Sewing Tutorial: Felt Holly Berries

December 17, 2009 | Highlight, Occasions, Sewing, Tutorial

Holly-Berry-Main
Someone said: “it is not Christmas without Holly Berries”. I couldn’t agree more, it is one of the traditional symbols representing Christmas, how can I miss it out on this?

This year I made my own Holly Berries as I am not going to use any plastic holly leaves and fake-looking berries to ruin my Christmas decorations. I am using felt to make the leaves and combining it with artificial, but real-looking berries I found in a florist shop. This particular holly berries is for a wreath that I am giving away to my friend. It is not only limited to wreaths, you can make these berries to decorate your Christmas Tree, Stocking, on the wall or just anywhere you like.

Stocking sounds like a good idea to me as I am going to make them for my kids, so I might decorate them with these holly berries as well… Will show you the stockings later once they are done. Let’s come back on how to make this Felt Holly Berries.
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Tutorial: Wind A Star

December 15, 2009 | Highlight, Occasions, Tutorial

Wind A Star
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Unbelievable, Christmas is less than 2 weeks away!!!! I have so  many Christmas crafts in mind, gosh…. looks like I have to carry forward some of the projects to next year.

The Star is one of the best symbols to represent Christmas. I couldn’t help myself so I had to do another “Star” project after the “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star“. If Christmas Day is still another month away, and I didn’t get a viral attack which slowed me down, I would have come out with a sewing star, crochet star, perhaps weaving star etc….

I received some feedback from you that it is not easy to find the foam star I showed in my previous tutorial. So, I came out with an alternative to the foam stars and made of materials you definitely can obtain from the hardware shop and craft store… All you need for making this winding star are: …..

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Tutorial: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

December 7, 2009 | Highlight, Occasions, Tutorial

Twinkle Star Ornaments
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I am having lots of fun applying glitter on Christmas ornaments this year.  You will see some glittering projects coming in a roll.
Since someone asked me how to make the star for the top of the Christmas Tree, I would like to kick-off with this tutorial!!!
I was singing my daughter’s favorite lullaby while making it…laa laa laaaa la…

“Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle twinkle…..” …..

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