Velvet Mushroom Christmas Ornaments
Another labor of love project for me today!
I'm creating velvet mushroom ornaments to hang on a small Christmas tree.
They make great gifts or package decorations and can be sewn or not sewn and decorated in several different ways.
Take a look...
Like I've said before, I'm on a mushroom kick lately. I just finished these pretty velvet mushrooms on stands and I had extra red velvet fabric leftover so hey... how about some mushroom ornaments?
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I began this project with red velvet fabric scraps from an old pillow cover I had and some corks. Goodness knows I have wine corks thanks to all my friends that send them to me!
I started with a circle cut from the pillow cover. I'm using the back and the front of the pillow cover. A roll of masking tape made the perfect sized circles. My pillow cover had a linen backing.
The first mushrooms I made were hand stitched around the edges of the circle using a whip stitch. This gave the edges of the mushroom caps a frayed look.
I stuffed the mushroom cap with a tiny bit of pillow stuffing and closed it up.
Next, I decorated the top of the cork with a little coffee stained and frayed toile fabric.
On the top of the mushroom I added small round velcro circles for the spots. I used the felty side of the velcro. You can also use sequins, beads, or drops of white puffy paint for the dots.
I hot glued the cork with the trim to the bottom of the mushroom cap.
Lastly, I stitched on a thin 3/8" velvet ribbon for the hanger.
Now if you are not a sewer I'm making another version using hot glue. This one is recycled buffalo check from a fabric napkin.
I went around the edge of the mushroom cap with hot glue, stuffed and closed up the opening. I did find that the hot glue gave the mushroom cap a cleaner look, the stitching looks more frayed. Both are cute!
The cork and the ribbon are also attached with hot glue.
Another thing you could do is to add a piece of cardboard between the layers of the mushroom cap and stuff it above the cardboard. This will give your mushroom ornaments a flatter bottom.
That's it! That's all it take to make these little cuties.
I did however get slightly carried away and made a bunch using a few different ideas I had.
A few had lace trim around the top of the stem.
Another mushroom I added a little macrame cording around that to give it a different look.
I used half of a champagne cork for one of the mushroom stems giving it a shorter look.
One of the mushrooms got a frayed piece of torn fabric as the trim at the top of the stem.
You can add a fine dusting of glitter to your mushrooms if you'd like a little sparkle.
READ MORE: CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
Any way you want to make them they come out great! The perfect ornament for any mushroom lover!
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