"It's begining to look alot like Christmas..." DIY felt mistletoe

I saw this yesterday on pintrest and immediately drove to Micheal's to pick up the supplies i needed to make it.  I love mistletoe but my cat loves to eat everything! I am always worried she will get a hold of the mistletoe and get sick so this project is the perfect solution.  Plus it will be perfect to pack away and use every year instead of searching for mistletoe each year like I have to do right now. 

(thanks Green wedding shoes (I LOVE your blog!!!)

I got 2 sheets of green felt, 1 pack of 25 green chenille pipe cleaners and a roll of pretty 1.5" ribbon.  I had some pretty red satin at home that I wanted to use for the bow.  

First you need the template from  http://greenweddingshoes.com/diy-felt-mistletoe/ (check out her blog, lots of great stuff!!)

I cut out one of each template, just didn't have the patience to cut out more branches.....then cut pieces of the chenille stems to fit all the way down the backs of each piece.  Hot glue the chenille stems to the felt cutouts.

                                                 Here's all the pieces (branches) cut out

and the chenille stems glued to the felt

Next I cut a 12" piece of the 1.5" ribbon, folded in half and slid a small rubber band on the the cut ends. 

Then slide the felt pieces one at a time under the rubber band, in front of the ribbon.

 
 
Cut a 20" piece of the red satin and tie a bow on top of the rubber band so you can't see it.  Then bend the branches so they look more natural and your done! 
 
 

One piece of felt was plenty to make 2 bunches and I only used 3 or 4 of the chenille stems.  Looks like I will be making a few more of these......