Soft Sculpture Mrs. Santa Ornament
Soft Sculpture Mrs. Santa Ornament
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Soft Sculpture Mrs. Santa Ornament
Materials needed:
- A piece of stocking ( approximately a 1 1/2 to 2" square)
- Button and Carpet Thread
- A small amount of fiber fill
- (2) 6mm black beads
- White Curly Chennile
- Red Felt Scraps (desert plate size)
- White eyelet trim scraps
- Hot Glue
- Small white Pom Pom
- A Long Hand Sewing Needle
- Small plastic holly leaves
- Gold wire
- Scrap of small red ribbon
Directions
Thread your needle leaving a 3" tail, after the knot.
Make a running stitch around the edge of the piece of stocking. Rounding off the corners.
While holding our thumb in the center of the stocking, tug on the thread to form a pouch. Stuff the pouch with fiber fill. Fill until firm. Tug threads to close the ball and tie using tail from the other end.
Form another tail after the knot on your thread. Insert needle in to the ball where you tied it off. Bring needle to the position of the first eye. Put bead on the needle. Pull thread and move the needle over 1/8" from where you came out. Insert needle back into "face" and out the back of the head. Bring needle to the position of the second eye. and repeat as you did the first eye. Tie off the thread. Knot well.
Insert needle from the back to a corner of the mouth. Making small stitches, make a running stitch where you want her mouth. Bring the needle out the back and tie off. Use the tip of your needle to "sculpt" the fiber fill to form the mouth.
Use the curly Chanille to form her hair. Glue in to place.
To form Mrs. Santa's Hat, use a dessert plate or large glass for a template and cut out a circle of felt larger than the head. Make a running stitch about 1/2" in from the edge of the circle. Snug up the thread to fit the head. Knot well and glue in to place.
To make Mrs. Santa's Collar: Make a running stitch along the edge of a piece of eyelet trim. Pull the thread so that the eyelet forms a circle. Knot well. Glue a the base of the ornament. Glue a small red bow on to place at the center front.
Re thread your needle, leaving a long tail as you did earlier. Make a loop for hanging at the top of the hat and knot well. I use a pencil to hold the loop while I knot it off.
Tips for Your Mrs. Santa Ornament
Use very strong thread and pull tightly.
Support hose are great to work with for soft sculpture. If you know any one who wears them, ask them to save their run ones.
A button nose can be made using a small pink pom pom before you stuff the ball. Bring the needle in from the back, make a round running stitch around the pom pom. Pull the pom pom into the center circle of stitches with the tip of the needle. Pull the needle out the back and tug the thread as you work the pom pom into place. Tie off well.
Form glasses out of gold wire. Use a pencil to make a perfect loop. Glue the ear pieces in to Mrs. Santa's hair.
Be creative and use the basic face to create other Christmas Ornaments.
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