Easy DIY Mini Felt Christmas Tree with Free Pattern
Learn Make a festive felt Christmas tree with our free pattern! Perfect for mini holiday scenes, tabletop decor, centerpieces, gifts, and more.
Hello Craftaholics!
December is almost here, and what better way to get into the holiday spirit than with a fun, festive craft? Today, we’re making a DIY Felt Christmas Tree.
These mini Christmas trees are super versatile. You can use them as tabletop decorations, gift toppers, or even to build a cozy winter scene. Want to make your holiday decor stand out? Try crafting them in different colors and sizes for a unique touch.
It’s also a great project for kids! With a little supervision, they’ll love making their own mini Christmas trees and adding their personal flair.
This craft is perfect for beginners and super quick too. Each tree takes about 15 minutes to make, and once you’ve got the hang of it, you’ll be crafting them in no time.
Best of all, it’s budget-friendly! A $30 set of felt sheets is enough to make around 100 trees. Add a few dollars for glue sticks, and each tree will cost you less than a dollar. Plus, you’ll have plenty of supplies left for future projects.
Ready to bring some handmade holiday magic into your home? Let’s get crafting! 🎄
Things You’ll Need to Make Felt Christmas Tree
Materials
- Dry twigs (not more than 1cm diameter)
- Felt fabric
- Glue sticks
Tools
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Hot glue gun
Felt Christmas Tree Template
Download our free Tree Pattern file and print it out. The template includes 4 different sizes, you can choose any size you like. Cut out the selected tree pattern from the printed sheet.
How to Make Felt Christmas Tree
Step 1: Preparing the Patterns
The provided template includes 4 different sizes for the tree pattern, select the one you want and trace 8 patterns of the same size on a piece of felt.
Cut out the traced felt tree patterns using sharp scissors. Cut them out as neatly as possible. You can prepare up to 12 patterns, as you like, we’re using 8 patterns for our felt Christmas tree craft.
Step 2: Preparing the Twig or Stick
Prepare a piece of dry twig, not more than 1 cm diameter, if you’re planning to craft a small tabletop decor. The height of the twig should be 1.5 times longer than the height of the prepared felt tree patterns.
Prepare the hot glue gun. Take a piece of felt tree pattern cutout and fold it into half symetrically.
Step 3: Attaching the First Pattern on the Twig
Apply hot glue along the closed side of the folded tree pattern and quickly attach it to the twig, from a side. The narrow end of the pattern should be faced outside.
Step 4: Attaching the Next Pattern
Attach the 2nd felt tree pattern similarly and adjacent to the first pattern attached to the twig.
Step 5: Preparing the Rest of the Patterns
One by one attach all felt tree pattern cutouts until the twig’s outer surface is filled.
Step 6: Attaching the Tree on Base
For the base of the craft, you can use a small piece of wooden piece. Simply attach the bottom end of the twig to the base using hot glue.
You can use different shades of felt fabrics to craft different colored 3d felt Christmas trees. These are easy and quick to craft and turn out very cute.
3D Felt Christmas Tree Crafting: Tips for Beginners
Here are some tips if you’re having difficulty crafting the felt Christmas trees.
- Use thin felt fabric for the patterns. Too thick felt fabrics are difficult to cut out neatly, especially when you need to prepare a number of patterns of the same size and layout.
- Use sharp and fabric-cutting scissors to cut out the tree patterns from the felt.
- Use hot glue for this craft, it’s quicker. You can use fabric glue but it would require more time.
- After folding the felt tree pattern in half, apply hot glue along the closed side of the pattern, it’s easier this way rather than applying glue on the twig.
- For the base, use any object with a plain top surface. We used a plain round wooden piece.
Here are some of our Christmas craft projects that you may also like, do spare a few minutes to check them out.
If you do re-create this small felt Christmas tree using different colored felt fabrics and use them for a different craft, please do share a picture with us or tag us on Facebook or Instagram (use #thecraftaholicwitch), we would love to re-share your crafts.
Happy Crafting!
