This idea is all over blog-land and I thought it would make the cutest addition to the playroom!
I knew the babies would love it but what I didn’t expect is that I had SOOOOOO much fun making it!
Often times, I just want to be 5 years old again and play with crayons and glue and construction paper…
Remember those felt boards in Sunday school? I loved learning about Moses and Joseph and David while watching the story unfold on the teacher’s felt board!
Anyhoo, in case you forgot…felt sticks to felt…how easy is that?!
At Hobby Lobby, you can find some felt ornaments, those are the larger ornaments you see on my tree. I added some contrast to the ornaments I bought and made some other ornaments for the tree. And since all my tiny girls LOVE Frosty the Snowman, I did my best to give them Frosty!
I used the heavier felt on bolts for the tree and the snow man, then just used the thinner felt pieces for all the fun stuff!
I didn’t have any felt glue and you know that other types of glue don’t work well on felt, so I ended up sewing the trim onto the ornaments, presents and Frosty’s scarf! (You could try to use a hot glue gun, that might work!)
It doesn’t take much felt. The tree measures about 30″ X 29″ and I just eyeballed the white felt for Frosty and guessed. It depends on how big you want the jolly happy soul to be! And you could certainly make it easier by simply cutting a triangle for the tree and avoid the fancy cuts!
***To adhere the tree and Frosty’s body to the wall I used masking tape…I tested it & it didn’t pull the paint off!***
This project was super-duper easy and took only a couple of hours!
The original source for this adorable project was: Johnny in a Dress! Thanks for the great idea Natalie!
~Happy Day my friends~
Jane says
November 14, 2012 at 8:48 amHow stinkin’ cute is that?!?!?!? Just adorable. You are so creative, Robin. How did you affix it to the wall?
Julie Garmon says
November 14, 2012 at 9:24 amSimply a-dor-a-ble! Love it, love it, love it. Wonderland in your playroom!!
Sue says
November 14, 2012 at 9:51 amVery cute! How did you attach them to your wall?
Robin says
November 14, 2012 at 1:03 pmSue, soooo sorry I didn’t tell you guys! I used masking tape!
Jen M says
November 14, 2012 at 10:15 amRobin you make the best stuff! Love it!
prairiegirl says
November 14, 2012 at 10:44 amoh robin ~ i love you!
this is such a brilliant idea and i am so grateful to you for
a) bringing forth this awesome idea that i am going to make for our ‘adopted’ granddaughters who live down the road ~ they would love this so much!!
b) introducing us to ‘johnny in a dress’ ~ so sweet!
c) reminding me and taking me back in time to sitting on the wee wooden red chairs in sunday school playing with felt and summer mornings at bible school in a little school house down the road ~ your few words brought many warm feelings : )
thanks, thanks for your gifts, always.
pg
xxoo
(hee hee ~ realized i said ‘down the road’ twice … but when you live in the country, i guess everything really is just ‘down the road’)
Robin says
November 14, 2012 at 1:02 pmPG…smooches and hugs friend
jenn says
November 14, 2012 at 10:59 amwhat i don’t get is how you get the tree to stick temporarily to the wall.
Robin says
November 14, 2012 at 1:02 pmJenn…tape! and I’ve taken it off and put it on…it didn’t pull the paint off~ (Masking tape)
Claire says
November 14, 2012 at 11:13 amThis is super adorable. One thing – how to you get the tree base and the snowman base to stick to the wall? Do you have textured walls or flat surface? My walls have that orange peel texture… I love this idea. So great!
Robin says
November 14, 2012 at 1:01 pmClaire, I just used masking tape to stick them to the wall! xo
judy in carefree says
November 14, 2012 at 11:52 amRobin, that is so cute! Too bad all my grandkids are too old for that because I would make the scene in a flash.
Kim @ Homestead Acres says
November 15, 2012 at 6:00 pmOh that is to cute! Now if I can find some wall space… 🙂
Caren says
November 9, 2013 at 9:49 amDid you use templates to cut out the ornaments and frosty and all the details?
Robin says
November 10, 2013 at 8:25 amCaren, I made my own templates by enlarging online images and looking at the picture and drawing it! xo
Leslie @ House on the Way says
November 15, 2013 at 10:17 pmThis is so cute! Absolutely adorable!
Sheena @ thekeeperofthecheerios.blogspot.com says
November 26, 2013 at 7:12 pmI love this tree so cute and such a great idea! Thank you for sharing, now following you
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Elizabeth BIce says
November 5, 2014 at 8:22 pmDo you have a pattern for the tree? It looks so perfect and mine will NOT come out like that without a pattern.
Elise says
November 7, 2014 at 3:01 amI love this. I have to admit I am beyond horrible when it comes to being crafty, so is there anyway that you might be able to make some kind of templates for the tree and snowman? I know it should be pretty self explanatory but like I said I am really bad at it. LOL
Robin says
November 7, 2014 at 2:50 pmElise, If I made a template I think it would be so small you’d have to blow it up…I really have never done any templates so I’m not quite sure where to start. What I did was google snowman clip art and then drew it…if you can’t draw it, you could enlarge it and print it out …I’m so sorry I don’t know how to do a template off the top of my head-but if I get a free hour to investigate and make one, I’ll let you know! ox
Karin Hall says
November 10, 2014 at 9:24 amThis might just make a brilliant advent calendar as well, if I could just take the ornaments and make them into pockets instead of just ornaments?! Looks great in any case!
Robin says
November 10, 2014 at 5:07 pmthat’s a GREAT idea for an advent calendar Karin! xo
Michelle Hurtado says
November 12, 2014 at 1:32 amThis is adorable! Where did you get such a large piece of felt for the tree?
Robin says
November 12, 2014 at 6:37 pmMichelle, thank you so much! I got it cut from the bolt at Hobby Lobby! xo
Sue says
October 16, 2015 at 12:44 pmVery cute!
sharon messitt says
January 20, 2016 at 12:55 pmHi… just wondering what type of felt you used? was it a wool blend? I plan on making these myself but am worried that the felt won’t stick to itself unless it’s a certain type?
Robin says
January 20, 2016 at 4:50 pmSharon, I used felt on bolts from Hobby Lobby! Hope this helps xo
Amanda says
October 27, 2016 at 1:56 pmWhere did you find the felt in big sheets?
Robin says
November 14, 2016 at 6:36 amAmanda, so sorry I just now saw your comment! The felt is on bolts at the fabric store (like all the other fabrics) – xo
pam says
November 28, 2016 at 12:57 pmtape is sticking to wall but not to the felt 🙁 i have put the tree up just to come in and find it on the floor with tape still attached to wall 🙁