DIY Felt Christmas Trees

These DIY felt Christmas trees are easy to create and add a festive and cozy feel to your holiday decor. Great for entryways, coffee tables, mantels, or anyplace you want to add a little Christmas goodness.

I've made tabletop Christmas trees in the past. (see below) And I've made a lot of felt crafts. There's just something about the softness of felt that's so cozy and inviting, making it the perfect medium to create some new Christmas trees for our holiday home decor.

I chose shades of green for my trees, but you can get creative and make them any color or multiple colors. You can even use different shades of a single color by using scraps of leftover felt for each row of leaves for an interesting look.

I also created a star for the top of the trees from gold felt. However, you could make some bows out of ribbon to top the trees instead.

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How to Make Felt Christmas Trees

Step 1. Decide on how many trees you want and what sizes you'd like. I went with four in slightly varying heights. The foam cones usually come in packs of two of the same size, but they are easily cut down with a serrated knife.

P.S. You can find these (foam cones) online, but also at any craft store, and often at the dollar stores.

Step 2. Print out the leaf template (below) by clicking on it. You can then print the PDF file. Either print it onto cardstock paper or use regular paper. If you use regular printer paper, you may want to then cut out the template and trace it onto something heavier, like cardboard, before using it to cut out the felt.

Step 3. Trace the template onto some felt and then cut it out.

Step 4. Hot glue the felt leaf chain on the bottom of the foam cone, leaving some overhanging.

Step 5. For the next strip of leaves, you can use the felt left from cutting out the template as shown above.

Step 6. Continue gluing the strips of leaves onto the foam cone, overlapping vertically and horizontally if possible, until you cover the cone.

Step 7. Cut out a small circle of the same felt to cover the top and glue it on.

Step 8. Fold a piece of gold felt and use a star cookie cutter to trace a pattern. Cut out two stars. Then glue a toothpick in between the two stars. Press the toothpick into the top center of the cone.

Note: You can hand-draw stars instead of using a cookie cutter.

Step 9. Drill an indentation into the center of a wood slice the width of your dowel rod or branch.

Note: If you don't have or don't want to drill holes, you can try gluing the rods directly to the bases, but they may not be quite as stable.

Step 10. Decide on the height you like for the trees and push the dowel into the bottom center of each cone. Then, hot glue them into the drilled holes of the wood slice tree base.

Place your beautiful felt Christmas trees on your mantel, entryway table, dining room hutch, or anyplace in your home for a warm and cozy holiday look.