Homemade Felt Card Holder with Beads and Buttons for Christmas

This card holder is not for collecting Christmas cards received from others. Considering both durability and festive atmosphere, I made a card sleeve in accord with Christmas theme to hold credit cards, VIP cards and other cards. It’s also great for daily use. This card holder will make a great gift for Christmas with a brief note or a letter inside. The receiver must be moved! Just get started to make a homemade Christmas card holder to greet the coming Christmas!

What do you need for making this Christmas card holder?

Felt (Light Green & Emerald Green & Malachite Green & Beige)
20mm Metal Shank Button
17mm Covered Button, Star, Red
15mm Covered Button, Round
11mm Resin Button, Red
10mm Shell Button, Red
17mm Resin Beads, Flower, Red
8mm Colorful Acrylic Beads, Round, Red
6mm Colorful Acrylic Beads, Round, Red
8mm Acrylic Cabochons, Half Round, Crimson
6mm Satin Ribbon, Red
6mm Satin Ribbon, Grosgrain, Red
Sewing Thread, Gold
Chandelier Alloy Link, Moon
Needle
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun

How to make a felt Christmas card holder with beads?

Step 1: cut out four layers and sew embellishments

1st, cut out a rounded rectangle from light green felt measuring 15*8cm. Then cut another three rounded rectangles from different felts measuring 1cm shorter in length than the largest one. Trim one side of the smallest rectangle into wavy edge as the picture show;
2nd, sew a chandelier alloy link on the smallest rectangle in place;
3rd, sew a simple outline of a tree above the link;
4th, glue a shank button atop the tree with cutting the shank.

Step 2: add beads and ribbons

1st, glue some beads you like on the tree dispersedly as flowers;
2nd, lay four layers of rectangles orderly and cut out a strip of grosgrain ribbon measuring 28cm;
3rd, glue the ribbon around the bottom side of the rectangles. When getting to the back side, only glue 3cm at each side. Fold both tails outwards, then loop inwards again. Glue the ends;
4th, cut a strip of grosgrain ribbon measuring 7cm, make a loop and glue both ends. Glue it in the middle of the long ribbon with a 6mm red bead.

Step 3: sew the card holder

1st, bring needle through the bottom layer outwards, then through the first layer from up there;
2nd, bring needle through the loop of thread;
3rd, pull the thread tightly, then continue to sew. This is the blanket stitch;
4th, blanket stitch the edges of these four layers except the opening.

Make a bow with long tails from red satin ribbon and glue it on the opening of second layer with an 8mm red bead in the middle above the shank button. The card holder is done.

When making this Christmas card holder, you don’t have to choose the same beads and buttons with me. You only need to make it beautiful and make sure the design fits you.