Baby Jesus Ornament

This little craft is perfect for the

classroom - even the very young could

make these if you did a little

prep work ahead of time.

 You'll need the following supplies:

A 3/4" round head button plug,

a Woodsies giant oval,

a Woodsies small oval,

a scrap of gauze

(I had mine left over from Halloween)

acrylic paint: Flesh Tone, Marigold,

Extreme Glitter Gold, Multi-Purpose Sealer,

pink powder blush, a cotton swab,

a hot glue gun, glue sticks,

a permanent marking pen, a button, 

and a ribbon scrap.

Baby Jesus ornaments make me happy!

Here are two of my earlier designs:

  Hmm.  This one must be so old

I haven't even blogged about it.

I will put this on my To-Do List.  :)

 http://megpiedesign.blogspot.com/2010/11/baby-jesus-ornament.html

Back to this year's ornament:

  Paint the button head Flesh Tone and allow

to dry thoroughly.  Blush the cheeks

with pink powder blush and a cotton swab.

Seal with Multi-Purpose Sealer.

Paint the small oval Marigold.

When dry, brush with Extreme Glitter Gold.

 

 

 Wrap the gauze scrap around the oval.

I found that really stretching the

gauze tightly and tucking in all loose ends

works the best.  Use hot glue

to secure the end of your gauze on the

back of the oval.

 

 Once your painted pieces are dry,

you're ready to assemble the ornament.

 

Put a small amount of hot glue on

the front bottom of the halo;

press the back of the gauze wrapped

oval to the front of the halo.

Flip ornament over.

Use a dot of hot glue to attach the

ribbon for hanging to the back of the halo.

For added support, I used a button

to sandwich the ribbon between

the oval and the button.

 

 

 This is what the front of your ornament

should look like.

Add closed eyelids by drawing two

"U" shapes with the pen.

I thought the ornament still needed

a little something, so I dug

through all my supplies until I found

this holly sprig.  I think I liked it because

it looked so much like my earlier

ornament where I painted the 

swaddling clothes and I painted the

holly sprig.  Any little decoration would

do ... a star, a heart, be creative.

~ Peace and Baby Jesus Ornaments ~