Want to learn how to make EASY DIY felt Santa ornaments for a vintage Christmas tree? Looking for a CUTE and EASY felt Christmas ornament idea? If so, you’ll want to try this free felt ornament pattern. This Santa sugar cookie ornament requires very few supplies and can be made in an evening over hot cocoa! You might already have everything you need waiting in your craft room!
These DIY felt ornaments make great DIY gifts for classmates, coworkers, friends, teachers or something to make and sell at craft fairs and fundraisers. I don’t know about you but I love receiving handmade gifts…they mean so much more!
We’ve been making cute, homemade Christmas ornaments like the DIY Felt Ribbon Candy Ornaments, DIY Christmas Gnome Ornament and the Grinch Christmas Ball Ornament over the years. But we really love anything that gives us those vintage Christmas vibes. You’ll see why!
Let’s check out this one of the easiest felt Christmas crafts I’ve ever tried (the FREE felt ornament pattern makes it a breeze)!
DIY Felt Ornaments – Santa Sugar Cookie
This is an EASY felt Christmas ornament craft for adults, teens and tweens. It does require some light needle & thread work so it’s not ideal for really small kids.
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You can make this felt ornament totally you by changing up the color combinations of the felt. There are so many colors available at craft stores, you’ll have no problem finding something you love! You can add some colorful seed beads or embroidery to make it more personal. Hopefully this felt ornament reminds you of the old fashioned decorated sugar cookies grandma used to make.
For many years now, I’ve been making a collection of homespun felt Christmas decorations (like Grandma used to make). I’m always creating felt ornament patterns for my projects. I’m slowly working on adding them to the site so you’ll have free felt ornament templates to use.
You don’t have to love vintage felt ornament patterns to appreciate these cute felt Santa ornaments. Maybe it will remind you decorating Christmas sugar cookies with Mom or Grandma during the holidays- which is all the nostalgia you need!
DIY Felt Ornament Supplies
I used traditional colors but don’t be afraid to experiment with color to achieve that vintage vibe on your Christmas tree. Often times, bright candy colors looks best like red, pink and blue.
Polyester Fiber Fill, Quilt Batting or Craft Foam Sheets (for stuffing)
Sewing Needle
White & Natural Colored Thread
Scissors
Fabric Pen
Festive Christmas Ribbon
Straight Pins
Crafting Clips
Hot Glue Gun or Quick Setting Glue
FREE Felt Ornament Pattern (download link at the end of the tutorial)
How to Make DIY Felt Santa Ornaments Step By Step
STEP ONE – Cut Felt to Size
Print the FREE Felt Ornament Pattern and cut out felt pieces as indicated. If using foam, cut out your foam piece as well. If you have polyester fiber fill or quilt batting laying around your craft room this can also be used to plump up the sugar cookie.
Remember that you’ll need two Santa heads cut…leave one plain for the back of the sugar cookie.
STEP TWO – Trace the Shapes
Take one sugar cookie felt piece and place the hat, beard and fluffy ball on top so that they are exactly where you want them. Use a fabric pen to mark this alignment. This will help us get everything in the right place as we hand sew these pieces in place. If you prefer, a straight pin can also be used.
STEP THREE – Sew On the Hat
Start by attaching Santa’s red hat. Do not stitch the bottom edge as it will be underneath the beard piece. You can use a running stich or back stich to secure everything down.
STEP FOUR – Sew on the Beard & Hat Fur
Hand sew the beard using the outline you created in step 2 as a guide. I recommend starting with the inside edge first.
STEP FIVE – Glue on the Facial Features
Sew the ball to the tip of Santa’s hat. You can remove the fabric pen outline with heat now. Glue on the eyes and nose to Santa’s face.
STEP SIX – Add Foam, Ribbon & Seal
Sandwich the foam in between the front and back of your cookie. Use some craft clips or a straight pin to hold it in place. Using a blanket stitch, close up the cookie (see next photo).
If you are turning this into an ornament you can add a loop of festive Christmas ribbon to the top before completely sealing the cookie OR sew the loop onto the back of the ornament after you finish the seal. Some like to use a loop of clear fishing line so it isn’t as obvious.
I hope you enjoyed learning how to make this EASY felt ornaments DIY. If you love this Christmas craft be sure to check out our other holiday crafts below. You can download the FREE felt ornament pattern from our printables library (link below).
NOTE! Our FREE felt ornament pattern is free for personal use only! Commercial use, profiting from, giving away, using as a part of a free giveaway, modifying to sell or give away is strictly prohibited. If someone you know is interested in using our files, send them to our website to download directly. By downloading you agree to these terms and conditions.
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