DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments

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I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree – while not adding calories to your waistline.  The best part about these Ornaments is that they won’t shatter or and little kids can’t easily destroy them.  For this tutorial you get three different kinds of candy: Lollipop, ribbon candy, and “wrapped” candy.  So cute and fun to make or give.

YOU WILL NEED:

  • 3 Sheets Craft Felt in 3 Contrasting Colors (I love the selection at Benzie Design)
  • 1 Cake Pop Stick
  • Embroidery Thread
  • 5-7 Clear pony beads
  • Scissors
  • Hot Glue Gun & Glue
  • Embroidery Needle
  • Exacto Knife
Handmade felt candy ornaments for your Christmas tree, created with a free tutorial from fleecefun.

DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments Instructions:

To make the Lollipop Christmas Tree Ornament:

Cut the felt. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.

Cut a strip of felt ½ inch wide from 2 of the craft felt sheets.

Rolled felt. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.

Lay the two strips one on top of the other squarely. Starting at one end, roll the strips together, creating a spiral, hot gluing in place periodically as you go.


When you get to the end, one end of the strips will be hanging out longer than the other, so trim that off neatly. Glue the end of the felt strips in place.

Rolled felt with stick added. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.

Cut a small “x” in the bottom of the felt roll, just behind the end.  Hot glue the cake pop stick into the small “x” hole.  Thread a piece of embroidery thread onto the needle, then make a loop for a hanger through the top of the DIY Felt Candy ornament, tying it off.

To make the Felt Ribbon Candy Ornament:

Materials for ribbon ornament. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.

Cut a strip of felt ½ inch wide from 2 of the craft felt sheets. Lay the two strips one on top of the other squarely.

felt looped over the needle. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.


Thread a piece of embroidery thread onto the needle, then, starting at one end of the felt strips, pass the needle through the center of the felt strips but do not pull the needle all the way through, just halfway. Place a pony bead on the needle. Fold the DIY felt candy strips over and pass the needle through the center of the felt strips, making a fold in the ribbon. Place a pony bead on the needle.

folded over needle continued. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.


Fold the felt strips over and pass the needle through the center of the felt strips, making a fold in the ribbon. Repeat with the pony beads and folding the ribbon until you reach the end of the felt strips.  When you get to the end, one end of the strips will be hanging out longer than the other, so trim that off neatly. Tie off the embroidery thread.  Thread a piece of embroidery thread onto the needle, then make a loop for a hanger through the top of the DIY Felt Candy ornament, tying it off.

“Wrapped” Candy Ornament DIY:

felt with end tied. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.

Cut a strip of felt ½ inch wide from 2 of the craft felt sheets.  Lay the two strips one on top of the other squarely. Set aside.


Cut a strip of the same color felt sheets ½ inch wide and about 2 inches long. Trim one of the 2-inch long strips down to 1 ½ inch long and ¼ inch wide. If desired, cut the ends of both of these small strips to have wavy ends. Lay the smaller of the two DIY felt candy strips on top of the other in the center.


With two small lengths of embroidery thread, tie the two strips together, pulling it tight to create a ruffle on each end. Cut the two ruffles apart, trimming the felt down to about ⅛ of an inch from the thread. Set aside.

Tied ends added to rolled felt. I love the look of these DIY Felt Candy Christmas Tree Ornaments.   Fast to make, they add a little whimsy and fun to your tree - while not adding calories to your waistline.


Starting at one end, roll the strips together, creating a spiral, hot gluing in place periodically as you go. When you get to the end, one end of the strips will be hanging out longer than the other, so trim that off neatly. Glue the end of the felt strips in place. Glue the two ruffles on either side of the rolled felt strips.


Thread a piece of embroidery thread onto the needle, then make a loop for a hanger through the top of the DIY Felt Candy ornament, tying it off.

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Angel learned sewing and pattern drafting from her mother. Eventually her love for sewing and pattern design evolved into FleeceFun.com! She continues to learn to better hone her design and sewing skills. Angel has a bachelor’s degree in Film Studies from the University of Utah, with a professional background is in film, television, radio and ad production. Angel currently divides her time between her online sewing and crafting blog www.FleeceFun.com, her ecommerce stores, her two teen girls, two boys, husband and on very good days also manages to get the dishes done.

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