Learn how to make pretty felt Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree. Great ideas for a variety of festive styles, and kids will love to help too!
What do I love about Christmas? So many things. I love the lights . . . the sweet treats . . . and of course, the Christmas crafts. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about when I say that the holidays get me into the creative spirit.
So much so that one thing I always like to do – if I can find the time – is to make a themed tree. One year I made a Star Wars Christmas tree.
Then there was the ugly sweater themed tree! Then finally, I burned all the wood slice ornaments for a rustic farmhouse style tree. I have so much fun with it!
One of my favorite mediums to work with during the holiday season is felt sheets. If you’ve never crafted with felt before, it’s not just a kids’ craft supply.
Felt is great for making more “mature” projects, like felt Christmas ornaments! Some of the most beautiful ornaments I’ve ever seen haven’t been glass – they’ve been felt.
If you love the idea of handmade Christmas ornaments and/or or a themed tree, I’ve got some ideas for you with felt.
Can you imagine an entire Christmas tree covered with little felt gnomes? Or cute felt gingerbread homes? Because I can!
Not all of these projects are sewn with a machine (or even sewn at all). So if you don’t have a sewing machine, don’t let it keep you from checking out these felt Christmas ornaments.
I’d love for you to look at this collection and let me know which are your favorites!
Also let me know if there is a felt ornament that you like to make that I don’t have on this list. Happy crafting and happy holidays – now scroll down to get the ideas!
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Pretty Poinsettia Felt Christmas Ornament
This felt Christmas ornament inspired by poinsettias was a lot of fun to make, and it was really easy too! No sewing machine required.
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sustainmycrafthabit.com
Retro-Inspired Felt 3D Ornaments
Make your own retro-inspired 3D Christmas ornaments using pretty colored felt sheets and a printable pattern template – with no sewing involved!
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Kelly Sanderson
Felt Christmas Trees
Making felt Christmas trees is a sewing project that is fun for both young and old. This is a small and quick craft with two different styles of trees to choose from.
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mommymadethat.com
Simple DIY Felt Ornaments
You’re going to love making this super simple DIY felt ornament. With just a few supplies, you’ll have some brand new homemade festive ornaments to hang in no time at all! Perfect to make as a family.
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www.redtedart.com
Simple Felt Reindeer Ornaments
The nice thing about this cute reindeer Christmas ornament is that the base is a circle! This makes it easier to make, especially for kids.
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DIY Felt Mistletoe is a Perfect Christmas Craft
Learn how to make felt mistletoe – this is so easy to make and so pretty for the holidays, and you can use it year after year! Hang it above a doorway, but you can also make to hang on the tree.
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Melissa Mortenson
Wool Felt Mitten Christmas Ornaments
Decorate your Christmas tree with these simple handmade ornaments using the free felt mitten Christmas ornament pattern. I love the colors!
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Martha Stewart
The Cutest Half Eaten Gingerbread Ornaments
These Christmas gingerbread ornaments make me squeal every time I see them! So cute and made of felt with basic supplies – easy for kids.
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Amy Latta
Felt Coffee Cup Ornaments
Is Starbucks close to your heart? Maybe someone you know loves it more than anything? This ornament is perfect for the Starbucks lover, and also makes a great gift (or tag).
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ohyaystudio.com
Felt Christmas Bulb Garland
Do you love jingle bells? Are your halls decked and your tree adorned yet? If not, consider this cute felt Christmas garland! Of course you can also use each individual bulb as an ornament.
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Jessica Anderson
Button and Felt DIY Christmas Ornament
Awww – two snowmen in love! I absolutely love this sweet felt Christmas ornament. It's really easy to hand stitch.
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Kathy Beymer
Cute DIY Felt Mitten Ornaments
Make felt mitten Christmas ornaments for friends and family with this free mini mitten printable template. There’s a monogram on the mitten front and a heart on the mitten back!
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Stephanie Woodson
Free Felt Reindeer Ornament
Stephanie sewed this cute felt reindeer as an ornament, but it would also be fun as an adorable applique or blown up into a bigger softie as well.
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Stephanie Woodson
Handmade Quilted Christmas Ornaments
These scrappy ornaments are really easy to make! It took Stephanie under two hours to make these two . . . what a cute addition to your Christmas tree.
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Bev McCullough
Felt Hot Cocoa Ornament
Learn how to make the cutest little cup of cocoa ever! This felt hot cocoa ornament makes a perfect gift idea for a friend that loves hot bevies.
