Rockin’ Around the Advent Tree

Here is part 1 of the instructions on how to make the tree ornaments for the Advent calendar. Part 2 can be found here. Most of them were pretty straightforward and simple to make. Like I mentioned before, most of my time was spent on the sewing. I really need to learn how to use my sewing machine.

BELL

Scissors, red ribbon, thin gold ribbon, 2 yellow felt bell shapes, gold balloon sequin, gold thread, hot glue

Cut 5″ of the thin gold ribbon and tie it into a loop. Glue the loop to the top of the bell. Whip stitch the bottoms of each bell. Hot glue the balloon sequin to one of the bells.

Whip stitch the rest of the bell together. Hot glue the bottom of the bell together.

Make a bow with the red ribbon and glue the ribbon to the bell. I decided to add more sparkles to the bell.

CANDY CANE

Thin gold ribbon, white and red ribbon, 2 white candy cane shapes, white thread, scissors, hot glue

I glued the gold loop to the top of the candy cane. Then I whip stitched the two candy canes together.

Glue the red and white ribbon around the candy cane.

CHURCH

Gold ribbon, brown thread, gold thread, 5″ thin gold loop, brown pipe cleaner twisted into a cross, dark brown door shape, star sequin, 2 light brown church shapes, scissors, hot glue

Glue the pipe cleaner cross and the gold loop to the top of the church. Use the gold thread to whip stitch the 2 church shapes together.

Whip stitch the door with the brown thread, then glue the door to the church. Glue gold ribbon to the roofs of the church. The star sequin was too big to fit on the church, so I got a smaller circle sequin instead.

CUP

Gold ribbon, white thread, 2 cup shapes, 2 cup handle shapes, thin gold ribbon, flower sequins, scissors, hot glue

Whip stitch the 2 cup handles. Whipstitch the cups together, but leave the top unsewn. Also leave 2 holes to insert the handle.

Glue the gold loop to the top corner of the cup. Glue the handle into the holes.

Glue the gold ribbon across the top of the cup, then glue the tops shut. Glue the flower sequins to the cup.

DOVE

Thin gold ribbon, 4 wing shapes, 2 body shapes, 2 beads for eyes, rhinestones, gold thread, hot glue, scissors

Sew an eye on each side of the body. Glue the gold ribbon to the body, whipstitch the body shapes together, and whipstitch the wings.

Hot glue one wing to each side of the body. This is a two-sided ornament.

Hot glue the rhinestones to the wings.

DRUM

Thin gold ribbon, scissors, brown thread, blue thread, 2 drum shapes, blue felt strip, white drum top, sequins, hot glue

I whip stitched the drum top and the blue strip, then I glued them to the drum. I glued the gold loop to the corned of the drum.

I threaded the thin gold thread through the drum.

Make the M shape with the gold thread, and tie off the ends.

Finish by whip stitching both drum pieces together. Then glue the sequins to the ends of the gold thread.

GINGERBREAD MAN

Hot glue, brown thread, white ribbon, thin gold ribbon, scissors, 2 gingerbread shapes, 2 white beads, red felt mouth shape, 2 green flower beads

Glue the gold loop to the top of the gingerbread man. Sew on the white bead eyes, glue the mouth shape, and sew on the flower beads.

Sew the 2 gingerbread man shapes together. Glue the white ribbon to his arms, legs, and waist.

SANTA HAT

Red Santa hat shapes, red thread, white ribbon, white pompom, thin gold ribbon, scissors, hot glue

Glue the gold loop to the top of the hat. Whip stitch the 2 hat pieces together, but leave the bottom open.

Glue the white ribbon across the bottom of the hat, and glue the pompom to the hat tip. Glue the bottom of the hat shut.

HEART

Rhinestones, silver thread, 2 heart shapes, hot glue, thin gold ribbon, scissors

Glue the gold loop to the top of the heart. Whip stitch the 2 hearts together.

I decided to add a smaller pink heart. No whip stitch necessary since the edges will be covered with rhinestones

I glued the rhinestones around the pink heart, and in the center.

HOLLY

Gold ribbon, scissors, green thread, hot glue, holly shapes, red sequins, thin gold ribbon

I glued the ends of a little piece of gold ribbon together.

I tied a piece of thin gold ribbon around the middle of the ribbon.

Easy gold bow.

Whip stitch the holly leaves together.

I decided to add a third leaf. I glued the 3 leaves together, glued the thin gold loop to the top. Then I glued the bow and sequins on.

LAMB

Nude thread, white thread, black thread, pink thread, 4 ear shapes, 2 inner ear shapes, 2 fluffy lamb shapes, 4 leg shapes, 1 face shape, 2 eye shapes, 1 nose shape, thin gold ribbon, scissors, hot glue