What Are The Perfect Felting Craft Ideas For A Beginner? 5 Easy Felt Crafts

Are you looking for some easy craft ideas for beginners? Or even more, are you looking for some great felt craft ideas for beginners that you can easily make at home? Well, then you’ve come to the right place to get started with felting projects for beginners.

Felting is the process of transforming natural wool into a textile using various techniques. If you want to learn more about felting, head on to our beginner's guide to felting techniques.

The felt crafts are one of the favorites and best hobbies to get into and perfect for beginners who are learning the basics. Easy and fun to make, by using the right felt craft products, a skillful hand, and a little creativity, there are many options for crafts that you can make with felt. 

Our list of felt crafts with felt sheets is easy to work with and these crafts are easier to work with if you have little experience with sewing. From making crafts using basic felting techniques to creating crafts out of basic felt products, here are some felt crafts that you can use as decorations or party favors.

1 Easy Needle Felting Shapes

Before getting started with making easy felt crafts, it is important to make sure you learn how to felt basic shapes. Lucky for you, felting isn’t that hard. Well, not every felting technique is easy though. Dry or needle felting is comparatively the easiest felting method that you can try at home with a few basic felting supplies. 

Learn more about the difference between dry and wet felting techniques from our previous blog. 

To get you started, let's start by making basic shape crafts that you can make with needle felting. Making basic shapes like hearts and stars using the dry felting method is best for beginners.

Things you will require felt crafts:

1. Wool of your choice
2. Felting needle
3. Felting base or padding
4. Finger guide (protector)

Let's get started.

First, ready all the needle felting supplies to start felting your basic heart and star shape. Also, ensure your safety and use a finger protector.

Next, start by collecting wool as per requirement. And start needle felting the wool by piercing or stabbing the wool with the felting needle to make a round-ish shape. 

To give the distinct shape of the heart, needle the top part of the wool into the ‘M’ shape and the bottom part into the ‘V’ shape. Continue needling to make the shape sturdy.

To make a star, start by rolling the wool and needle-felt the wool into a round shape. Then start poking into 5 sides of the circle to give the shape of the star. 

Keep on needling the shape to make your heart and star shape tight and firm. The size of your product will shrink after you felt, so if the finished product is small, you can add wool gradually to bring it to the size you want.

Watch our video tutorial on how to needle felt basic shapes by beginners here below.

Learn in detail about how to make your first crafts of felt product using the needle felting technique from our basic needle felting series. 

2 No-sew Felt Sheet Christmas Ornament

Here is a easy felt craft idea that you can make using only a felt sheet if you're just starting out in felting. No-sew felt crafts are the way to go for beginners who have little to no experience with felting and sewing.

This felt sheet Christmas ornament is a simple last-minute decoration idea and one of the simplest felt craft projects for beginners. Your own unique felt craft is simple to make with just a few felt sheets and a few basic materials.

Things you will need.

1. Wool felt sheet of varying colors (choose the color of your choice)
2. Pair of scissor
3. Hot glue gun
4. Christmas sock printout

First, take your Christmas sock printout and place it over one of the felt sheets. Here we’ve taken a red felt sheet to match the Christmas vibe. 

Cut out the shape using a scissor and if you are unconfident with using the scissor then take the help of others.

Next to the top of the sock, cut out a white felt sheet. Then, glue the white sheet to the top of the sock.

Easy felt sheet Christmas sock ornament is ready.

Learn to make an easy no-sew felt sheet Christmas sock from the video below. Also, check out more of the easy no-sew felt sheet craft from our previous blog here.

3 Felt Sheet Envelope

Here is another great felt craft idea for beginners using wool felt sheet. This felt sheet envelope is perfect for those who know how to sew. Easy to make and fun project to do at home, making felt envelopes is one of the easiest crafts ideas with felt sheets to make for beginners. 

To make a felt sheet envelope you will need

1. Felt sheet of your choice
2. Scissor
3. Needle and thread

Take your 9*12 size envelope with your color of choice and cut it into your desired size.

Next, fold the sheet into 3 equal halves and cut 1/3rd of the sheet in a triangle shape to make the top of the envelope.

Next, sew the remaining 2/3rd of the sheet to complete the envelope. Sew both sides to make the envelope. 

Now cut out another felt sheet and make a small circle add to the top of the envelope. 

Sew or glue it to the top of the triangle. Your easy felt sheet envelope is now ready.

Easy to make, learn 3 of such easy felt sheet craft ideas that you can make with your kids here. Check out our youtube shorts on how to make this amazing felt sheet envelope here.

4 Easy Bracelets And Necklaces

We all know how a simple accessory can easily enhance your look. From adding layers to your outfit to amplifying your fashion style, accessories just add personality to your looks. 

Bracelets and necklaces are two of the easiest accessories that you can pull off in any outfit and for any occasion. However, buying premade accessories from an online store or from a store won’t display your personality. You can make your own personalized accessory from wool felt balls to match your personal fashion style idea.

Things you will need

1. Felt ball (Size 1-2 cm)
2. Thread and needle
3. Beads (if you want)

First of all, take your felt balls and beads. You can find amazing felt balls of various sizes at Felt and Yarn.

Now grab your needle and thread. Decide how long the length of the thread you want depends upon what you are making and tie one end of the thread.

Start sewing felt balls and beads in sequence to give visual appeal to your DIY personalized felt accessories. 

Once you are satisfied with the accessory's length, make a little loop at the end of the thread. Next, tie the necklace or bracelet with ribbon or add a metal hook.

There you have your spectacular-looking felt accessory that you can make yourself. Check out the videos of how you can make your own felt necklace and bracelets using our felt balls.

5 Needle Felt Hanging Ornament

We started this list with needle felting your own craft. Now how about making awesome decor crafts and accessories out of it? With the needle-felt heart and star that you have made, let's make a few incredible felt decor items for your home.

Things you will need:

1. Your needle-felt craft
2. Needle and thread
3. Your creativity

Before starting to make your felt decor craft, you need to learn how to add details to your needle felted crafts. Lucky for you, we’ve got it covered for you. Just head out to our previous blog about bringing your felt craft to life.

Next, take your craft supplies and sew them together using your thread and needle. Unleash your creativity to make different felt decor craft items that you can use in your home or use for your upcoming festive decor. 

Sew your needle felted hearts and stars together in sequence to create your own felted garland. Wrap the around your Christmas tree or hang them on your wall, the choice is yours. The next option is to create a loop with your needle and thread on your craft and use them as your hanging ornament or keyring.

You can also sew your hairband on the back of one of your crafts to make a cute hair accessory for yourself. Last but not the least, if you get hang of making crafts and kinda get hooked to it then you can level up your crafting skill. Make baby mobiles by sewing your crafts along with other felt craft supplies to make them more interactive for your kids. 

Learn how to make an amazing felted hanging ornament by yourself here. A personalized decor to your home, these hanging ornaments will give a personal touch to your room. 

Want to buy these amazing craft supplies for making your own felt craft? Or do you want awesome crafts to decorate your room for festive occasions? Find them at a super affordable rate from our website and Etsy store.