Diy Flannel Christmas Bulbs {Home For Christmas Weblog Hop}

I hope y'all all had a fantastic weekend!  I was able to accept the kids to run into Santa every bit good every bit complete upwardly some shopping in addition to move on a few projects.  I've been inwards amount blown Christmas trend lately, simply I hope I've got some bully non vacation projects coming up.  Until then, I'm thrilled to endure participating inwards another blog hop hosted by Hometalk and County Living!

I've been actually drawn to using blood-red inwards my Christmas decor this year.  I powerfulness fifty-fifty induce got a slight obsession alongside a for certain blood-red in addition to greyness flannel that I used throughout my Christmas tour.  I honey it thence much that I couldn't resist using some leftover cloth to brand a dyad flannel Christmas bulbs. 

These lights are pretty slow to brand alongside solely minimal sewing skills required.  I hope if y'all induce got a sewing car y'all tin brand these lights.

I started past times free-handing a Christmas lightbulb, which I used every bit a template to cutting out my fabric.

With correct sides together I sewed or thence the outer edge, leaving the peak open.

I turned them correct sides out in addition to stuffed them until I was happy alongside their shape.

I folded inwards the fossil oil edges in addition to thence glued a wooden spool to the peak of each flannel bulb.  (I used gilt foliage Rub 'N Buff to brand the spools gold)

I in addition to thence cutting a slice of thick wire in addition to wrapped it or thence the base of operations of the spool.

If y'all desire to brand them into strands of lights y'all tin mucilage jute to each i similar I did.  They would besides await cute displayed inwards a bowl.

You'll notice that the ones below induce got unlike tops.  I realized afterwards completing my kickoff strand that I didn't induce got plenty spools in addition to could non honour matching ones ANYWHERE!  I ended upwardly having to describe them off in addition to job similar ones that I found.  The worst role is I decided non to hang them every bit i long connecting strand in addition to went through all that problem for nothing. #bloggerfail

Make for certain to cheque out all the bully Holiday projects linked upwardly below!

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