Give your festive decorations an update with our felt garland and bauble wreath

What you need...

• Felt: pink, lilac, yellow, green, red, blue, glitter white
  Felt beads: green, red
  Pink organza ribbon
  Wadding
  Multi-coloured 2.5cm diameter glass baubles
  Wooden embroidery hoops: 14cm, 19cm
  Fine jewellery wire
  Dies: 6.5cm circle, snowflake
  Red and white twine
  White machine thread
  Darning needle
  Pinking shears
  Hot glue gun
  Fabric glue

instructions

1. Wreath Decoration - 1 Loosen off, but do not remove, the inner wooden circle of a large embroidery hoop using the screw at the top, and lay it on a protected surface. Repeat and position the smaller hoop inside the larger one.
   
   2 Using jewellery wire, attach the smaller embroidery hoop to the centre of the larger hoop. A couple of wires should be enough to hold them together, but use four if it still seems to be moving around. Twist the wire ends together to create a firm fixing.
   
   3 Push the wire loop at the top of a bauble into the gap between the inner and outer hoop. Carry on placing the baubles around both hoops, making sure the colours are evenly distributed and the same colours are not sitting next to each other.
   
   4 When you are happy with the look, remove one bauble from the hoop. Using a hot glue gun, dot adhesive onto the metal clasp below the wire loop and replace it quickly into the hoop. Repeat until all the baubles are stuck in place.
   Tie a hanging loop and a bow to the screw at the top of the larger outer embroidery hoop, dividing the circle into quarters.