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Are you ready to make a reindeer ornament? The holiday season is here, and there's nothing better than cozying up to create something special for your tree. If you've been searching for a quick and fun project, you've found it! Today, I'm thrilled to share this adorable felt reindeer ornament pattern that you can download absolutely free.
This little reindeer ornament is the perfect hand-sewing project for all skill levels. Whether you are a beginner looking to practice your simple stitches or an experienced crafter who needs a last-minute gift idea, this project is simple, sweet, and guaranteed to become a treasured part of your holiday decorations for years to come.
Ready to get started? Grab your favorite felt colors and download the printable template below!
Why felt for this holiday project? We absolutely love felt crafts because the material is so forgiving, making it incredibly easy for anyone—from kids to adults—to jump in and create beautiful handmade items! This reindeer ornament was inspired by our favorite high-flying character, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, making it an essential addition to your collection.
Reindeer Ornament
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Do you like making felt Christmas decorations? Or maybe you would like to do this craft as a fun Christmas craft activity with the kids? This felt craft is a fun Christmas craft idea that can be made by older kids or for teen crafts too.
DIY Reindeer Ornament
Felt Reindeer Ornament
This can be a fun Christmas Craft Activity for adults, teen crafts, or crafts for kids if you want to teach them easy hand sewing and embroidery skills.
Materials You'll Need to Make Your Reindeer Ornament
Felt fabric – light brown, dark brown, black, white, cream, and red.
Then cut your pieces of felt. Your pieces will look like this.
Step 1:
Select the felt fabrics for the reindeer plush and trace the patterns from the template on the selected felt fabrics. Except for the nose and the bottom part of the head, each of the parts (patterns) has 2 pieces.
Step 2:
Take any one of the head patterns, the nose, and the bottom part of the head. Prepare the needle and thread. Place the bottom part of the head on the head piece, match the bottom end of both pieces, and start to stitch.
Step 3:
After stitching the bottom piece, stitch the nose (red round piece) in its place, on the head.
Step 4:
In this step, stitch the eyes. Place the black round piece on the white round piece and then stitch them in their position, above the nose.
Step 5:
Place the inner ear parts inside the outer ear parts. Fold the ribbon in half. This step shows the arrangement of the ears, horns, and the ribbon (hanging mechanism).
Step 6:
Take the front part of the head (prepared in steps 2, 3, and 4) and place it on the top of the other head piece (the plain one). Start to stitch both pieces together along the sides. Start the stitch from either the left or the right side.
Step 7:
Once you reach the ear’s position, take any one of the ears (with the inner and outer layers attached) and slightly tuck a small amount of it between the 2 head parts. After stitching the ear, stitch the horn next to it.
Step 8:
Take the half-folded ribbon. Make sure to match the open end of the ribbon.
Step 9:
Tuck about 2 cm of the ribbon's open ends between the 2 head parts.
Step 10:
Once again, stitch along the sides to attach all items (the ribbon, ears, horns, front and back parts of the head).
Step 11:
Stop stitching after almost reaching the bottom side of the head. Keep a small opening for stuffing. Do not close the open end on the bottom side of the head after stuffing; keep it open.
Step 12:
Take the 2 body parts and place them together by matching all sides. Stitch along the sides to join both pieces together.
Step 13:
Keep a small opening for stuffing. I used leftover felt fabrics for stuffing. Cut the leftover felt fabrics into small pieces and use them for stuffing.
Step 14:
Close the open end of the body after stuffing. Insert about a cm of the neck inside the open end of the head.
Step 15:
Stitch the neck and the head together to complete the reindeer ornament.
Tie 2 or 3 tight knots and then cut off the extra thread once you are done stitching.
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