DIY: Christmas Tree Gerbil Ornament

So you want your very own gerbil Christmas tree ornament? Melvin has the perfect simple, child-friendly Gerbil Christmas Tree Ornament Craft for you. 

ornament2You Will Need:
– 2 Pieces of Felt: Your choice of colours.
– Scissors
– Hot glue
– 2 Googly Eyes
– 1 Candy cane
– Thick Black Thread and Needle
– Template

 

 

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1. Print the Template and Cut around the body and ears. 

2. Trace the Body in one piece of felt. Cut it out. 

3. Cut slits in the body where indicated on the template. 

 

 

 

 

ornament54. Trace the ears in the other colour of felt. Cut them out.

5. Slide the ears through the top slits in the body. 

 

 

 

 

ornament66. Glue Googly Eyes above the ears in place of the eyes. 

7. With a sewing needle, slide thick black thread through and back again to create whiskers. 

8. Slide a candycane through the other slits that you cut in the Body. 

9. Hang on your Christmas Tree! 

 

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