Felt Gingerbread Boy Christmas Ornaments
No sewing is needed for these cute ornaments that use fusible web to make them sturdy.
Equipment:
- Hot glue gun or craft glue
- Iron
- Toothpicks (for applying paint)
Materials:
- Tan felt
- Adhesive backed fusible web (such as Wonder Under)
- Small amount of fabric for the "pants"
- Small amount of contrasting color felt for bow tie
- A few buttons
- Craft paint in white, black, and red
- Ribbon for hanger
Instructions:
- Trace the gingerbread man pattern onto the tan felt and cut out. Do this three times for each ornament you are making. You can find a printable pattern here:https://www.themakeyourownzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pattern.pdf
- Using your iron, fuse the three layers together with the fusible web (the three layers makes a nice sturdy ornament).
- Trace the pattern for the pants onto the fabric and cut out.
- Fuse the pants to the felt using your iron and the fusible web.
- Using the white craft paint and a toothpick, make small dashes around the edge of the ornament.
- Make a face using the black paint and a clean toothpick to draw two eyes and smile, and the red paint and a clean toothpick to make two small circles for rosy cheeks.
- Cut a small bow tie shape from a contrasting color of felt and glue on at the neck.
- Glue two or three small buttons down the front.
- Cut a 6" piece of ribbon and glue both ends to the back of the head to make a hanger for the ornament.