To build the base I stuck a long eyehook (stiff wire piece with a small loop at the top, used in jewelry making) thru two corks to hold them together.
Then just hot glued some simple things in place to decorate and turn it into a "reindeer" - bell at bottom with a small piece of trim wrapped between the bell and the cork; a pompom nose and 2 black beads for eyes; curled decorative wire that has stars shooting off it that I had on hand - I planned to use a couple small twigs for antlers but went on a treasure hunt for different things I could use and found this shooty wire in my gift wrapping supplies and I love how it looks! Note: I use short pieces of the same wire on my Christmas tree which adds a nice tinselly shimmer to the tree. To finish I tied a thin glittery ribbon around it's neck and dangled a really small santa ornament from my mini-tree decorations from the ribbon.
I tied a small piece of twine to the eyehook to hang this ornament - I'm thinking around a wine bottle would be super cute but equally fun on the tree or tied to the top of a gift.
one year ago: coconut thumbprint cookies
two years ago: santa and snowman ornaments
three years ago: hot chocolate spoons
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