A Quick and Easy DIY Holiday Ornament.

Make it a personal memory with a piece of fabric or flannel from a “special” shirt.

Materials Used:   (*affiliate links)

• 3” Wood Embroidery Hoop*
• 5” Plaid Fabric or Flannel*
• ¾” Cotton Twill Ribbon*
• Ribbon, Berries, Craft Pine Stem*
• Glue Gun*
• StyleTechCraft Removable Vinyl*
• StyleTechCraft Vinyl Transfer Tape*
• Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine*

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Directions:

• Instead of hand painting or stenciling on the ribbon, I created the “stencil words” using a Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine* out of removable vinyl*. I removed the inside of the letters leaving the blank space.
• Use the transfer tape* to pick up the stenciled word. Place the transfer tape* on the center of the cotton twill ribbon. Rub gently over the transfer paper to transfer the vinyl onto the twill ribbon. Remove the transfer paper.
• Use a paintbrush to carefully stencil (or paint) the inside of the letters. Allow to dry and remove the vinyl.  (The vinyl words are for one use.)

• Open the embroidery hoop* and place the flannel on the embroidery hoop. Lay the stenciled twill over the center of the flannel.

• Place the outside hoop over the flannel and twill and tighten the embroidery hoop. Cut the excess flannel and ribbon from the back of the embroidery hoop.
• Glue a cardstock circle onto the back of the embroidery hoop.

• Measure and cut the pine stem to fit around the outside edge of the embroidery hoop.  Glue the craft pine stem* onto the embroidery hoop.
• Tie a small bow using the striped ribbon.
• Cut the berry sprig down to size, glue both the ribbon and berry to the top of the hoop.
• Add natural twine to the top to hang.