DIY Ornaments: Santa Box

Each of the Design Team Members have opened up their elf workshops this week and created some DIY Christmas ornaments to share with you. We hope to inspire you to create your own special ornaments this year. For even more ornament ideas, check out our DIY Christmas Ornament Pinterest Board.

I am excited to present to you this Jolly Santa Ornament. He went together quite quickly using the Tall Pyramid Box file. I used two files from the Pazzles Craft Room Library to make the white hat trim: Large Circle Scallops and Scallop Tag. With the InVue software, I layered the oval in front of the circle. Then I used Subtract Weld for the final look (deleting any extra pieces). You can use the same scallop for the ball on the pointed top of the hat. Santa’s moustache came from the Six Moustaches file.

To make his face, I drew an oval. Then I added two circles for the eyes. You can choose to cut circles to glue on the front of his face, or you might cut the oval WITH two circles also cut out. Then place a slightly smaller black oval on the back of the face. I think the second method gives a cleaner look to the eyes. The mouth and nose are also circles, adhered appropriately.

For Santa’s beard take one side of the pyramid cut file and cut the point off at 2.25” from the bottom.
Add some embellishing. Assemble all the pieces. The jolly santa is complete.

There is a secret bonus to this Santa Ornament. As I used a box file, you can even sneak some goodies inside.

~Krista