I was trolling Pinterest recently for things I could make to go with Henry's teepee and I came across this adorable felt campfire! It was really easy to make and I can barely sew a straight line, so don't be intimidated if hand sewing is not your forte! I used regular felt from the craft store and embroidery floss in complimentary colours. I wanted each flame to be different so I didn't use one template, I just drew the outline for each flame in chalk, cut it out and then traced the bigger flame onto the piece of felt I would use for the smaller/inside flames so I would know the shape they would need to be. Make sure you cut two pieces of each large flame as one will be used for the back. When I had the 3 shapes for each flame I sewed small flame to the medium and then sewed the medium to the large and then sewed the back onto the large flame leaving a gap so I could stuff it. When the three flames were complete I just sewed them together. The logs were easy too and all three are different. For each, I folded the sheet of brown felt in half lengthwise and drew the shape of the log with chalk and then cut it out so it would have the front and back exactly the same. I then drew the bark designs I wanted and sewed along them with embroidery floss which was the same shade as the felt I would use for the ends of the logs. After this was done I attached the front and back of the log by sewing together both sides, leaving the ends of the log open. Next, I needed to make the ends of the logs in the lighter felt. I just turned the sewn log onto its end and traced around the log end to make the right sized circle. Cut out the circle and the sew concentric rings in the matching lighter floss and repeat for the other log-end. Sew one log end onto the log and then stuff the log before attaching the second log end. I decided to make some rocks for the fire to sit on and these were made exactly the same way and took about 7 min each!
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PATRICE DEHART
25/2/2018 01:32:57 pm
This is really adorable! Great job!!
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27/2/2018 04:21:38 pm
This looks like it is something that you can easily do. I totally love how creative you are because if I were in your position and I planned doing this, I would end up just giving up because I am not as skilled as you are. But anyway, I still think that this is worth a try and I might do it tomorrow morning. If ever that I will be able to do this successfully, I think I will give the finish product to a friend of mine who loves these kinds of stuffs. Thank you for allowing us see how talented you are!
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