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Home » Crafty Corner » Homemade Presents » Easy Christmas Crafts: Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament

Easy Christmas Crafts: Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament

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Ever since Crevette was born, I have made a small ornament for each of my little ones every year in the winter. Our little collection is growing and our homemade ornaments are the only things we use on our Christmas tree, alongside handmade Christmas ornaments given by friends, bought in markets or made at school by the children.

That makes me feel all warm inside as it is all so ‘us’. You might think our Christmas tree does not look perfect or stylish, but who cares? I tend not to follow trends, really. I just like ornaments that are handmade.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Mint Mitten

The first one took about 35 minutes to make as I was trying to figure out what to do, how to save as much time as possible and gathering everything I needed.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Mint Mitten - Let the Sewing Begin

After making a few, it was taking me no more than 10 minutes from start to finish. I would normally sew everything but it was nice to use a bit of a shortcut with the fabric glue this time, what do you think?

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Takes 10 minutes once you get the gist of it

What you need:
A piece of cardboard
A pencil
Scissors
Felt in assorted colours
Embroidery thread
Needle
Ribbon
Bostik Sew Simple glue
Optional: embellishments: buttons, pom-poms, etc.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - What You Need

What to do:
Start by drawing the outline of your mitten on cardboard.

Cut your pattern.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Make a Quick Pattern

Fold the sheet of felt in two and cut around the mitten. This way, you know both sides are the exact same shape and size.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Mitten Pattern

Cut two strips of different coloured felt to add to the cuff of your mitten. Cut them to size.

Choose embellishments, like a felt letter, pom-pom and button.

Cut a piece of ribbon long enough to later put on your Christmas tree.

Stick the strips of felt to both sides of your mitten with Sew simple glue as well as the embellishments, or sew them on.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Mint Mitten - Shortcut

Sew around the mitten, starting with the button and the ribbon.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Adding Buttons

You could sew all around yours and stuff it, but we chose to keep it open like a mitten so that on Christmas Day, I can add a small treat in each mitten, like a wrapped chocolate or a candy cane.

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Sew around the mitten

All done!

Easy Christmas Crafts - Make a Personalised Mitten Ornament - Takes 10 minutes once you get the gist of it

If you are looking for quick and easy activities to do on a rainy day with your children, why not try our washi tape cards, toilet paper roll bunnies, reindeer lanterns, cute button card, paper cup dragon, finger painting, bath painting, thumbprint art, heart-themed crafts, an embroidered canvas , a stained-glass picture, toilet paper lanterns or even make your own play dough?

 

15/11/2015 · 10 Comments

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  1. Mummy Tries says

    17/11/2015 at 10:13 am

    Love the look of these honey, thank you! I’ve just pinned this to my Christmas board… we have one weekend between now and Xmas with no plans (this one woohoo) and now I know what we’ll be doing 🙂 xx

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    • Mel says

      17/11/2015 at 2:49 pm

      I hope you have fun making them! I find sewing so lovely and soothing. I’m glad little man enjoys it, too!

      Reply
  2. My Little Italian Kitchen says

    17/11/2015 at 2:37 pm

    These crafts are so beautiful and fun to make! My daughter loves making them but I am hopeless with crafts so I need ideas for her. Thank you Mel! 😉

    Reply
    • Mel says

      17/11/2015 at 2:47 pm

      My pleasure Alida! I hope she enjoys making them. x

      Reply
  3. ebabeelikes says

    17/11/2015 at 4:28 pm

    These are so cute! You could even make 24 and turn them in to an utterly adorable advent calendar. x

    Reply
    • Mel says

      17/11/2015 at 9:34 pm

      I thought about that a few years ago when I was making the children’s mini stockings, but I ended up making loads of mini stocking for my friends’ little ones. One day, one day…

      Reply
      • ebabeelikes says

        17/11/2015 at 9:47 pm

        I will wait to see it 🙂

        Reply
        • Mel says

          17/11/2015 at 9:58 pm

          He he!

          Reply
  4. Brenda Nelson says

    25/08/2017 at 2:58 am

    Where can I find a mitten pattern?

    Reply
    • Mel says

      27/08/2017 at 9:54 pm

      I just drew mine, but if you look for ‘mitten pattern’ on Google and click on ‘images,’ there are lots of patterns you can print there.

      Reply

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