Easy DIY Felt Candy Ornaments and Decorations
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Looking to add some fun and sweet decorations to your Christmas tree or candy themed party? Why not try making some DIY candy ornaments and decorations out of felt! Crafting with felt is easy and budget-friendly, making it the perfect material for creating festive decor. In this article, I will guide you through the process of creating adorable candy ornaments and provide tips for enhancing your festive and party decor. With just a few simple supplies, you can create adorable candy ornaments that will add a pop of color and whimsy to your holiday festivities. Whether you opt for classic candy cane shapes, colorful lollipops, or even cute little wrapped candies, the options are endless when it comes to creating your own DIY candy decorations. These felt candy ornaments also make for a fun and creative activity to do with kids or friends, allowing you to add a personal touch to your holiday decor.
Happy holiday crafting!
Easy DIY Candy Ornaments and Decorations Made with Felt
Tips for Crafting Felt Candy Decorations and Ornaments
Follow the detailed steps and sew these easy felt candy ornaments. They are stitched entirely by hand, using a running stitch and a whip stitch. You'll need to prepare felt sheets, scissors, a needle, fiberfill, ribbon, clips, and thread and sew these felt candies. Find the step-by-step tutorial for the felt candy cane ornament in a separate post.
Choosing the Right Felt Material
When making candy Christmas ornaments, selecting the right type of felt material is essential. Opt for vibrant and festive colors that resemble various types of candy, such as peppermints, lollipops, and gumballs. The felt should be of good quality to ensure durability and a polished finish.
Assembling the Ornaments
Assembling the felt candy ornaments involves cutting out the shapes, layering pieces together, and securing them with hot glue, Fabri-tac glue, or stitching. Add details with glitter, beads, or sequins to make the ornaments more lifelike and visually appealing. When you’re assembling them, make sure to attach a loop of ribbon or string for hanging. I forgot this step many times.
Tips for Crafting with Felt
TIP for sewing with felt: Explore the felt sewing tips to help you while sewing felt. In this comprehensive guide, you learn what types of felt exist, the best needle and thread for felt, how to trace on felt, and how to cut felt shapes.
TIP for holding pieces in place for sewing: Felt pieces can be pinned to the felt shapes to keep them in place until they are stitched.
Another option is to place a tiny dab of instant dry fabric glue on the reverse side of the felt shapes and position them in place. I use Beacon Fabri-Tac glue for my felt crafts. Ensure you don’t place glue where you need to sew. It happens to me occasionally, and getting the needle through the dry glue gets difficult.
TIP felt glue: Have you wondered what is the best felt glue? I've included the test findings comparing 8 different adhesives for felt.
TIP felt scissors: Curious what are the best scissors to cut felt? Learn the secrets of the best scissors for cutting perfect felt shapes in Felt cutting made easy.
TIP for cutting felt: If you would like to learn tips on cutting out felt pieces, you can read my post about 6 techniques for cutting felt shapes.
Materials & Supplies for Candy Ornaments DIY
In the subscriber's Free Downloads Vault, you’ll find the PDF patterns for Candy Cane Ornaments and Candy Swirl Ornaments. To download the files, subscribe to the FunClothCrafts newsletter. In the newsletter, you will receive a password to the Free Downloads Vault.
felt (find great felt at Benzie Design or find more buying options in the Types of Felt section of the How to Sew Felt blog post): felt colors based on your choice (I used white and red)
embroidery thread: white and red
small or embroidery scissors (KAI 5 1/2 inch Embroidery Scissors or Fiskars No.5 stitchery scissors)
a glue that works on felt (Beacon Fabri-Tac glue works well, and Aleene’s tacky glue for kids; a hot glue gun is also possible)
stuffing (Poly-Fil Fiber Fill is great, or polyester filling from an old pillow)
ribbon, string, twine, embroidery floss or yarn for the felt ornaments to hang
sewing clips (optional, helps when sewing the felt shapes)
Supplies for DIY Candy Ornaments
How to Make Candy Swirl Ornaments
Download the free template, follow this tutorial's easy steps and photos, and learn how to make the felt swirl candy ornament.
Use the free candy swirl pattern to cut out all pattern pieces from felt. Visit the section above (Materials & Supplies for Candy Ornaments DIY) to learn how to download the free PDF felt pattern.
If you want to hang the swirl candy as an ornament, sew or glue in a ribbon on top of the DIY felt candy.
Join the two swirl candy pieces with a running stitch close to the edge. Leave opening for the filling.
Fill the felt swirl candy with filling and close the opening with running stitch.
Stitch the red felt piece (the swirl) with a whip stitch. I hold the felt shape with sewing clips to help myself while I sew. You could also use a tiny dab of glue. I did three stitches on the edges of the ornament, two stitches on the sides and one stitch in the middle.
Step 1 - Cut felt pieces
Step 2 - Add the ribbon piece as a loop (I glued it, and in step 3 will also sew it in the ornament)
Step 3 - Join the two swirl candy pieces with a running stitch close to the edge. Leave opening for the filling.
