Decorative Packaging

Snowmen Slippers

Now you can be dressed from head to toe for the holidays.  You can give the old pair of slippers a make over since you will probably get a new pair for Christmas. This pattern can easily be modified for any time of year you would wear slippers.  You could use a white print or plain fabric and make felt hearts for Valentines Day.  You could use fall colors and put a turkey or a cornucopia on the top for Thanksgiving. Snowmen will work from autumn through to spring when its time to break out the flip flops!  Be creative and Have fun!

House slippers

¼ yard red plaid flannel; 2 (71/2) pieces 3/8”-wide hunter green decorative braid; Shank buttons: 2 (7/16) round red, 4 (1/8) round black (or 6/0 black beads); Pink ink pad; Felt: black, 4”x3” pieces each plush antique white; Hunter green velvet ribbon; Fabric adhesive; 6-strand embroidery floss: black, red; Sewing thread” red, hunter green; Sewing and embroidery needles;

Cut fabric: cut two slipper tops from red plaid flannel.  Cut two hat brims and face backings and two tops of hat from black felt. Cut two faces from antique white felt. Cut scarf  from green ribbon left slipper,  cut one  for right slipper.  Cut two patches from green felt.

Using needle and thread sew a gathering stitch along toe of each flannel piece as indicated by dash lines on pattern.

Fold under edges of one piece of flannel to wrong side all the way around approximately 1/2” from edge to fit over actual slipper; hold felt in place along seam with pins.

Center one piece of braid along top opening edge, pinning in place. Tuck ends of braid under flannel so that braid ends are between flannel and actual slipper; pin

On outside of slipper, stitch flannel to slipper top along seam using tiny whip-stitches with needle and matching thread; stitch braid to slipper using small whip-stitches and stitching through all thicknesses of fabric.

Repeat steps 3-5 for second slipper.

Felt Snowmen

Using generous amounts of adhesive, glue fact to fit onto hat brim, Glue top of hat to overlap behind brim; glue patch to top of hat long brim.

Stitch red button to center of face for nose; stitch black buttons in place for eyes.  Using 3 strands black floss, add straight-stitch eyebrows and back stitch mouth.  Stitch patch onto hat using 3 strands red floss.

Rub your fingertip onto ink-pad and apply blush to snowman’s cheeks.

Glue snowman to flannel slipper top below braid; glue ribbon for scarf 3/4 of the way across, leaving enough to fold over for the tail, glue tail down.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the link in my post.