and makes a great holiday gift! Wool felt is a truly wonderful material available in a nice range of luscious rich colors, can be purchased in 12″x12″ squares, and since it doesn’t unravel, you can craft away to your heart’s content…

  • 10 Trendy DIY Craft Projects That Use A Vinyl Cutting Machine

    10 Trendy DIY Craft Projects That Use A Vinyl Cutting Machine

    If you love crafts and DIY projects of all kinds, as I do, then if you don’t own an electronic cutting machine of some kind, like a Cricut or a Sillhouette, you’ve likely thought about it? I’ll admit, I prefer creativity over cookie cutter projects, but the thing is, with an electronic cutting machine you…

  • DIY Hanukkah Wallhanging With Felted Wool

    DIY Hanukkah Wallhanging With Felted Wool

     This is one of my favorite Hanukkah DIY crafts, and it is so much fun to make! I made this last year and am looking forward to enjoying it again this year. And now, if I can just figure out where my sheets of wool felt are, some more felted Hanukkah decorations would be right…

  • DIY Hanukkah Felt Coin Purses

    DIY Hanukkah Felt Coin Purses

    Hanukkah is in just a few days, so now is the time for some DIY Hanukkah crafts that are quick to make and look amazing. This DIY felt coin purse for Hanukkah is a fun introduction to the craft of felt applique, using the felting technique, and since the true custom of gifts on Hanukkah…

  • DIY Felt Mug Cozy For Hanukkah Makes A Great Gift!

    Wool felt is a truly wonderful material available in a nice range of luscious rich colors, can be purchased in 12″x12″ squares, and since it doesn’t unravel, you can craft away to your heart’s content without the need for glue or sewing, if you so desire. This DIY felt mug cozy is quick and would…

  • Hanukkah Menorah Wall Hanging Using Wool Felt

    Hanukkah Menorah Wall Hanging Using Wool Felt

      Looking for a fun Hanukkah craft to make this year? Hanukkah decorations made with wool felt and wool felt only are satisfying to make, work up quickly, and look amazing! This Hanukkah menorah wall hanging makes a great keep sake project that you’ll enjoy taking out each year, and would also be wonderful as…

  • Wool Felt Stars For Holiday Crafting

    Aren’t these eight pointed wool felt stars great looking? I have to say I never thought that felt could look so good, that is until today when I started crafting for the very first time with 100% wool felt, which is a very very distant relative of the acrylic felt I’ve been using for years.…

  • Square Wreath With Felt Flowers Is Sweet Anytime!

    Square Wreath With Felt Flowers Is Sweet Anytime!

    The Jewish holiday of Shavuout starts tonight, and our door is decorated with this sweet little square wreath adorned with felt flowers! (A little disclaimer: door wreaths are decidedly un-Jewish if you delve into their origin, and I generally try not to use the word wreath, but for the sake of folks finding this post,…

  • A Ten Minute Felt Chrysanthemum Made From A Strip

    A Ten Minute Felt Chrysanthemum Made From A Strip

    The Jewish holiday of Shavuous, (in which, among other traditions, we decorate our homes with flowers and greenery to celebrate the receiving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai) is tomorrow night, so with the idea of some really large felt flower napkin rings for our holiday table in mind, yet not a lot of time,…

  • Felt Rosebud Bouquet Revisited (And How To Wash Your Old One!)

    Felt Rosebud Bouquet Revisited (And How To Wash Your Old One!)

    Back in 2009, when I had just started this little blog, I made a felt rosebud bouquet that was quite a hit, and I’ve been using it ever since most recently as decor on a side table in our tiny guest room. Because I never glued the foam ball into the original vase, I have…