
Hello All and welcome to the day 4 of the

12 Days of Christmas Series!
Today I have Donna from
Take it away Donna!
Hi, I am Donna from
Two Chicks And A Mom
I blog with my two
daughters, (thus, “chicks”) Staci (college student/newlywed) and Ali Rose, who
is a high school student.
We blog about crafting, food, travel, and family life in general. We have only been blogging this past year but we certainly enjoy it.
We blog about crafting, food, travel, and family life in general. We have only been blogging this past year but we certainly enjoy it.
When I am not
blogging or thinking of something to blog about, I am a registered nurse, mom
to 7 and grandma to 5 (and counting).
I am very excited to be part of the 12 Days of Christmas series and hope that you enjoy my craft idea!
(Staci, Ali Rose, and me)
Stuffed
with Goodies Santa
I
have made this craft for years and make at least one every year for a gift—really
nice for a teacher gift, a holiday neighbor gift, or even a “Secret Santa”.
This little guy sews up quickly and is easy to make. Ready?
Here we go!


You will need:
Red felt
Dark Green
felt
Black felt
Light pink
felt
White felt
½ inch
white pom pom
Small
black plastic “eyes”
Wrapped
candies, such as Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bells or Kisses
;
Using
pattern and sizes noted, cut out--
2 pieces
red for Santa’s body
1 piece
red for Santa’s “bottom”
2 black
boots
1 pink
face
1 white
beard
2 green
mittens
Sew Santa
body together with mittens in place-make sure to leave bottom open. I use a straight stitch of 1/8” to sew this
Santa.
You can
now sew on Santa’s beard. Just line it
up so it matches up on the sides and make sure as you sew that you only sew no
more than half of the beard—you need to be able to raise the beard to get to
the candies inside!
Now you
need to sew the one piece of bottom on to the open end of Santa. You also sew the boots on at the same
time. Pin the boots onto the inside
front piece of the bottom. Sew along one
edge, double-stitch to end, and then sew the other side on as well. Make sure that you trim all threads as you
go.
Okay,
Santa is almost finished! However, we do
need a “secret” opening so you can fill Santa with wrapped candies and the
recipient can get to those goodies!
I lift up
the beard, make a small cut in the center of the red felt and then cut a “V” into
the fabric. It doesn’t have to be very big—just big enough to get the candies
through and out again. The beard will
hide the cut.
Santa now
needs a face—it would be creepy if he didn’t have one J.
Thankfully,
you already cut one out for him! I used Aleene’s
Clear Gel Tacky Glue to adhere his face to his beard. Any glue would probably work but I often use
this glue when making a craft (or my trusty hot glue gun).
Next, let’s
give him eyes and a nose. I cut out a
small red felt oval for his nose and used small, black plastic eyes (found in
the craft section of most stores) for his eyes.
In the past, I have also used blue or green puffy acrylic paint for his
eyes—if I were out of the black plastic eyes or wanted to give Santa a more
personalized look. Just put a small dot
of paint in the area where his eyes would go.
Now he
looks like Santa!
Fill with
wrapped candies and set him on a shelf, cabinet, on a Christmas tree branch or
give as a present. He is pretty darn
cute, isn’t he?
Thanks for
visiting and have a wonderful holiday season!

Thank you so much Donna, that is one Cute SANTA!
And thank you all for tuning in today!
Until tomorrow...

Thanks for allowing me to participate in the 12 Days of Christmas, Allie!
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