FELT LADYBUG FOR PARTY DECORATION – DOOR LABEL 2020/03/03

Each family is a unique world and decides in which moment their children ‘must’ have their own bedroom; the intention of that gesture is to create a sense of belonging to their own space stimulating them to be more time in it, therefore, this label becomes a useful accessory when they are little.

Also, if you are a mom that enjoys art crafts, you can also make these labels as favors to give away to your guests in your little girl’s birthday party

Materials

• Colored felt: black, red, beige
• Colored thread: black, beige
• Black yarn
• Wadding
• Transparent plastic
• Cardboard
• UHU type glue
• Hot silicone
• Scissors, sewing needle

Download the pattern

1. Take a look at the door handle of your door and cut out the silhouette, the pattern has several shapes and sizes to choose

2. Measure the lining for the door, in my case it is to tight

3. To make it bigger, cut 1 mm by the sides and 2 mm by the bottom part of the lining to adjust the size (for the square do not cut the upper part, do this in the paper) The lining must be slightly wider. Ready! We have created our customized pattern

4. Pin up this paper pattern to the felt and cut 2 pieces

Now cut the internal silhouette in transparent plastic. See that its measurements are smaller than the label, this piece is required to give body and form to the signboard. It is better if you don’t use cardboard because in case you need to wash it, the label would be destroyed.

The transparent plastic piece goes in between the felt pieces. Initially when starting to sew, it is not necessary to have it between them. Pin up both felts to each other and start sewing in the bottom part using a festoon stitch. See how I have put 2 pen marks in my index finger, with these marks I have followed them to make all the stitches uniform. When getting to the upper part, insert the plastic and sew the lining, continue sewing until closing the whole label.

Now we go to the Ladybug for which we first pass the figures to a cardboard (like a cereal box) delineating each figure firmly with a pen, then delineate each figure with a pen and cut the cardboard pieces, this will work as a pattern to cut the felt pieces

The Ladybug’s body requires of 2 pieces in order to fill it up and so it has body and movement. This is accomplished by sewing the body contours with a festoon stitch, filling up and closing. With glue or hot silicone, we paste the little dots that go on the wings, done! We have our Ladybug.

Form the flowers and past with hot silicone alongside the Ladybug. Customize the label by embroidering the girl’s name. The label will be a beautiful decoration for her bedroom door, for the closet or for shared closet drawers among sisters. The antennas can be embroidered with back stitch or form them with pipe cleaners (chenille) in black color.

This Ladybug can be used to decorate candy bags, decorate a pot for colored pencils, decorate hair pins or hairbands for girls, etc.

Lady bugs are a beautiful theme for your little one’s party; organize their party by purchasing our Lady Bug inspired party kit

Pleasure to make your party special

Eli R.