Supplies:
- 3/4” half round or round doll glasses
- 6” grapevine wreath
- Two 1 1/4” multi gift boxes
- Two 2” multi gift boxes
- 1/2” button for nose
- 1 yard of 1” wide faux fur
- 8” round of peach colored fabric
- Red 200mm plastic ball ornament
- Gloves ornament
- 15mm wiggle eyes
- Six 7/8” gold jingle bells for hat and hand
- 18” muslin for Santa bag
- 8” raffia
- 5” styrofoam ball for head
- White craft glue
- Delta Fleshtone paint
- Koss pastel chalk for cheeks
- 1 button
- Berry centers
- Assorted Christmas greens and berries for bottom and bag
- 1” white pom pom
- Red flannel piece for hat (Fat Quarter)
Instructions:
- Glue wreath to bottom of red ball.
- Glue 5” styrofoam ball to top of red ball.
- Pin and secure 8” round peach fabric to front of face. Glue ends of fabric to styrofoam. Let dry.
- Glue on 1/2” wood button where nose would be.
- Paint 1/2” wood button fleshtone.
- Glue 12mm eyes on face.
- For beard: With Santa’s curls, pull a piece about 2” to make mustache. Cut two 1” pieces for eyebrows. Glue in place. With the rest of the curls, use floral pins and glue to hold in place around Santa’s head.
- Glue on faux fur around waist.
- Glue glasses on nose.
- With pastel chalk, use red and peach blush for cheeks and nose.
- For hat: Use 12”x12” square of red flannel. Fold in half and glue sides together. You will have a 6”x12” rectangle. At one end, twist a pipe cleaner to close and at about 1” down from edge, turn right side out. Insert 18 gauge wire into Santa’s head and bend down into an arch. Place flannel over Santa’s head and glue around the edge with a glue gun. Glue 1” white pom pom to top of hat. Glue about 12” of 1 1/2” fur trim around edge of hat, making sure to tuck edge of trim in. Manipulate wire to desired hat shape and accent with greenery and bells.
- For Santa’s bag: Fold muslin in half. Glue seams and turn right sides out. Stuff about 2/3 of bag with crumpled newspaper. Glue in boxes and greenery to insides of bag. Wrap jute around Santa’s neck and then circle jute under packages like a belt and tie loosely so that bag hangs on Santa’s back. If desired, glue into place.
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