Christmas gingerbread

It's been a busy two months. Unfortunately the Christmas stall has not happened this year, but watch out - next year the feltyblog will be coming to a market stall near you!

I haven't ended up making many Christmas felties, but I did make these gingerbread people. They are decorating the jars of chocolates and lollies that I'm giving as Christmas gifts this year.

 They all have the same front but some have red backs and some have green backs. That way they can be strung up and fill a room with Christmas colours.

 

Merry Christmas everyone! I wish you all a fantastic new year!

Macarons

A good friend recently held an afternoon tea to raise money for cancer services instead of having a birthday party. She didn't want us to buy her anything, so I decided I'd make her a little present instead.

My friend makes awesome sweets including macarons, so I thought she might like some made for her. Happy birthday K!

Cupcakes

I'm branching out and starting to make accessories. These little cupcakes will become little brooches that can be pinned onto bags, jackets, etc.

Or I might turn them into magnets, I'm still undecided.

More donuts [2]

More donuts

How to: Donut

How to make a strawberry donut:

1. Cut out felt pieces:
- 2x tan rings for donut
- 1x pink icing ring

2. Stitch icing onto donut.

3. Sew on sprinkles.

4. Close and stuff donut.

5. Finished! Now for more donuts!

More mousse cakes

This week I've been working on refining my mousse cakes. I'm improved the shape so now they look more like mousse and less like pudgy pudding. My favourite is the kiwi, it looks awesome!

I've had enough of cakes for now, so I'm going to move on to making dolls. At some stage I'll put up some tips for making fruit decorations.

More mousse cakes

Choc strawberry mousse cake

Blueberry mousse cake

Kiwi mousse cake

How to: Blueberry mousse cake

I've finally got time to start making felty things!

For my first project, I have decided to make some cakes. I don't think they'll sell very well, but I just really wanted to make some.

Blueberry mousse cake

This is a blueberry mousse cake based on tutes I found on the internet. It's a little wobbly, but my next couple will probably look better once I learn how to sew better and figure out the best measurements for the felt pieces.


Here's a couple of basic tips if you want to try making your own:

1. Cut out the pieces of felt you need:
- 1x raspberry circle (around 8cm diameter) for jelly top
- 1x dark brown circle for chocolate base
- 26cm x 6cm light pink strip
- 26cm x 1cm dark brown strip

2. Sew the brown strip onto the bottom of the pink strip.
3. Sew the top of the pink strip onto the raspberry circle.
4. Sew the ends of the pink strip together.
5. Stuff the cake and sew on the brown circle to seal.

6. Decorate!