Handmade Christmas ornaments are always special. Whether it’s an ornament that’s been crafted by a child, a diy ornament for your own tree, or as a gift, the ornaments that are one of kind are some of my favorites. Today, I’m sharing an easy no sew felt and ribbon ornament that can be made in under 30 minutes with only a few supplies.
This is the fourth year that I’ve participated in an ornament exchange for the holidays that Erlene from My Pinterventures coordinates. I look forward to this every year. It’s fun to create an ornament for a blogging friend and to receive one for our tree, too. This year, I have the pleasure of being partnered with Erlene! After exchanging particulars about our trees and what colors we like and ones we’d like to avoid, I had an idea in mind for her ornament. Erlene mentioned that red, gold, and white are her preferred colors. As I was buying supplies for the ornament I kept that in mind and managed to use all three of those in the ornament.
How to Make an Easy No Sew Felt and Ribbon Ornament
Making this ornament is easy and if you can pin fabric to a Styrofoam ball, you’ll be all set to make one!
Supplies Used:
- 3″ Styrofoam Ball
- Red Felt
- White Felt
- Star Template
- Elongated Oval Template
- 2 colors of ribbon in varying widths
- Rickrack Trim
- Pearl Head Pins
- Straight Pins
- Gold Beads
I’ve seen similar ornaments on Pinterest over the years and I’ve even pinned a few of them thinking they would be great to make. I didn’t follow any particular tutorial. I just made it up as I went along based on how I wanted this one to turn out.
Steps to make a Felt and Ribbon Ornament
- After gathering your supplies, make a template for an elongated oval. If you’re using a three inch ball, the length of the oval will need to be long enough to go from the center top to the center bottom. You’ll also need a star template. I searched for a free clipart star on line and found one that worked. I printed it on card stock to use as a template.
- Find the center point of the ball and pin one oval at its tip. Pin the oval to the bottom of the ball, too. Add a second oval opposite of the first and pin.
- Repeat with two more ovals, covering the remainder of the ball. There will be gaps, but those will be covered by ribbon.
- Pin widest ribbon around the center of the ball and add a second piece of the ribbon around the center the opposite way.
- Pin narrow ribbon onto the top center of the ball in between the wider ribbon. Pin a second piece of narrow ribbon around the opposite way.
- Pin rickrack on top of narrow ribbon.
- Place the felt star on top of the ball, centering over the spot where the ribbons meet. Pin the points of the star with pearl head pins.
- Add pearl head pins down the center of the star.
- Continue adding pins along the outside edge of the star. Add a line of pins from the center to each point.
- Place a straight head pin through a bead and add to the center of the star.
I added one more gold bead to the center and one on back of the ornament to cover the cross over of the ribbon. I also added a loop using the white rickrack for hanging the ornament. The rickrack is pinned together into the ball and topped with two gold beads on another pin.
Last year I made a no sew quilted ornament and while I was very happy with how it turned out, it was time consuming to make. Finding a way to create another no sew fabric ornament that is much easier and quicker to make was great. I hope that Erlene will like it!
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Easy No Sew Felt and Ribbon Ornament
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Super Mom - No Cape! says
This is absolutely Gorgeous!
I love all the different materials that you use to make it a truly one of a kind ornament for your partner.
Beverly says
Thanks so much! I love that it was easy to make!
Jenny says
It’s beautiful! I love all the layers and the beaded design. It looks great on the tree.
Beverly says
Thanks, Jenny! I like the layered look, too.
Mother of 3 says
That came out beautifully! Pinned.
Beverly says
Thank you, Joanne. I appreciate the pin!
evija says
This ornament looks so expensive, I absolutely love it, thank you for the clear tutorial.. may attempt this!! #2018ornamentexchange
Beverly says
I’m glad the tutorial is clear! Thank you, Evija!
Debrashoppeno5 says
The ornament is so pretty. Handcrafted ornaments make a tree so special and create great memories.
Beverly says
I love handmade ornaments, too. Thanks so much, Debra!
Kim~madeinaday says
Oh I love these kinds of ornaments! They are so pretty and layered with texture! So beautiful! Erlene will love it!
Kim
Beverly says
Thank you, Kim. I love layered ornaments, too and I love no sew projects. I hope Erlene will love it.
janet trieschman says
I bet that was fun to make. I like the pearl pin heads.
Beverly says
It was! And it was pretty simple, too.
Bri Adams says
So festive! Happy Holidays!
Beverly says
Thanks, Bri!
Gail M Griffin says
This ornament is very pretty and quite unique, Beverly! I love how you just “made it up” as you went along. There are some lovely techniques that you used in making this and I’ll certainly keep them in mind for future ornament creations!
Beverly says
Thank you, Gail. I was happy with how it turned out. Sometimes, ideas work out just right!
Pamela Smith says
Very pretty and creative! I love i!
Kristin Harris/Tales From Home says
This is so pretty and creative! I can’t SEw to save my life but I love the look so projects like this are always awesome to find!
Erlene says
This ornament is so pretty! The more I look at it, the more I appreciate the details in it. Thank you!
beverly says
Beverly,
I love this ornament. It looks so festive and pretty. Please stop by Over The Moon Party since you are being featured.
Hugs,
Bev
Leanna says
These are so festive and pretty, I really like the little pearls. They would be fun to make and I can think of lots of different ways to use this technique. Love them.
Emily says
This is so pretty! It reminds me of ornaments my mom & grandma made that we still hang on our tree.
Michele Michael says
So pretty . Loving the pearls so much. Clever girl.