This year I'm giving Lindt chocolate rabbits and, to add a personal touch, I've sewn felt gift tags to go round their necks. And if they like, they can hang them on a doorknob or drawer handle as a decoration. Of course, you can sew felt gift tags for any occasion.
On the left is a sort-of sunflower, for my mum, who loves the colour yellow, and is pining for sunshine.
On the right is a head in a swimming hat with a drop of water, for my stepdad, a wild swimmer.
Go for a design that means something; it could be a pet, an activity, food or drink… and there's no shame in having to explain to the recipient what it is!
Here's how to sew felt gift tags
Vary the colours and designs however you want.
For the sunflower
• Four rectangles of yellow felt, around 7x3cm
• Scrap of dark brown felt
• Needle and thread
• Ribbon
For the swimming hat
• One rectangle of dark blue felt, around 7x3cm
• Scrap of light blue felt
• Scrap of beige felt
• Needle and thread
• Ribbon
To make the sunflower, lay four rectangular scraps of felt cross-ways on top of each other.
Cut a circle of dark brown felt for the centre, using pinking shears, and place in the centre of the pieces of yellow felt. Snip off the corners of the yellow rectangles. Thread your needle and sew the layers together. You can stitch from the edge of the brown circle to the centre, or along the edge, or in a spiral, it doesn't really matter. Bring the thread through to the back. Make a loop of ribbon and stitch to the back of the flower, taking care not to push the needle right through to the front side.
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To make the swimming hat, cut an oval of beige felt and use this as a template to cut a swimming hat from light blue felt. Place the hat on the head and the head on the dark blue felt. Thread your needle and sew the layers together, stitching along the edge. Bring the thread through to the back, and attach a loop of ribbon, as before.
And here they are around the necks of the chocolate rabbits...
