How to Make Felt and Pinecone Elves Christmas Ornaments

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Start by making a little hat out of the felt. To make it, I first wrapped the felt around the largest bead to figure out the width. Add a little extra to the width to make room for the glue. Decide how tall you want the hat to be and cut across at that height. You should now have a rectangle.

Cut inward from the outer bottom corners to almost the center top with scissors, forming a trapezoid. put down a line of hot glue and roll the felt to form a cone. Cut off the excess at the seam of the hat.

Hot glue the hat onto the head bead covering the hole.

The hat can be kept straight, but I like how they look a little crumpled. To create this look place a drop of hot glue where you want a fold and pinch and hold it until the hot glue cools and hardens.

Now to add a face, I used a pink colored pencil to add little pink cheeks. Do the cheeks first because they will frame the face to make sure all of the facial features fit inside a certain width to make sure the whole face can be seen from the same angle. I used a black permanent marker for the eyes and mouth.

I couldn’t find a pinecone that was exactly the size I wanted, so I cut off the excess to get the right height. Then, hot glue the head to the center of the bottom of the pinecone.

To make the chenille stems thicker, I twisted two together. Take one of the 10mm wood beads and slide it onto one end leaving some room on the end to twist it in place.

Bend the chenille stems around the pinecone in a “C” shape to make the arms. Slide the other hand bead on to the other end and twist. Then, cut off the extra.

For the legs, bend the chenille stems in half and push them up into the pinecone, then glue in place. Add the foot beads the same way the hand beads were attached.

Cut off pieces of trim to create cuffs on the arms and legs. Use hot glue to attach them.

Cut one piece off, apply a drop of hot glue and pinch to make a little leaf shape. Then glue to the tip of the hat.

Hot glue the trim around the neck for a collar.

Use some puffy paint to add the final touches to really bring him to life. Little dots to add highlights to his eyes and bigger dots like buttons on the front.