Mouse in Bed

1 medium gray pompom  (head), 2 small grey felt circles(ears), 1 small grey pom pom(muzzle),1 small black bead (nose),small piece of christmas fabric cut into square with pinking shears (quilt),half walnut sheel or small matcbox (bed), cotton balls or polyfill (mousebody under quilt), 1/2" inch length of gry yarn or cording(tail), 2 wiggly eyes (unless you want your mouse to be asleep..then use little grey felt ovals for eyes), approx 4 inches of ribbon for hanging, glue

ears to top of head, glue muzzle and eyes to front of head,glue nose on muzzle, stuff walnut shell with batting or cotton balls, cover with quilt and glue all around edges of walnut except for  a little bit at each end, glue each end of ribbon under each end of quilt, and then glue head at one tail, and tail poking out of other end and then glue tail end shut.
Jingle Bell Reindeer

1 large gold jingle bell (head), 1 brown chenille stem or pipe cleaner (antlers),1 small brown or tan pompom (muzzle) 1 red bead (nose), 4 inch length of ribbon, 2 small wiggly eyes

tie ribbon through top of jingle bell, glue eyes to fron of jingle bell, glue muzzle to front of jingle bell, glue nose to muzzle, cut pipe cleaner into pices as so; 2 1 1/2-2" lengths, 1 4 " length .  Thread 4" through top of Jingle bell and twist to secure, twist shorter length around each end of longer length, bend and trim as desired to make them look like antlers.
Snowman Lollipops

1 Tootsie Pop or other lollipop, aprrox. 2 1/2" circle of white flannel or cotton cloth cut with pinking shears, about a 3" length of 1/2" wide of Christmas flannel or cotton cloth cut with pinking shears, 2 wiggly eyes or small (tiny) black beads, 1 small bead for nose (black, orange, red.), glue  (if you want a hat...black felt...
cut a  rectangle (approx 1/2" wide by 1" long and glue ends together, cut a large circle for brim and glue hat to this, cut another smaller circle to fit and glue for top of hat), ribbon or cording to hang (about 5 inches)

place white fabric circle over lollipop, , place glue on back side of print fabric and tie around base of head and knot to secure, glue on eyes and nose to front of head,glue heads of ribbon to top tp/back of head  glue on hat if desired.
Wooden Soldiers
2 wooden spools, 1 painted red, one painted black, 1 wooden bead painted flesh color with black dots for eyes if you wish, 1 large black pompom,  1 4" length of cording to hang, 1 inch length of gold cording , 1 black felt circle for feet (cut about 1/2" larger than base of spool)

glue black spool to black felt, glue red spool on top of black spool, glue bead head on op of that, and glue black pompom for hat.  tie gold cording across red spool to form X in front, glue ends of hanging cording to top of hat
Christmas Balls  (super easy)
styrofom ball,  circle of christmas print cotton fabric cut with pinking shears, 2 lengths of satin ribbon, satin roses

place ball in center of fabric (wrong side up) gather at top of ball, wrap ribbon around and tie knot, leaving two fairly long ends,  glue satin roses over knot. glue end of other ribbon length inside gather edge at top of ball to make hanging loop
Sequined Balls

small styrofom ball, sequins, sequin pinslength of hanging cord
be creative!!  you can make snowmen, santas, patterns

glue cording to top of ball and then proceed to be creative!  pin sequins to cover ball as desired
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