Beltane is arriving fast enough! Finally, no more snow around!
I love the Green Man. It's a great figure and he's lovely to draw. I've been wanting to make a mask and I've looked around... most are papier maché, leather, rubber... not really kid-friendly... So I've looked into my felt stash and came up with this:
I made this yesterday just for fun, as I'm nowhere to have an occasion to wear it.
what you need...
I've cut a basic mask form, giving it some kind of whimsy because I'm not entirely covering it with leaves.
I've cut 5 big oak leaves, 2 mediums and 4 smalls.
Of course, you can add as much as you want!
I only had two shades of green felt on hand.
I've placed them until I liked it and pinned them in place.
I've simply stitched in the middle of the leaves for about ¾ of it.
You could sew them with a machine as well...Hand sewing those really took no time...then I added some ribbon to attach. Use whatever you feel like.
just click on the image save it and print :)
This is really simple and took me around 45 min to figure and do!
Hope some of you will try it.
You are the master of felt I swear. Another awesome piece. I'm going to have to make myself one. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea. Maybe I'll give my older sister a hint, she and her husband would probably like to celebrate Beltane together, and it might be something for them...
ReplyDeleteThis is totally awesome. I will have to make these for Beltane! Thanks!
ReplyDelete(Found you through Mrs. B's The Horde. Love your blog!)
This is a fabulous idea! I'm going to make one in autumn colours for Mabon! Thanks so much for sharing your pattern. )O(
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