Do you’re keen on felt ornaments and important oils? They go rather well collectively as a result of this wool felt bee decoration can also be a necessary oil diffuser!
I just about solely use important oils for the scents and the way they fill the air with great smells. So after I thought of how felt is usually used with diffusers, I went…wait. What would occur when you put these oils on a wool felt decoration? I did some testing with scraps of Benzie felt and was SO HAPPY with the outcomes that I made a decision to make an entire factor.
And you may too!
At this time I am sharing a free sample, however you possibly can use my different felt decoration patterns as diffusers too.
I’ll say that whereas I examined how the oil and felt work together, I have not examined it long run. I am unsure at what level it could look gross or if it could get sticky or break down. However the level right here is to have a hand-crafted object that you simply use for a particular objective. If it would not final a very very long time, I am nonetheless pleased!
The decoration base for this makes use of my new Hexagons and Scallops deep-etch die from Benzie. Once I began planning this die, the unique concept was for a set of hexagons with some shapes you possibly can use to additionally make bees and flowers. As a result of bees…honeycombs…hexagons…
When working with Benzie, we in the end determined to make the set ONLY hexagons, however I nonetheless had these little bee shapes and so I assumed it could be enjoyable to share them right here! However first I’ve a couple of extra issues to say about these hexagons.
The dies are nice for making ornaments, and lots of of my felt decoration designs will match on this. I am going to even be creating some NEW patterns with the hexagons particularly in thoughts. The various sizes assist you to make mini ornaments too, and I am engaged on extra tasks to actually put these shapes to make use of. I’ve different new dies too, and you’ll find them completely from Benzie Design.
Now, let’s make a bee decoration that is additionally a diffuser! You have to:
Wool or wool mix felt
Embroidery Floss
Hexagons and Scallops Dies (non-compulsory)
Scissors
Freezer paper (non-compulsory, however useful!)
Pencil
Iron
Needle
Utilizing the Hexagons and Scallops die, reduce two giant plain hexagons and one giant scalloped hexagon.
Usually I simply use a back and front, however as a result of we’re placing oil on this, having an additional layer ensures that not one of the oil comes by way of. I’ve examined this and it did not come by way of with two layers of felt, however that is additional assurance. Plus the layers look cute!
You should utilize the bee and flower items on different decoration shapes if you’d like. Or simply reduce out a number of hexagons by hand!
Hint the sample templates onto freezer paper. For the bee, you want one giant bee form and two smaller wing/petal shapes. For a coneflower like I made, you may want one circle and three smaller wing/petal shapes. You may as well make a special flower with extra petals if you’d like.
Iron the freezer paper onto the felt.
Embroider the face and stripes onto the bee earlier than you chop it out. I used french knots for the eyes, a scallop sew for the mouth, and again sew for the stripes, all with three strands of black embroidery floss.
Minimize out all of the items and peel off the freezer paper. For the embroidered bee, fastidiously tear away the paper.
Prepare all the items on the highest hexagon. You should utilize a drop of glue to carry the items in place if you would like.
Utilizing two strands of matching embroidery floss, sew across the fringe of the flower heart. You should definitely sew by way of the petals as you do that. Use the identical course of to sew across the bee physique, stitching by way of the wings on the identical time.
You’ll be able to depart the flower petals and bee wings unstitched to allow them to stick up from the bottom. It is cute and 3D this manner!
Layer the three giant hexagons like a bit sandwich. Make certain the back and front hexagons are in alignment with one another.
Utilizing three strands of embroidery floss, sew across the hexagon with working sew. Conceal your beginning knot between the layers of felt.
If you attain the beginning, return and sew in the other way, filling within the gaps with the working sew. If you end, cover the ending knot between the layers of felt.
To make a hanger, slide your threaded needle between the layers of felt on the high level of the hexagon.
Convey the ends of the thread collectively and tie a knot.
To make use of your decoration as a diffuser, add a couple of drops of important oil to the again. The oil will present for a couple of minutes, however then it should begin to soak in and dissapate, leaving the odor behind. I discovered that the aroma lasted a couple of days earlier than I wanted so as to add extra oil.
I went for orange important oil as a result of it felt like one thing a bee would really like. I haven’t got too many scents proper now, however now that I do know I could make these little hanging diffusers, I may have so as to add to my provide. Particularly with so many scents accessible!
To go together with my little bee, I additionally made a honeycomb that does not use any additional patterns. It is simply all reduce utilizing the Hexagons and Scallops die. After all, I added a bit face as a result of issues are higher with faces! And now I simply want some honey important oil to make use of with this one!
