Gingerbread Animal Ornaments

It’s Baking Cats and Dogs

Have fun with felt and craft a few of these adorable gingerbread animal ornaments. We’ve created a step-by-step photo tutorial to make your crafting even simpler. For help sewing French knots, watch our helpful video tutorial below. Make a few of these cuties for your own tree or craft some to be given as gifts!

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Tools

• Scissors or Cutting Machine
• Embroidery Scissors (recommended)
• Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
• Wooden Skewer or Chopstick
• Sewing Needle
• Embroidery Needle (recommended)

Materials

• Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt – Doe Brown, Bark Brown, White, Blush, Strawberry, Mint
• Embroidery Floss – Light Tan (437), Ultra Dark Coffee Brown (938), White, Baby Pink (818), Very Dark Coral Red (817)
• Poly-Fill
• 1/4″ Gold Bells

Steps

1. Gather the tools and materials listed above.
2. Cut your felt according to the pattern.
3. Whip stitch the icing onto the heads and the tail of the cat (see embroidery guide for reference). Mirror this for the back sides.
4. Next, whip stitch on the eyes and blush cheeks.

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