Christmas Fabric Crafts for Kids and Moms!

All holidays are fun to decorate for, but I personally feel that Christmas takes the cake. Perhaps this is because there is so much you have to work with. You've got Christmas trees, Santa Claus, angels, snowmen, stars, candy canes, holly, presents, garlands, ornaments...the list just goes on!

This first installment of craft ideas for Christmas is going to focus on all that you can do with fabric. These fabric crafts are durable so they will be an addition to your Christmas decorations that will last for years. Some of these are good activities for an arts and crafts day with the kids, and others are more suitable for us adults.

Last night I took some green polka dot fabric and red striped fabric and turned some plain embroidery hoops into festive oversized Christmas ornaments. I love how these look lying flat against my in-much-need-of-color white walls, but I could see these also working on trees. I used twine to hang the green to give an earthy feel. Plus I had fun with adding pine cones and holly. For the red and white stripped bows I got some red velvet.

From The Small Object blog archives there are these adorable fabric Christmas trees. She offers clear step by step instructions for how these are made, with diagrams that you can print out and cut out. This is a great project for those who are quilters with lots of odds and ends of scrap fabric. I took this project one step further and hot glued a loop of clear plastic string to the top, turning these little trees into Christmas ornaments.

For a simpler fabric Christmas ornament that your kids can help out with, there a few options. Have your kids cut out stars, mittens, trees, and whatever other shapes you can think of. Cut out just one to keep it really simple, or cut out two and sew them together with an easy crow stitch . Add on buttons or other fun additions to give these some flair.

The project on the right is also fun for you and the kids. Get some scrap felt, punch a whole in the middle, and thread it on a sturdy string or thin wire. Then just tie it into a circle, and ta-da, you've got a mini Christmas wreath. I like to hang these in windows.

Tune in tomorrow for a Chrismtas Cookie Round-Up!