Fabric christmas cards

Making your own cards can be economical and fun and is a great way to use up fabric scraps and selvedges. Today I'm making Christmas cards but you can easily adapt the technique to make cards for any occasion. How To Make Selvedge and Fabric Christmas Cards Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only, no payment or commission is received on click-throughs to links shared. All materials are mbCD's own. Materials: scrap fabric - I'm using 5" squares so Christmas charm packs are…

If I showed you my sewing room, you would faint. My scrap pile is pretty darn impressive scary. I am always looking for ways to make...

Fabric Scrap Christmas Cards - Happy Hooligans

As a few of you requested the tutorial for the Christmas Bauble Cards here goes... You will need: a piece of white craft felt (acrylic) a piece of coloured craft felt (to match your colour scheme) a selection of coloured organza ribbons or strips of organza fabric pins and fabric scissors a sewing machine and machine threads (preferably polyester threads) a soldering iron (optional) a round metal template (I use a golden syrup lid) a small piece of ribbon a button, bow or other small trim…

How I am turning my Christmas from Bah Humbug to Parrumpapumpum by hand making my own cards!

Today I'm sharing the stitching path that I used to quickly topstitch my Christmas tree postcards.

I created these little Christmas trees using this piece of fabric collage I made up the other day. The trees measure 3" across the bottom and 4" tall. I managed to get 20 little trees out of my 9" x 16" collage. Each tree is embellished by hand with red sequins with yellow/gold petite seed beads centers. Once embellished, I machine stitched the trees to a layer of white embossed cardstock incorporating a little tree trunk made of brown wool felt. The stars were hand stitched into place and…

Christmas card embroidered on recicled paper. I made it with embroidery thread, glass beads and recicle paper 180 gr/m2. The back is a strong 250 gr/m2 paper that ensure a steady cardboard. You can write front and back. The card size is 75 mm x 110 mm. The beautiful yellow envelope, included, is 80 mm x 115 mm. If you buy 3 or more cards I will send you a bookmark as a gift (heart embroidery - see photo). You can choose 3 from my shop, different cards if you prefer.

My tutorial on making scrap greeting cards.

Wacky Christmas Tree postcards made from fabric scraps.