10-Minute Santa Ornament

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santa-ornament

Ten minutes. Really. This is sort of a variation on the elf skittles that I posted about last week. But even easier. I think these would make cute additions to gifts for family, friends or teachers. The kids can help make these if you skip the glue gun and use regular school glue. You  could sign them on the back and add the year.  You could use even smaller wooden balls to make teeny tiny Santas. Or you can take it a step further and make a little body with chenille stems, a larger ball for the belly and beads for the arms and legs.

Supplies:

  • wooden ball (1 1/2″ diameter)
  • red and white felt scraps
  • black acrylic paint
  • white chenille stem (cut to 2″)
  • twine
  • glue gun

santa-ornament-instructions

  1. Cut out the hat and beard from felt according to this template.
  2. Bend the end of your chenille stem and cut to 2″.
  3. Insert the chenille stem in the top of the hat felt and sew, right sides together, using a scant 1/4″ seam allowance. Turn right sides out and poke out the tip with a blunt tool.
  4. Place a couple of drops of glue on the inside rim of the hat and fit onto the wooden ball. Glue the beard on as well, just meeting the hat at the corners.
  5. Draw eyes with a pencil and then paint them on with black acrylic paint.
  6. Loop twine through the chenille stem and tie in a knot. Trim off the ends and put a tiny drop of glue to hold the knot in place just at the chenille stem. All done!

If you make this project or anything else from the Make it Monday series, be sure to post a photo in the Make it Monday Flickr group.

20 Replies to “10-Minute Santa Ornament”

  1. Wow! These are ADORABLE!! I am SO making these for our Girl Scout meeting tonight! Thanks, and I am bookmarking your site right now.

  2. This is so cute and so easy!

    There are also some very simple tree decoration tutorials on sequins_and_glitter.blogspot.com if you want to check it out 🙂

  3. These are so cute, I will be putting them on Christmas presents this year. Very easy to make,

  4. Think these would make a quick, cute craftshow item. Grandkids would love to help!

  5. I love this web site. I colect Santa Claus and am looking forward to making them to add to my collection. I haven been crocheting for 50 years and am now 63 and stil love it a lot and will keep on crocheting so until the day I go on to our wonderful gloriful home that is awaingting for us in Heaaven. Hope to see more Sants. Do you make Reindeers and snowmen also I am working on them for my granddaughter Esther. Looking forward toseeing more rojects to come.

  6. Heya i’m for the first time here. I came across this
    board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out much.
    I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.

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