First, my felt tree. Okay, so, this was not the world's best project, but also not an epic fail. I managed to make the tree, get it hung up, and the kids loved it - for about 15 minutes. Then Bean decided that it was much more fun to peel off the Command strips I used to hang it up. So in that fifteen minutes I managed to get one blurry cell phone pic of it...
Now the tree is rolled up and siting in the closet until I can get more sticky strips to rehang it...oh well. (A quick little word of advice - if you decide to do this project, which in total cost me $8 and I have a TON of felt left over - make sure you have a really good pair of scissors. My pair was not cutting it! I ended up literally using a pair of nail scissors because that is all that I could get to cut through the felt!)
Project 2 - the ribbon tree tee for Bean was much more successful! I purchased 8 different designs of ribbon. I bought about 12 - 18 inches of each, which ended up being more than I needed, and actually a little more costly than I thought it would be...about $14. Not too bad, but I could have headed to the gap and got her a super cute tee for the same price! Ha! Anyway, I bought the ribbon, and a package of Stitch Witchery.
(Super cheap - especially with a coupon!)
I had intended to just fuse the ribbon straight to the tee, but I hadn't found a perfect shirt while I was out, or in the baby's closet, so I decided to create the tree on a piece of the leftover felt. I'm really glad I did this because it kept the shape of the tree much better than if I had tried to do it free-hand on the shirt.
It was extremely easy to use the stitch withchery and I was really happy with the quality of the bonding. My only problem was that if you get any of the web on the iron, or the front of the ribbon, it becomes sticky and it's a little noticeable...
You can tell that I got a little on the knot of the bow...I tried to clean it with a little warm water, and it helped, but it's still there.
So anyway, I finally found an adorable red shirt at Babies R Us, complete with a sequin and tulle bow detail, and it was perfect! I fused my felt tree to it quickly and easily, and here is the finished product.
I think I'm ready for Project Runway! Hahaha!
In all seriousness, for my first attempt, I'm pleased. I think I'm going to pair this with a black tulle skirt, some sparkly tights, and a pair of holiday Baby Legs. My little Bean is going to be styling, as usual ;)
So there you have, another Pinterest inspired project! I'm pretty excited about it, not gonna lie. What have you tried from my fave website??? Please share! I'm always looking for a fun new craft!
