Tools Required:• Brother ScanNCut

• Brother NS55 Sewing Machine

• Hot glue gun

Materials:• 3 x small straight branches

• 3 x animal decorations

• 3 x colours of felted wool roving

• Acrylic paint (white and pink)

• Patterned paper

• Assorted felt off cuts

• Pink binding

Designed by Jade Warne from Hipster MumRead instructions carefully before starting the project.

Hanging Christmas Tree

Tips:• This project is one of those activities which

seems complex but is actually just about using

up all the cute bits and bobs of materials you’ve

collected over the year. The thing that connects

them together is working in a single colour way

- I chose pink!.

To make the tree branches Step 1: Paint the branches white

Step 2: Paint the branches in three gradients of

pink

To make the felt garland Step 1: Cut 2.5cm triangles from the off-cuts of

orange, pink and pale pink felt

Step 3: Iron flat your fabrics to get rid of any creases.

Step 2: Pin triangles into pink binding and stitch down flat.

Step 3: Tie the felt garland to the middle branch

Step 2: Take a 12 cm strange of wool and loop it around the circle

Step 3: Sandwich the strand between the two boards

Step 4: Taking a new strand of wool into the centre of the keyhole, wrap repeatedly it around both bits of cardboard until you completely and evenly cover the brown area

Step 2: Stitch stars together using Brother NS55 Sewing Machine

Step 3: Glue to top branch using hot glue gun

To make the paper stars

Step 1: Convert this star shape PNG file to FCM file by uploading it into ScanNCut Canvas program using the Image Tracing Icon and resaving as a FCM file and cut out 3 x 8cm stars from patterned paper using ScanNCut. Alternatively Star shape # BA-A078 Built-in CM550DX Design can be used.

To make the pom-pom

Step 1: Follow this video here. Use a cup to cut two circles out of spare cardboard (I used the lid of an old pizza box). Cut a small keyhole shape out of both circles

Step 2: Thread the felt balls onto a strand of pink yarn. Then use the same strand to tie the lamas to the bottom branch

To make the felted wool balls Step 1: Follow this video here. Use soapy water by the sink to roll the felted wool into 2cm balls.

Step 3: Glue to top branch using hot glue gun

Step 5: Take a pair of scissors and put the blade in the gap between the two bits of cardboard. Cut around the circumference of the circles and through all the loops of the pom-pom. Use the 12cm strand to tie the pom-pom and eventually become the thread the pom-pom hangs off

To connect the branches

Step 1: Tie the branches together using around 15cm of thick wool crafting yarn Congratulations your Christmas Tree Hanging is

complete!

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