Friday 3 August 2018

12 Days of Homemade Christmas Spoon Santa

12 Days of Homemade Christmas Spoon Santa



Its Day 7, which means were more than half-way through the 12 Days of Homemade Christmas.  Im actually kind of surprised I havent given up, but now theres a light at the end of the tunnel, and Im thinking that maybe - just maybe - Ill make it through all 12 days.

Today, weve got another classic from the trees of my childhood: the spoon Santa.

Youll need:
  • A spoon
  • Pliers
  • Peach paint
  • Sharpie
  • Some white felt, fleece or other fabric
  • Some red felt
  • Pom-pom ball
  • Hot glue gun
 First, bend your spoon.  This is the hardest part.  Channel all of your He-Man (or He-Woman) strength.  Or, go find a real He-Man, and make him do it for you.   I muscled my way through by using two pairs of pliers and doing a lot of grunting and groaning.  And a little swearing.

Also, in case you couldnt tell, this bend in the spoon is what creates the "hanger" for the ornament: You just hang the bend over your tree branch, and youre good to go.


Next, paint the back of your spoon a nice flesh tone.

Once your paint is dry, draw a face.  Also, glue on a hat made out of red felt and a little fleece (or cotton batting if youre like me and dont have any fleece).

Next, add your beard and mustache.  I had this odd, fuzzy fabric that worked perfectly as facial hair, but any white fabric should be good.

I decided he looked a little funny with no nose, so I glued a little black bead on for the nose.  Its still a little funny, but I kinda like it.
 
And youre done!   I think this would be a really cool way to use some family silverware thats not a complete set.  You know, the kind of thing you want to save, but what are you going to do with just one or two spoons?  Or just buy a package of four spoons for a buck at your local dollar store like I did...



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