12 Days of Christmas Felt Ornaments

My daughter Emily and I have admired the felt Christmas ornaments designed by Larissa Holland for some time. Towards the end of last year we purchased the digital patterns via Esty for the Twelve Days of Christmas project. However we got busy with all the crafts we were making for my other daughter's wedding and so didn't get started on the ornaments in time for Christmas 2019.

Back in January I finally posted the completion of the first of this collection - the partridge and pear. Then they were set aside and it wasn't until we went away on October I decided to make myself a kit of everything I needed to work on these ornaments while on North Uist. I managed to make from two turtle doves to eight maids a milking while away. Then I finished off the rest at home during the second lockdown. 

I didn't use the Sulky (Sticky Fabri-Solvy) pattern printing / transfering paper or any of the pens available, I copied the embroidery from the images on the patten pieces free hand, so they may have come out a little different. The other difference is that I painted the faces and hair onto the wooden beads with acrylic paint as I found pens tended to bleed. 

The patterns are downloadable PDF from Larissa's Esty page, you can by each one as required, three or six at a time or all 12 at once.

So here are photos of each of the ornaments in order:

The Partridge & Pear

Turtle Dove

French Hen

Colly Bird

Gold Ring



 Goose - A - Laying

Swan - Swimming

Maid - Milking

Drummer Drumming

Piper Piping

Lady Dancing

Lord Leaping

I have enjoyed making these and although I thought the little people were going to be difficult, and they were more challenging than the birds, I loved bringing the little characters to life. The patterns and techniques are very cleaverly worked out.
I would maybe like to make this set again in a different colour scheme, and I would maybe add seed beads for french knots.

I am also interested in trying some of the other Christmas Characters in Larissa's 'Twas The Night Series and her Ebinezer series. - So watch this space!

Thanks For Looking.
Lynn x