DIY: Felt Mistletoe Decoration!

Make your own Felt Mistletoe! Great for Christmas Kisses! You will need: White felt balls Green felt Green yarn Darning needle Hot glue/gun Pretty Ribbon  Here's real mistletoe. It's just a parasitic vine that grows over all the trees in the south. It is beautiful and for some reason makes people want to kiss under it.  History channel has a good article on why we kiss under the mistletoe  Okay so get all the supplies. Cut 2 pieces each of some wiggly hand like shapes. Hot glue the 2 identical pieces together. Let the glue cool. Next take some yarn and tie the tops of the leaves together. Use the needle and yarn to string through a felt ball and tie it off. Then clip the yarn. Tie more pieces of yarn around the top and hook felt balls on it. Next, some cute ribbon! I got this from Offray. I love the double sided polka dot! Take a 10 inch strip of 1.5 inch ribbon and a 1 inch piec...

Faux Leather and Lace Kindle Case!

 Faux Leather and Lace Kindle Case! I found this Gold vinyl in the remnants at the fabric store... I decided to make a case for my daughter's Kindle. I laid the kindle on the vinyl folded it over and cut it with a generous allowance. I sewed with my leather non stick presser foot and just straight stitched the edges. And a leather machine needle I added velcro for closure! Easy. I didn't have to hem any edges because vinyl doesn't fray. But I decided to add some lace! Just a strip sewn right to the edge for decoration. Perfect! Love the shimmery gold! This post published on Doodlecraft first