How to Sew a Felt Fox Ornament - Red Ted Art

You may recoginse this little Felt Fox Ornament, as a cousin to the previously shared Penguin Ornament and Reindeer Ornament! It is part of a mini series of easy circle based Felt Ornaments to sew with kids (or beginners!) and also inlcudes an felt Owl Ornament (TBC)!! I love these ornaments, as they are really easy to sew, you can combine a little fabric glue or hot glue with sewing or sew them all by hand. Also, as they are based on circles, you don’t really need a template to make these (though there is one for the Penguin & Reindeer – you can adapt the reindeer templates for the fox and owls). Come and make this cute Fox Craft with me today!

As mentioned, this is a lovely little felt ornament – that is great for beginners! You can practice your running stitch, experiment with over stich or go brave and have a go at (my favourite) the blanket stitch! I have a set of basic hand sewing stitches for you to explore!

This little craft was originally made for my collaborative Sky Kids “Best Makes Ever Series” with Arty Craft Kids back in 2020! And I am now able to (finally) also share with you here on Red Ted Art!

Supplies needed for your Fox Ornament:

Felt in fox colors (I used white and orange – but your fox can be any colour – you could use light blue and white for an arctic fox maybe?)
Recycled card to make your template
A cup to trace
Pencil
Scissors
Thread
Ribbon for hanging
A little stuffing (toy stuffing, recycled pillow, bubble wrap, yarn scraps)
Hot glue (optional)

How to sew a fox felt ornament – Video Tutorial

The video tutorial does focus on the Owl Ornament, however the shapes and the process are the same for the fox! Alternatively follow the step by step photo instructions below!

How to sew a fox ornament or key chain (step by step photo instructions)

As mentioned this a two for one craft! So you can actually make your owl ornament too (though have also listed that separately for interest!

Make your own templates

The attached focusses on the owl, however the fox uses the same shapes and the rest of the post will then focus on the fox. You can also get the Reindeer Ornament printable use that if you don’t want to draw your own (the face is inverted, but still works for the fox ornament).

Take a glass or cup and trace a circle. A jar lid works too.

Setch in two white parts of the face, as well as some ears for the foxs. The “owl wing” is actually the shape shape as the foxes white facial features. They are like a simple leaf.

There is like a triangle rounded at the top:

Now you are ready to trace and cut the felt.

Cut your felt shapes

You will need two orange circles. 2 white “leaf” parts, two orange ears (rounded triangles). And small circles for the fox nose, eyes and rosey cheeks.

Here you can see again how the same shapes work for an owl vs the fox:

Let’s move on to the assembly!

Check your shapes fit the fox/ owl

Before gluing or sewing anything, place all your shapes together and check that they “work” for you. E.g. the ears need to be a little longer than needed, so you can sew them in.

Once happy with your shapes, use a little clear drying fabric glue and glue the facial features in place. Let dry.