Make Festive Felt Bunting For Chanukah!

Felt Bunting Banners on Wall

Of all the Chanukah items I’ve made from felt, I have to say, this bunting is one of my favorites. I just love bunting anytime, and I’m not alone as they have caught on like wild fire amongst the crafters of the world.

Many of the cutest bunting banners are sewn on a sewing machine, making them unaccessible to many, but this one requires no sewing and is just as cute as any I’ve seen. It’s all about the right color combinations, spacing and where you choose to hang your creations. And the juxtaposition here of the two strings, one of flags and the other of dreidels is for some reason a winning combination. Once the holiday is over, take them down when you’re ready to, wrap them up and store in a clean place for use again next year! I love holiday traditions and creating memories through home made crafts don’t you?

You’ll Need:

  • craft felt in orange, pink, magenta, aqua, purple and dark blue
  • hot glue gun or fabric glue

How To:

  1. Draw two sizes and types of dreidels, and one triangular flag (about the size of the smaller dreidel) on lightweight cardboard, and cut them out
  2. Trace around your cardboard templates onto felt with a marker, and cut out shapes.
  3. To make the string, cut 3/8″ strips of orange felt and join by overlapping and gluing with a hot glue gun.
  4. Decorate small dreidels with 3 progressively smaller squares (see photo) and add a strip of orange to the large dreidel. Attach these details with hot glue or fabric glue.
  5. Attach dreidels and flags to your felt string, as shown. using hot glue.
  6. Hang and enjoy! Bunting banners look great hung in doorways, on a wall or even across a corner of a room. Experiment and see what works well in your home. And save the scraps, you can make some wonderfully festive pom-poms!

Comments

7 responses to “Make Festive Felt Bunting For Chanukah!”

  1. Upper West Side Mom Avatar

    I love the way these can be made with out a sewing machine. By the way what kind of felt are you using?

  2. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Yes, these dont require any sewing at all, and still look great. I used the cheapest of the cheap crafting felt, because that s all thats available in my neck of the woods,

  3. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    Love it! Any chance of a template? Traditional dreidels I can draw, but I love the shape of your elongated dreidel!
    Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with the rest of us. It truly enriches our holiday experience!
    B’Shalom

  4. Carol Zeitz Avatar

    Oh I just found your blog viz the ReadyMade blog and am SO excited! I love finding other crafty Jewish gals! Have a wonderful and happy Chanukah and I am adding your blog to my Google reader right NOW!

  5. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Thanks so much Carol, Im so happy you found me too! Wishing you and yours a very happy Chanukah, filled with much light.

  6. theclassroomcreative Avatar

    Hi Sara-
    I wanted you to know that I think you have a wonderful blog. I grew up in a predominately Jewish area and when my friends ask me for ideas around the holidays I recommend your site. They are always grateful I recommended it. Keep on creating! I did a holiday round up and used this post http://www.theclassroomcreative.com/2012/11/19/25-hanukkah-crafts-ideas-for-kids/, thanks for sharing- Karen

  7. Sara Rivka Avatar

    Thanks so much Karen, especially for helping spread the word about my blog, I really appreciate it! Great round up and honored to be at the top! Interestingly enough, those felt dreidel patterns were totaly ripped off from my blog by someone at Matthew Mead who used the idea for a hanukkah for for bhg.com……..all the best!

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