Why not make your family’s Christmas tree a spectacular homemade one, with today’s DIY Cork Reindeer Ornaments?!
Not only are these DIY reindeer ornaments super simple for anyone to recreate but they are absolutely adorable too! My favorite part is probably the unique mini clothespin “antlers” that I just “pinched” on. Easy peasy!
Did I also mention they are really inexpensive too? Especially if you are on a budget! You can easily buy everything you need in bulk and make multiples, all at once, in no time. You can possibly even wrap them up for your holiday gifting needs! The lucky receiver I’m sure will love it!
Whether you fancy the finished pieces as ornaments, tie them on random things as decorations or even as a gift tag on your presents – these cork reindeer pieces are a fun & festive craft to do this holiday season!
So grab your craft supplies & follow our step-by-step tutorial below. You won’t regret it!
Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished Cork Reindeer Ornaments with us! #gluedtomycrafts
Cork Reindeer Ornament Craft Supplies:
* 1.5″ Cork Circle Pieces {I found mine at Michaels but Amazon has them as well}
* Small Wiggle Eyes
* Large Red Craft Buttons
* Mini Wooden Clothespins
* Brown Pipe Cleaners
* Craft Scissors
* Hot Glue Gun
* Hot Glue Sticks
* Baker’s Twine or Ribbon {for hanging}
Directions:
* For one cork reindeer ornament you need: 1 cork piece, 2 wiggle eyes, 1 red button, 2 mini clothespins, 2 small pieces of brown pipe cleaner.
* Set aside those supplies for each ornament you want to make.
* Take two small pieces of pipe cleaner and place one in each of your mini clothespins.
* Bend them a bit and then attach {or in lamest terms, pinch} those pieces to the cork piece. This is the reindeer’s antlers.
* Once those are in place – hot glue the wiggle eyes and red nose to the cork piece.
* To finish off the reindeer – hot glue some baker’s twine to the back, for easy hanging.
* Then display and/or gift away proudly!
“Oh Rudolph won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” This ornament turned out super cute, right? And of course, you can change things up by painting the cork or adding other embellishments you see fit. {like glitter – glitter is always nice!}
If you are looking for even MORE festive and super easy Christmas ornament craft tutorials – be sure to check out these past posts from Glued To My Crafts:
* Cork Snowman Ornament
* Santa Star Ornament
* Recycled Sunglasses Turned Snowman Ornament
* Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Picture Frame Ornaments
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