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Walnut Baby Ornament

Rock-a-bye baby on a tree top!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/walnut-baby-ornament • Posted by Jill

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!

You will need

Project Budget
Reasonably Priced

Time

0 h 30

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

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!

Instructions

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    Carefully split open the walnut. Ideally, you'll have 2 perfect halves. Scrape out the inside of the nut.

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    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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    Hot glue some ric rac to the cut edge of the quarter shell.

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    Hot glue a small square of fabric to one side of the inside of the half shell.

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    Hot glue the other side of the fabric to the other side of the inside of the shell.

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    Stuff some polyfil or a cotton ball under the fabric.

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    Draw a face on a wooden bead and glue it onto the cotton and fabric.

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    Hot glue the 2 shell pieces together.

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    Hot glue small wooden beads onto a piece of the toothpick and hot glue onto the bottom of the shell.

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    Hot glue a piece of embroidery floss to the front and back of the shell.

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    Hang on your tree and cherish forever!