Introduction to Fabric Christmas Decorations

Series Summary

The celebration of Christmas marks one of the most festive holidays of the year. Traditionally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas has taken on a myriad of secular customs and activities. The exchange of gifts and presents placed under a Christmas tree by Santa Claus is certain to bring fond memories for many children in Western cultures, and tales of Rudolph leading eight reindeer on the roof are classics. Often Christmas activities incorporate winter activities like sipping hot cocoa or using winter foliage as Christmas decorations.

In this free video series, our expert will teach you how to make fabric Christmas decorations. If you are looking for a fun and easy craft to share with your family, our expert will show you how to make a variety of Christmas decorations and ornaments. Get step-by-step directions for cutting the fabric, measuring everything and sewing it all together. You will learn how to make a felt Christmas frame and two fabric panel ornaments for your Christmas tree. If you need decorations for your home but do not want to spend too much money, let our expert show you how to make these cute, inexpensive decorations.

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Karina Fraley for Expert Village. I'm a lifestyle expert and I'm the official mom for mommywood.com. Today, I'm going to be showing you how to make some fabrics ornaments for Christmas. They're a lot of fun to make. These little projects are very easy and handy to have ready to go for when the kids get off from school. They're off for a long time and as we all know, busy hands are happy hands. I suggest pulling together some of the supplies that you're going to need for these projects and having fun getting them ready. There's nothing like a gift that makes somebody feel special as when it's homemade. These are little precious keepsakes. They show off your creativity. They show off your personality and they're a lot of fun to create. I'm going to be making little stuffed pillow with baby Jesus on it from a piece of fabric that I bought at the fabric store. Then we're going to make these little felt photo frames. These you're going to need a sewing machine for. These are great. You can make them for everybody that you give a gift to and you stick a special little picture in those. Then this one is very simple. It doesn't require any sewing what so ever. It's very lovely. It makes a great decoration on any Christmas tree, or you can hang it on a door. It's just a lot of fun. Stick around and I'll show you how to make these."