12 Days of Crafting, Day 6: felt dot garland

Today’s Christmas craft—felt dot garland—couldn’t be easier to make, and it’s a quick way to add a pop of color to your tree.

To make felt dot garland, you will need:

-felt (preferably wool) in the colors of your choice. I used aqua and red. You could use white and red to mimic popcorn and cranberries.
-scissors
-a sewing machine and basic sewing machine supplies, like thread

1. Cut several circles from your felt about the size of a quarter. You can even use a quarter to trace the circles, if you like.

2. Put a stack of circles next to your sewing machine and start feeding them through the machine, sewing them together by overlapping the next dot slightly as you reach the end of the prior dot.

3. Continue until you have a garland that’s as long as you need it to be. Wrap it around your tree, use it to tie up packages, make several strands and hang them from the top of a doorway or find some other clever use for it.

See? I told you it was easy.