Kids always have runny noses in the cooler weather months, part of their design, yes? Here's a cute felt cover for a miniature Kleenex package, so neat! Mt GKids love the "little extras" that make them feel thought about and loved! Besides, what fun!
Materials for each holder
1 piece of felt, 4.5" x 6" or 6" x 7", your choice, really either works.
Your choice of Rick Rack (op)
Felt cut in designs, ribbon (op)
embellishments of your choice (op)
Iron on fusing material (op)
sewing machine, needle and thread.
I cut my felt with Pinking Shears mostly because I sew these on machine and don't like to turn the felt outwards and the pinking looks nice as an edge.
Fold piece of felt from both sides into middle until they meet, have one edge overlap the other by 1/4 - 1/3" You want this rectangular in shape. Pin. Sew short sides.
Embellish.
(photos to follow)
Now you can embellish this anyway you want - get creative! Before sewing you can iron on shapes with fusing, or you can pin rick rack across length of folded ends before sewing so that when seams are sewn rick rack borders opening. I like to sew a bunch up and then embellish by hand, so I cut contrasting and different sized felt to layer and hand stitch on. I used pinking shears to cut "ribbon" of felt from left over and sewed ribbon on as well. Iron on fusing can be attached to felt shapes and ironed in place. Really, these can be as plain or fancy as you want. Snowmen, dinosaurs, hearts, balloons etc! Just be wise in where you attach embellishments for kiddies, as some young hands will be using these and embellishments need to be out of the way, not front and center.
Don't forget to add the mini tissue packs before giving!
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