Easy Christmas Crafts: Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament

Some felt, yarn and glue easily become this easy felt Santa Claus ornament that is both whimsical and charming with his wide open eyes and curls of white yarn beard.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament finished and on display

Easy Christmas Crafts: Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament Materials and Tools:

Craft felt - small pieces of red, white, flesh and black 
White yarn 
Glue (I used two kinds - a regular white fabric glue for the felt and a thicker, much tackier glue for the yarn beard) 
Scissors 
Ruler (oops, forgot to include in picture) 
Pattern - Easy Felt Santa Claus
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Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament materials and tools

The Steps for How to Make the Easy Christmas Crafts: Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament:

Print the Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament pattern.

Cut around the pattern shapes.

Cut the shapes from the red, white, black and flesh felt as noted on the pattern.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 1 cut shapes
Glue the flesh-colored face shape to the rounded end of the red rectangle.

Match the rounded edges before the glue sets.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 2 glue face
Overlap the white hat band - just a small amount - over the edge of the face shape.

Center the white hat band across the red shape.

The edges should extend slightly.

Glue in place.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 3 glue hat band
Measure and cut a 10-inch length of yarn.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 4 measure and cut yarn for loop
Fold the yarn in half. Tie a knot in the ends to form a loop.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 5 form loop
Glue the knot at the top and the center of the back of the red shape.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 6 glue loop knot
Fold and glue the corners of the red shape to the back over the glued yarn knot to form the hat's shape.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 7 fold and glue corners for to form hat shape
Glue the small white circle to the top of the hat shape.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 8 glue top of hat
Glue each small black circle over one end of each of the small white ovals to form the eyes.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 9 form eyes
Position the eyes with the ovals lengthwise of the shape and with the black portion toward the "chin."

Glue the eyes to the face shape just below the edge of the hat band.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 10 glue eyes to face
Glue the red oval horizontally for the mouth.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 11 glue mouth to face
Begin adding the yarn beard.

Add glue to the edge of the felt beginning at a point level with the bottom of eyes.

Make yarn loops around the edge of the felt to form the first layer of the beard.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 12 add first layer of beard
End the loops even with the starting point on the opposite side and cut the yarn.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 13 cut yarn at end of first layer
Add more glue just inside the first loops and add another series of loops for a second layer of beard.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 14 add second layer of yarn for beard
Cut two small pieces of yarn for the mustache. One should be slightly longer.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 15 cut yarn for mustache
Add and glue each piece of yarn separately.

Start with the longer piece of yarn. Apply glue in the center under his imaginary nose.

Position one end of the yarn in the glue, then the other end.

Next pull the center down to the glue to form two loops - one to the right and one to the left.

Repeat for the shorter piece of yarn.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 16 glue mustache
What a fun little Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament.
Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament step 17 hang to display
This fun and easy ornament can be made quickly and inexpensively.

Make him in traditional colors, or change the colors to match other colorful decorations.

Have fun making one or many!

The Easy Felt Santa Claus Ornament would be a great family project or one shared between "grands" - grandparents and grandchildren or anyone to add some fun and laughter to the season.
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