make your own mistletoe tutorial...

i've never been thrilled with the mistletoe decorations offered commercially.  they're always too...plasticky.  (yuck.)

so i decided to make my own! 

for this tutorial you will need:

• mistletoe template (provided below)
• one sheet of green felt
• sharpie or fabric pencil
• pearl embellishments
• hot glue or fabric glue
• ribbon of your choice

i began by drawing some mistletoe sprigs to use as a template.  lucky for you, since i already drew them you don't have to!  just click, save, & print the image below.  (you can also resize it if you'd like yours bigger or smaller.)

next, cut out the templates and trace around them on your felt using the marker or pencil of your choice.  i traced the small one twice.  (and i flipped the template over so the leaves would face opposite directions.)  you could trace more sprigs if you wanted a larger grouping.

cut out your felt shapes and arrange the sprigs to your liking.  glue the stems and leaves where they overlap.

then arrange your pearl embellishments (found in the scrapbook embellishments aisle) to resemble clusters of mistletoe berries and glue them in place.

finally, tie a ribbon bow around the stems.  cut an additional length of ribbon--mine was 8 inches--and loop it to create a hanger.  glue it to the back.

you're done!  

hang your newly crafted mistletoe above the door...

i used a command hook for easy removal later on.

let the smooching commence!