Walnut Baby Ornament
Rock-a-bye baby on a tree top!
Posted by Jill
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My favorite Christmas ornament has always been a tiny walnut baby we've had as long as I can remember. This year I decided to recreate this teensy treasure... and I couldn't stop at just one. Now there's a walnut baby play date on my tree!
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You Will Need (11 things)
- Embroidery Floss
- Knife
- Ric Rac
- Wooden Beads
- Cotton Balls
- Toothpick
- Glue Gun
- Scissors
- Fabric
- Sharpie
- 1 A Walnut Shell
Steps (11 steps, 30 minutes)
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1
Carefully split open the walnut. Ideally, you'll have 2 perfect halves. Scrape out the inside of the nut.
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2
Cut one half of the walnut in half. This can be tricky as there's no easy way to get a straight cut.
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3
Hot glue some ric rac to the cut edge of the quarter shell.
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4
Hot glue a small square of fabric to one side of the inside of the half shell.
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5
Hot glue the other side of the fabric to the other side of the inside of the shell.
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6
Stuff some polyfil or a cotton ball under the fabric.
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7
Draw a face on a wooden bead and glue it onto the cotton and fabric.
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8
Hot glue the 2 shell pieces together.
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9
Hot glue small wooden beads onto a piece of the toothpick and hot glue onto the bottom of the shell.
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10
Hot glue a piece of embroidery floss to the front and back of the shell.
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11
Hang on your tree and cherish forever!