Fa la la la Felt: 45 Handmade Holiday Decorations

Okay, so I'm not a felter, but I bought this book from Amazon because I liked the cover. To my knowledge, it is only available in printed format.There were some truly adorable felting projects contained in this book. After I read the instructions, I realized the projects appeared much more complex than they actually were to assemble. This is a wonderful project book to use in working with children, elementary school age and up. Plus, how can you go wrong with felt, right? It's so soft...I truly wanted to make every project in this book. However, I don't have enough time to do all the things I'd LIKE to do, so I donated it to a North Dakota library that has a great children's book section. My sister-in-law, the librarian, held it hostage at her house for a month, just so she could ogle at all the fun stuff.In addition to this book, I also ordered a few other felt books by the same authors, who present many unique ideas. The photographs are beautiful, and the format, font, and layout of the book are aesthetically pleasing.Plus, you learn how to MAKE STUFF for Christmas! With felt! What could be better?

I LOVE this book. I like creating things from felt (all types) and the ornaments and gifts in this book can be made in regular felt or woolfelt. There is nothing in this book I didn't like. I plan on making the trees (on the cover), the various little felt birdies (really cute), some of the ornaments. Anything in here would make a nice little gift, too. The layout of the book is nice and the pictures make one drool! If you like felt crafting and have basic sewing and embroidery skills, you will like this book.

I borrowed this book from the local library and then loved it so much that I bought it. The peppermint garlands and clothespin bird ornaments have been big favorites for everyone that I have made them for. The materials to make everything are easy to find and inexpensive and the directions are easy to follow. The photographs in the book are clear and the instructions are very easy to understand. I can't recommend this book enough!

Such a wonderful array of projects for easy to medium level sewing skills! I have had so much fun making lots of things out of this book for Christmas this year. All of my friends and family have been wowed at the variety of things I have made, and the projects are not hard. Many of the projects work for non-Christmas themed sewing as well! Cutting and sewing goes pretty fast and there is lots of room for creative interpretations or embellishments. I would say I have medium level hand sewing skills, and a variety of the ornaments took between 1 1/2 and 3 hours from start to finish of the project, with creative stitching and decoration included(some took even less time). I had a couple of 10 year old girls who had never sewn before working on the owl ornament , and their creations turned out great! The primitive sewing made the ornament look that much more endearing. And the girls were tickled with their results! This book was a GREAT way to spend some quick holiday crafting time to get some very lovable results.

I bought several holiday craft books in the hopes of making some new decorations this year instead of buying things. This is my favorite book by far. Not only are the designs adorable and fresh, they also are attractive and charming! In my other books, some of the ideas sound good but the end result looks a little too kindergarden-y. Not so in this book! I cannot wait to get started making things.The book itself is put together beautifully. The pictures, the formatting, the fonts! About the only thing I would wish for would be a spiral binding so I could lay it totally flat and make copies of the patterns a bit easier. Still, I have a feeling that my future is going to be filled with a *lot* of felt!

I love this book! I started out copying the designs, then branched out with my own touches. There are not directions for all the different ways to make an item, but someone with a bit of experience will be able to copy the designs. Directions are given for at least one of each item in the book. I’m having fun experimenting with designs on hearts right now.

The book is great but the patterns all need to be enlarged and my copy machine does not enlarge.

The projects are almost all sewing projects, so know that. Instructions are relatively clear and has nice photos!

I have wanted this book for so long.From just seeing the picture on the front of the bookI was excited about what you could make from inside.I find felt a brilliant material to make decorations out of.It's something that even children can try making with.You won't be disappointed by the book.It's packed full of 45 projects for you to complete.You don't need to worry if you are new to hand-makingyour own decorations, as the book is filledfull of information to help you with eachof the projects.The start of the book covers everything fromthe materials that will be required,to the tools that you will need to use.With a basic sewing kit you can soonstart making some decorations for your house.All the embroidery stitches are explained.They also include illustrations to guide youon your way.The book is split into three sections;OrnamentsDecorationsStockings.Include in these are the following projects;Snowflake Baubles, Winter Critter Portraits,Matryoshka Dolls, Christmas Cones, Felt Flora,Perching Dvoes, Gingerbread House,Holiday Toadstools, Animal Crackers, Apple & Pear,Three Wise Fish, Sew Merry, Beaded Tassel Drops,Merry Little Ornaments, Golden Partridges,Holiday Hearts, Holiday Hoot, Silver Bells,Layer Play, Mini Stockings, Oh, Christmas Trees,Retro Strip Ornaments, Star Bright ,Sweet Trio,Christmas Pines, Gingerman & Sugar Friend,Bough & Berries, Stitched Gift Tags, Little Birds Garland,Christmas Candy Garland, Scrap Wreath, Fa La La La Leaves,Snowflake Coasters, String of Stars,Thrifted Holiday Tress,oopsy Daisies, Elfin, Paisley Power, Jester, Perky Pansy,Leaf Vine, Let It Snow, Cherry & Bright, Pet Stockings,Simple Stripes, Sorta Swedish.As you can see there is so much packed into this book.The instructions are clear for each of the projects.The instructions are broken down into easy stepsto make it easier for you to make them.My only negative is I would of liked some picturesto go along side the instructions.The back of the book is made up of all the templatesyou will need to use.You will need to copy and increase the size to be ableto complete the projects.Overall I am very glad I purchased this book.I'm really enjoying making the different decorations.I have also found a few that I can use all year roundand not just at Christmas.

Not happy ,I expected full size templates,costs a fortune too enlarge at shop ,book ok though,would not have bought it,it did not advertise you had too enlarge till you opened book,

This book is quite good but not very Christmassy which was what I wanted it for. However plenty of templates to choose from but beware they must be enlarged on a photocopier. The instructions are not what I would call explicit but if you can sew, you can probably make a good job of them. I have made the tree on page 90 before I bought this book, but I put beads between the layers of felt and it gave a better tree shape.

I really like this book.What attracted my attention were those 3 green trees on the cover.I like every single decoration in the book.But what brings the points (ok stars) down is, the patterns are NOT in real size, they are small and needs to be enlarged by photocopy. It is not really helpful. When I buy the book for decoration where are paterns included (I have many books and magazines) they should be in a real size.

It’s a nice book a some cute ideas but not really what I had hoped for. It would be nice if you see a few pages before buying