Friday Night: Felt Door Sign

It's Friday night! Woohoo! I remember when I was kid, I used to get so excited for Friday night television. Remember, TGIF? I'm pretty sure that Full House and Family Matters were on then...those were the days!

So, what are you doing for your Friday night? If you're like me, you are online after a busy week. I've been neglecting both my blog and my Facebook page this week; busy, busy. We have an exciting evening planned: brownie sundaes! Yup, you know you are married and have a child when you get excited about brownie sundaes on a Friday night. Maybe we'll even stay up late enough to watch a movie. =) But, seriously, the brownies do smell really good baking in the oven.

Am I just writing to inspire you to sit on your couch and eat brownies? Yes and no! I thought I would share a little project I made last weekend for my nephew's 5th birthday.

Mario Felt Door Sign

My nephew loves Mario (from Mario Brothers) and his whole birthday was themed around Mario. I'm pretty crafty (and can't afford to buy super expensive video game themed toys!) so I thought I would make him a cute sign for his room. Doesn't everyone want a felt Mario sign for their room?!

How did I do it?
First, I perused Pinterest
for some Mario craft ideas. Once I found a few pictures that I liked, I traced the various "pieces" of Mario and the mushroom onto Wonder Under (a fantastic creation that lets you fuse things together with an iron). Then, I cut out each piece and ironed it onto the appropriate color of felt. Once you cut that out, you just peel off the paper from the Wonder Under and iron the piece to your background. For the actual sign, I used two large pieces of red felt, sewing them together on three sides, turning inside out to make a "pouch". To make the sign stable, I used foam board on the inside, then sewed up the right side. Ta da! (Maybe next time, I will think ahead and take step by step pictures for you!) Zack loved it and hopefully, it is now hanging from his bedroom door!

You can do anything with felt! I made a ton of Christmas gifts from felt this year.
Here are a few:





I found the tool box idea here (look for Felt Crafts) - Serving Pink Lemonade is one of my favorite blogs. It has some fantastic craft ideas, mainly for kids. For the aquarium, I searched Pinterest, found the aquarium idea here and expanded from her tutorial. This tutorial includes a pdf file of the pattern pieces - sweet! I made my aquarium to have a felt pocket, so C could carry his sea creatures right in the board.

What crafts have you made out of felt? Give it a try, it is super easy and cheap!

Have a great Friday night!