Step 4 - Fill the felt swirl candy with filling and close the opening with the running stitch.
Step 5 - Stitch the red felt piece (the swirl) with a whip stitch.
Easy DIY Candy Swirl Ornament
Felt Candy Swirl Ornament with Tutorial and Free Pattern
How to Make Rolled Candies Ornaments
Next candy ornaments you can make are these fun felt candy ornaments. I call them rolled candies :) They remind me of licorice candies. I'm not such a fan of licorice candies, but my husband and my sister love them. These candy ornaments are easy to make. You just need felt, scissors, embroidery thread and needle, and glue.
Cut long felt stripes, 12 inches (30 cm) long and 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.
Layer two stripes of felt on top of each other. Roll the layers of felt and glue as you go. Firstly, glue the beginning by making the first small roll (glue both edges of felt). Then, continue rolling and adding hot glue.
When you reach the end, trim the ends to be equal and glue them together.
Add embroidery thread if you want to hang the candy ornaments.
Step 1 - Cut felt stripes, 12 inches long and 1 inch wide
Step 2 - Layer two stripes of felt and roll, use glue as you go
Step 3 - At the end, trim the ends to make them equal and hot glue both ends.
Step 4 - Add embroidery thread to hand the candy ornaments
Candy Ornaments Wrapping
If you would like to make the candy ornaments wrapped, then follow these steps:
Cut two felt shapes, one being 1 inch x 1 inch and the other one slightly smaller. Make a wavy edge on one side. I could have used pinking shears, but I totally forgot.
Use tiny dab of adhesive to glue the upper felt shape to the lower one. I used the glue in the below corners only. Then add glue to the below corner (where there are no waves) and press the edges together.
Glue the wrapping piece to the rolled candy ornament. Add glue to the bottom part of the wrapping piece and attach it to the ornament.
Step 1 - Cut felt shapes for the wrapping
Step 3 - Attach the wrapping to the rolled candy ornament
Step 2 - Glue the wrapping shape together, only in the bottom corners
If you are in search of more Christmas candy ornaments, explore the patterns here:
DIY Gingerbread house felt craft, 3 in 1 pattern (Gingerbread house ornament, Gingerbread house kids craft, and Gingerbread house felt board)
DIY Candy Ornaments with Easy to Follow Tutorial
Enhancing Your Christmas Tree with Candy Ornaments
Enhancing your Christmas tree with candy ornaments is a delightful way to add a touch of sweetness to your holiday decor. DIY Candyland Christmas decorations are a fun and festive way to create a whimsical and playful atmosphere in your home. You can decorate your Christmas tree with candy canes, gingerbread houses, ribbon candies, swirl candies, and other sweet treats. These fun-to-make decorations will not only add a pop of color to your tree but will also entice your guests with their sugary allure.
Adding Ribbon Candy for a Pop of Color
Ribbon candy ornaments can bring a burst of color and elegance to your Christmas tree. Visit the tutorial on how to make ribbon candy from felt. These shiny and swirling candy ribbons will beautifully complement the homemade felt candy ornaments.
Incorporating Peppermint and Gingerbread Ornaments
Enhance the candy theme by incorporating peppermint and gingerbread ornaments alongside the felt candy designs. I share the gingerbread house pattern to sew adorable gingerbread house ornaments. These classic Christmas treats add a nostalgic and festive touch to the overall decor, creating a cohesive and charming tree full of Christmas spirit.
Creating a Candyland Theme with Sprinkles and Sweets
Take your candy-themed Christmas tree to the next level by including decorations resembling sprinkles, lollipops, and other sweets. These extra embellishments will turn your tree into a whimsical candyland display that will delight both children and adults.
DIY Easy to Make Candy Decorations
Other Free Felt Christmas Patterns
Easy DIY Felt Candy Decorations Conclusions
In conclusion, DIY felt candy decorations are a fun and easy way to add a festive touch to any holiday and home décor. The tutorials for candy decorations are simple to follow and the end result is super cute. These ornaments are not only fun to make, but they also add a personal touch to your holiday decorations. With four different kinds of candy ornaments to choose from, there is something for everyone's taste. Additionally, these candy decorations can also be used to adorn gift packages, wreaths, garlands, and more. Overall, DIY felt candy ornaments are the perfect way to sprinkle some homemade charm into your holiday decorations.
Pinterest is a treasure trove of DIY Christmas ornament ideas. Search for "DIY candy ornaments" or "felt Christmas decorations" to discover a myriad of creative designs and tutorials to inspire your own candy-themed ornaments. If you want more inspiration for your felt crafting, head to my Pinterest board Free Felt Patterns!
Be sure to visit this website for free embroidery and sewing tips and tricks to help you out as you stitch my patterns. Explore my free felt patterns if you want to sew more felt crafts.
Let’s craft together!
XO, Anna
