Puppy Dog Ornament
Difficulty: Very Easy
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Parental supervision is recommended
Bone-up on your Christmas decorating options with this Puppy dog ornament. A ping-pong ball and a few other odds and ends are all you need to craft a decoration everyone will enjoy.
What you'll need:
- Ping pong ball
- Black felt
- Scissors
- Tacky glue
- 2 (10 mm) Wiggle eyes (you can use other sizes)
- 3/4" White pom pom
- 1/4" Black pom pom
- Decorative string or ribbon (for hanger)
- Paper
- Pencil
- White pencil (to trace pattern on black felt)
How to make it:
- Notice where the wording is located on the ping pong ball and plan for the ears to cover it up.
- Glue on the white pom pom for the nose.
- Glue the black pom pom on the white pom pom.
- Glue on the wiggle eyes.
- Cut a piece of decorative string or ribbon for the hanger. Knot the ends.
- Glue the hanger above the wiggle eyes. Note: This should be in the middle of the wording on the ball.
- Draw some ears on the paper and cut out. Experiment until you get the shape and size of ears you want for your puppy.
- Trace your pattern on the felt and cut out.
- Glue the ears on the top of the puppy and over the ends of the hanger.
- Let dry.
Tips:
This ornament makes up quickly. If you create the ear pattern ahead of time, this would be great for Scouts or other groups.
