Easy DIY Felt Mistletoe Free Pattern PDF & SVG

Last Updated on August 11, 2026

I am pretty excited about this easy DIY felt mistletoe pattern freebie! The red bow detail is everything in my opinion. And I can’t wait to hang this up in my hallway this Christmas season! So much smooching is gonna happen under this delightful diy mistletoe!

This post contains affiliate links. Read more.

These charming mistletoe bunches make for wonderful DIY Christmas gifts! Wrap them up in little cupcake boxes and your family and friends will be so impressed!

If stored carefully, you’ll be able to reuse this beauty year after year!

Easy DIY Felt Mistletoe

The hardest part of making this felt mistletoe is all the cutting to be honest. If you’re using a Cricut, then you’re laughing. But the hand cutting can be a bit tedious. So put on a sappy Hallmark movie and settle in!

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need to make ONE mistletoe bunch:

Darker Green Felt – 5″ x 11″
Lighter Green Felt – 4″ x 8.5″
Red Felt – 3″ x 7″
20 Gauge Floral Wire – 15″ length
1cm Felt Balls – white or red, x4-8
Twine – or string, 8″ length for hanging
Hot Glue Gun – This Surebonder detail tip glue gun is my favourite
Fabric Scissors
Small Embroidery Scissors
Needle Nose Pliers (or other tool for cutting the wire)
Printed Pattern (get it at the bottom of the post)

Cut out all the leaves and pieces according to the instructions on the PDF pattern. The SVG file has no text, so you’ll have to refer to the PDF if you need further info for cutting.

Cut the longest leaf strip and x4 of the 3-pronged leaf segments out of the darker green.

Cut the shorter leaf strip and x4 of the regular leaves out of the lighter green felt.

Always use a good quality wool or wool blend felt. Acrylic craft felt will not yield the same results pictured here.

The colours I used here are Moss Green (darker), Fern (lighter), & Red from Benzie Design.

If you don’t have access to felt balls, you could also use small craft pom poms, I’ve seen them at the Dollar Store.

How to Make Felt Mistletoe

Step 1: Cut a piece of wire about 1.25″ and glue it in the middle of the longest strip of leaves.

Step 2: Take the shorter strip of leaves and layer it on top of the first. Glue them together along the straight edge, making sure to completely cover the wire. Set aside.

Step 3: Cut 2 pieces of wire, about 2.25″ long. Pinch & glue a large leaf to the end of each wire.

Step 4: Glue the wires to one of the darker green leaf 3-pronged segments. This can feel a little awkward, but stick with it! You can bend the wires a bit to get them to lie flat.

Offset the two stems so that the lighter green leaves aren’t perfectly lined up, it makes the mistletoe look more interesting.

Step 5: Wrap the dark green felt ‘stem’ around the wire stems and glue the sides together so the wires are hidden.

Make a second bundle in the same way.

Step 6: Fold the long joined strips in the middle to create a bend in the wire so you know where the center is. Open the strips back up a bit.

Position one of the leaf bundles 1/2″ down from the bend in the wire. Lie it on it’s side so that the leaves are facing out towards the right. Glue it in place.

Step 7: Repeat this process with the second bundle of leaves, but position the leaves so they are facing out to the left.

Step 8: Fold the top strip down over the leaf bunches and add some glue to secure along the straight segment. But DON’T glue all the way to the bend in the wire. You need to leave the top 1/2″ unglued so you can feed a string through it later to hang.

Step 9: Gently lift the leaves away from the wired bunches and glue one of the remaining darker green leaf pieces in such a way that it fills in some space and makes the mistletoe look fuller. (It’s an art, not a science, don’t stress about perfection!)

Turn the mistletoe over and repeat on the other side with the last leaf piece.

Step 10: Now you can glue the felt balls to the leaves to resemble berries! I put one in each of the lighter green leaves, then I added a couple more in random spots. Just a dot of glue on each ball should do the trick.

Step 11: Make the bow. Fold the ends of the long bow strip so they meet in the middle and glue them down.

Glue the curved piece to the back.

Wrap the small rectangle around the middle of the bow and glue the overlapping ends on the back of the bow.

Last Step: Glue the bow to the mistletoe bunch, about 1/2″ from the top. Tie a twine loop to the top of the mistletoe.

All done! Now hang up your felt mistletoe and wait for someone to kiss!

Here’s a quick video demonstration of how to make the mistletoe if you find that more helpful:

Deck the Halls with Felt Mistletoe!

And don’t forget to check out some of my other felt Christmas themed freebies like this Colly (Calling) Bird pattern, this Ballet Slipper ornament, these Sweet Treat ornaments and this fun Be Merry Banner.

Ok, here comes the mistletoe spam! 😀