Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Take A Break: Make Felt Fortune Cookies/Christmas in France


Whether you make these for a holiday party, New Years or Chinese New Years, these are simple to make but look great. They will amaze family and friends alike.

• Make a three- inch circle from paper. I used the inside rim of duct tape to get the right size. Pin to a piece of felt (readily available in small squares at craft stores, or in larger pieces at fabric stores) or a stiffer type of fabric and cut out the circle. Use what ever colors you like.

• Cut a piece of pipe cleaner (now called “craft sticks”) slightly less than the diameter of the circle.

• Lay the pipe cleaner across the circle. Fold in half and pinch the ends making a fortune cookie shape.

Watch the video on making felt fortune cookies if this isn’t clear. She glues her pipe cleaner to the diameter but I didn’t find that necessary.

• Create fortunes to put inside the “cookies.” If you need some ideas for wording, check out the following sites:

Not interested in fortune cookies? Check out Rick Steves’ European Christmas  in France. Since my son is in college in Paris, I’m just a bit taken with Paris this Christmas. It was lovely to see the places we had visited in the fall ablaze with holiday charm. 

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