Merry Christmas!
Okay, so this is a little late for 2010, but it’s early for next year. ;=)
Inspired by paper ornaments he’s seen over the years, Matt came up with the design for these cardinal and train ornaments two Christmases ago. He made chickadees last year and is working on blue jays now. He also helped our children with their ornaments: Kelly’s penguin and Timmy’s tree.
He used stiff felt, stiff glitter felt, glitter glue, ribbon, scissors and a hole punch to make the birds. The kids used a combination of stiff felt and “regular” felt as well as glitter glue, scissors, raffia and cord for their ornaments.
If you’re interested in getting a template for any of the bird designs, let me know.
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Hello,
Love this little felt cardinal. Could you send me instructions?
Thanks, Emily
Hi Emily,
Thank you for your interest! I checked with Matt, and although he has not yet developed a template for his ornaments, he said that they are loosely based on ones we saw in Family Fun Magazine a few years ago. Here is a link to those (a dove and a cardinal): http://spoonful.com/crafts/flying-bird-ornaments.
I hope that helps.
Happy holidays!
Liesl
Aha! The ornaments in the last link didn’t look quite right. I think this is the one Matt was referring to: http://spoonful.com/crafts/buildable-bird.
Good luck!
Liesl