Cut out the shapes you plan to use:
Gather your supplies:
Trace your shapes onto the felt (this is where I used my disappearing fabric pen….comes in super handy, but you could just as easily use a regular marker!)
Cut out your shapes:
I wanted to embellish certain shapes, so I used either paint or a sharpie marker. For this cowboy hat, I used a thin, black Sharpie marker to outline it:
So cute, right?
The little bitty shapes are more difficult to trace and cut, but you can do it~!
I embellished this cute little ballerina dress with some white fabric paint:
I even glued a blue rhinestone to the tiara for some extra “bling” and I added some Mary Jane ballet shoes:
Ready for Ballet Class!
Funky Peace Sign Shirt for the little boy, using paint:
Finished off the outfit with his baseball cap, matching shorts and eventually some sneakers:
This little lady is in her undies, embellished with fabric paint. Don’t you just love the cute little flower? I attempted to give her bunny slippers, but that didn’t quite come out as planned, haha:
And here are all the felt people/clothing lined up on the felt board!
Here is a quick preview to show some of the new shapes I will be sharing next week!
Hayley
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Very sweet!!
This is awesome! I’m going to have to do this. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh man I remember felt boards from preschool and I loved them! Would you please share this with our readers for Fun Stuff Fridays? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-4-3-weeks-long-for.html
So cute! What kind of felt do you use for the board and shapes?
Thank you! My B loves felt boards but I have been dragging my feet on making her one.
Very neat idea!! I posted a link to this on my blog…thru my pinterest board.
Thanks!
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
Jennifer, thanks for featuring me on Craft Barn!
I hope everyone else enjoys the shapes…. there are more to come soon:)
I used a mixture of felts…. eco felt, craft felt, and wool felt! They all seem to work fine!
Super cute–I love your drawn details!
Great ideas….I’d love for you to share some of them at my first linky party @CountryMommaCooks this weekend….Have a blessed day:)
soo creative
thanx for sharing
I love this so so much! Saving this for the new house!
Thanks for the lovely ideas, Hayley!
How old children can enjoy it? My son is 18 months old, and I don’t know is it worth a try, or not (Felt board and bigger shapes first of course).
Will the felt figures stay on the felt table without any glueing?
Thanks,
Anita
Hi Nia. Yes, they will.