Ready for some new DIY ornaments? Designed by Meagan, this wool and wood deer ornament is easy to make and will look so cute on your Christmas tree. If you don’t have a tree, you can also leave the twine off and use it as a holiday decoration.
Because we’re using chipboard for this project, we recommend using a cutting machine with a deep-cut blade.
Make an ornament to fawn over
Similar to our deer decorations from last year, this wool and wood deer ornament has a simple Scandinavian look that we love. You can also mix and match the light and dark wood paper between the three different pieces (antlers, body, and legs) to create different combinations of ornaments. Then you’ll add the chipboard to make sure they’re sturdy and glue the wool on to give them an adorable winter coat.
Skill level: Beginner
Crafting tips: Be sure to allow glue to fully dry before assembling the deer. If you want, you could also craft this as a standing tabletop decoration instead of an ornament — just leave the twine off.
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Tools
- Craft Scissors
- Cricut Cutting Machine with Deep Cut Blade and StrongGrip Mat (recommended)
- Paintbrush
- High-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Tape
Materials
- Cricut Chipboard — 2mm
- Light Wood Paper
- Dark Wood Paper
- Roving Wool — Latte
- Cotton Twine
- Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
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Like this DIY idea? Check out more chipboard projects you can craft. Or take a look at all of our Christmas crafts for more holiday decor.
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21 Comments
I just cut out the paper parts of the body from the SVG file. Shouldn’t one of the bodies be reversed? It is easy to fix and I should have noticed it before I did the cutting. But I wonder if you could update the SVG file?
Thank you so much for catching our mistake Alicia! We have updated the SVG file. 🙂
Can you use Cricuit wood veneer instead of wood paper for this project.
Yes, you can!
Thank you!
This project makes me want to buy a cricut machine!! Please tell me what machine, blades and mats I need to make your fun projects!!! And any other tools for the machine ! This are absolutely adorable!! Thanks!
Hi Melony! We have a video to help you with this very question! https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/11-things-to-consider-before-buying-a-cutting-machine/. Our go-to machine is the Cricut Maker, though many of our members also use a Silhouette Cameo 4. Both of these machines are the only machines that can cut crepe paper and felt, and the Maker is discounted pretty low right now.
These would be absolutely adorable as sheep. Could you consider it?
Here is a project that is similar but you could easily add the roving felt rather than wrapping it with yarn. https://liagriffith.com/chipboard-barnyard-animals/
Hi –
Would your shop consider doing kits for those of us without a cricut maker? I adore these ornaments but really I am not sure I could ever justify buy a maker.
Thank you for your consideration.
Great idea — we will look into it! You actually don’t need the Maker for this one since you can use the deep cut blade with the Explore. Just keep in mind that it will need to pass through the chipboard a few times for it to cut.
Received the one ounce of roving wool yesterday. Now I see I can make lots of reindeer. Didn’t realize how much was in one ounce. Thanks.
You have extra to possibly test some needle felting projects! 😉
My Maker is requiring the knife blade too and I’m unable to adjust the pressure and the first attempt ripped the first layer of chipboard as it was making multiple passes. Do you have a picture of what your chipboard looked like when you unloaded? Did you have to create a new custom material?
Hi Teri, We did not make a custom material for cutting and used the setting recommended for the Cricut 2mm chipboard. Sadly Cricut has not perfected their cutting of chipboard and we have also had problems with the top layer tearing or separating. I was able to clean up the edges with some sharp detail scissors and used a bit of tacky glue to fix where the top layer had separated. No need to waste what you have already cut!
I will not let me adjust the pressure or change the blade
Hi Beth, I believe if you would like to change the pressure or blade when cutting chipboard that you would need to make a custom material setting. I was able to cut the chipboard using cricuts recommended setting for their 2mm chipboard. Be sure to check that it has cut all the way through before removing from your machine as you can always have it cut more passes. If the top layer of chipboard tears and looks a bit messy you can clean it up using detail scissors and a bit of tacky glue.
My maker said I had to use a knife blade and it is tearing the paper
I find that the common fix for tearing is the lighten the pressure of the blade. Give that a try.
I love these! So fuzzy! And super quick!
They are my favorite ornament this month! 🙂