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www.purlsoho.com
Heirloom Wool Ornaments
I love these iconic shapes of vintage glass ornaments, rendered in beautiful wool felt. Add hand embroidery, beads, and sequins, and the result is exquisite handmade little ornaments, true heirlooms.
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Melissa Mortenson
Gingerbread House Christmas Ornament
These might be the most darling gingerbread houses I've ever seen! I can just imagine an entire Christmas tree covered with these adorable houses.
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funthriftymom.com
DIY Easy Felt Christmas Ornaments
Learn about to make DIY felt Christmas ornaments using only felt, a few beads, some thread, and a free printable ornament template. Great for beginning crafters!
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Christine Cook
Elf Boots Felt Ornaments
Learn how to make the cutest little felt elf boots for your Christmas tree – without sewing. You can easily add pompoms and bells to make them even more festive!
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www.purlsoho.com
Two Sided Felt Snowflakes
Just like real snowflakes, each one of these ornaments is unique. One side is pink on white the other white on pink. You can create your own blizzard in a snap.
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Jessica Anderson
Deer and Fox Felt Christmas Ornaments
Deer and foxes are some of my favorite nature themed symbols of winter! Adding them to the front of these felt ornaments . . . well, that's just as cute as it gets!
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Molly and Mama
Felt Elf Tutorial Handmade Ornament
This cute little elf is great to make with felt scraps! He’s the perfect size to adorn a hair clip, a gift tag, or (of course) an ornament.
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Amanda Formaro
Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornaments
Do you love the ugly sweater trend? I think you need to cover an entire tree with these cute sweaters, don't you? Enough with this questions . . . learn how to make these ornaments below.
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Mollie Johanson
Felt Llama Ornament
Get a free pattern for the cutest llama or alpaca to ever grace a Christmas tree! Learn how to make this guy . . . and you can customize his color and his scarf with any color you like.
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aprettyfix.com
Felt Pinecone Ornament DIY
You can turn a craft foam egg into a pretty pinecone to grace your Christmas tree. This is a simple, no-sew craft you can make in minutes.
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craftystaci.com
Dress Form Felt Ornaments
Staci made a couple of these pretty dress form ornaments in holiday colors. But also one that’s holiday-neutral. because these could work any time of the year in a sewing or little girl’s room.
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natashalh.com
Tiki Felt Ornament Pattern
These felt tiki ornaments are so fun and easy to make with the free printable pattern. You can also use this tiki for a brooch or even a bookmark.
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Laura Howard
Sew a Felt Santa Bauble
Stitching felt Christmas ornaments is easy, especially if you have a pattern! Learn how to make this cute Santa and get the free printable as well.
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www.marymarthamama.com
Christmas Tree on a Car Ornament
If you're ready to deck the halls, you need to embrace the Christmas tree on a car trend with an ornament! I think that it could be particularly adorable to stitch the year or even a family name somewhere onto the body of the car or into the tree in order to personalize.
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www.sumoftheirstories.com
Unicorn Christmas Tree Ornament
Unicorns are everywhere, so don't you need one on your Christmas tree too? Learn how to make the ornament as well as the tiny embellishments too.
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heatherednest.com
Pig in a Blanket Felt DIY Ornament
Pigs in a blanket usually aren't ornaments on trees – however, this is probably the cutest little piggie I've ever seen! And he comes out of blanket, too.
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sewhistorically.com
Scandinavian Felt Heart Ornaments
All you need for these DIY felt heart ornaments is leftover broadcloth or wool felt and yarn in red and white. This is a quick Christmas craft: It takes just a couple of minutes to make one felt heart.
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frugalfamilyhome.com
Easy Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments
What I love about this craft is that the entire ornament is made out of felt stars! It's so easy that kids can help make these as well.
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blog.revoluzzza.com
Last Minute Santa Pixie Ornaments
Suse provides a pattern for the cutest little Santa ornaments, with an elfish theme! These tiny pixies can be made at the last minute, and are hand stitched.
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Angela Muir
DIY Felt Penguin Ornament
Penguins are such funny animals and a great symbol of winter. This DIY felt penguin ornament is a fun and easy craft to make for your Christmas tree or to give as a gift this holiday season!
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Laura Howard
Christmas Pudding Ornaments
I've never actually had a Christmas pudding, but I like the way they look on a tree! At least the felt versions. These are so easy to make, and I love the little red buttons.
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Jessica Levitt
Give a Hoot Owl Ornaments
Grab a free pattern for making these darling owl ornaments complete with ric-rac. And if you choose to make a bigger version, it would make a cute softie gift.
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If you enjoyed these ornaments, I hope you’ll enjoy these other cute holiday projects: