The 12 Days of Ornaments - Day 3

Hello everyone.  Susan here with the third ornament of our Little Blue House series.  I hope you have been enjoying our handmade creations.

Today we are going to make this cute little snowman hat ornament.  

Those of you who know me know that I love to save and recycle as much as possible.  Can you guess what I used for the base of the ornament?  An empty ribbon spool!  Now don't despair if you don't have one in your stash; I am also listing the dimensions of chipboard you can substitute for the spool. 

Here is a list of the supplies I used:

empty ribbon spool (OR - chipboard: one 3 1/4" circle; one 2" circle; one 1" x 6 1/2" strip)

one 1 3/4" circle chipboard

adhesive - FabricTac

black acrylic paint

one piece of black craft felt

6" thin red satin ribbon

6 1/2" red scalloped velvet ribbon

one green doily, approx. 1 1/4"

one tiny white poinsettia

The spool I used was from one-inch-wide ribbon so the hat would be a good height.

First you need to cut off the top of the ribbon spool.

Then you will trace the bottom of the spool twice on a piece of black felt.  (Mine were 3 1/4" circles.)  I used a blue ballpoint pen and it showed up well enough on the felt to see the line while cutting.  Cut both circles out.  (TIP:  to cut circles easily, turn what you are cutting rather than your scissors - you will get a nicer, smoother cut!)

Trace the top (open part) of the spool onto chipboard and cut out the circle just inside the  traced line (my circle was 2").  Use the chipboard circle as a template to cut out another circle of felt, cutting approximately 1/8" away from the chipboard so the felt circle will be slightly larger.

Now you will paint the top and bottom edges of the spool with black acrylic paint to avoid having them show when the felt is adhered to the spool.  This could also be done with a black Sharpie or other permanent pen.  (Here's a recycling tip for you:  save those fake credit cards that come in your junk mail to use as a palette when using paints or glues.  Just throw away when finished - no clean up!)

Glue one of the larger felt circles to the bottom of the spool.  I used FabricTac (available at The Little Blue House) for this project as I was adhering felt and ribbon.

Place the small chipboard circle in the center of the other large black felt circle, trace and cut out the center.  You will now have a black donut!

Glue this piece down to the top of the hat brim as shown below. Trim edges as necessary.

Measure the height of your spool (mine was  1") and the circumference around (mine was 6 1/2").  Cut a strip of black felt this measurement - 1" x 6 1/2" and glue to the side of the spool.

Glue the small chipboard circle to the small felt circle  Punch a hole with a cropadile in the center and thread narrow red satin ribbon through the hole from the underside to the top.  Knot and tape or glue to further secure the ribbon to the chipboard.

Glue this piece to the top of the spool,  completing the hat.  Isn't it cute?  Now we need to decorate it.  I glued a 6 1/2" piece of scalloped red velvet ribbon above the hat brim and then finished it off with  a tiny, hand-crocheted doily and white poinsettia.  (The ribbon, doily and poinsettia are all available at The Little Blue House!)

So now you can add your little ornament to your tree and enjoy it all season long!

Leave a comment on this post and tell me what your favorite Christmas movie is.  Our family loves to watch "Christmas Vacation" - maybe because we have much in common with the Griswolds!  Remember, one lucky commenter will win one of these little hats!

Congratulations to our Day 2 ornament winner - CASEY!  Please call the Little Blue House at 817-431-7930 or drop by during store hours to claim your prize!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to return tomorrow to see another wonderful ornament!

Susan

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