You can literally make this ornament in one minute. I was inspired to make this when I was on my pilgrimage to Michael’s last week. There’s a Pier One next door and you could see through the windows that they had all their Christmas ornaments on display.
So I went in and saw something very similar to this, though their belts were made of a black vinyl with a plastic buckle. They were selling them for $7.99 each! Sheesh!
I went into Michael’s and they were having a sale on ornaments. There was a box of 8 red ball ornies for $4.99, regularly priced at $7.99. I already had the felt and chenille on hand, so these are a very inexpensive alternative! Even with the ornaments at full price, you are talking about $1.00 each as opposed to $7.99 each.
Because of the ornament sale and having the felt and chenille on hand, this ornament cost me $0.62.
Here’s what you need:
Easy Santa’s Belly Ornament
by Amanda Formaro
Easy Santa's Belly Ornament
Supplies
- red ball ornament
- black felt
- gold chenille stem
- hot glue gun
- scissors
Instructions
- Cut a strip of black felt, about 3/4" wide, long enough to fit around the center of the ball ornament.
- Using the width of the felt as a guide, bend the chenille into a rectangle for the buckle and trim off the excess.
- Glue the buckle to the center of the felt strip.
- Glue the strip to the middle of the ornament and all the way around it, trimming excess and gluing in place.
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Linda Welter says
Cant wait to give this a try….may even use it at our 50+ members family Christmas Eve. Would be a wonderful, simple and soooo cute project for everyone to do. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas…
Amanda Formaro says
That’s a big family gathering! :) Merry Christmas Linda
Terri says
Love Love Love this ho ho ho santas belly out of all u showed herein .. Yet another Great ornament to share and tell all about .. Yeahhhhhh ! ty ty Amanda.. why didnt i think of that ? hahaha Ho Ho HO i mean hahaha Merry Christmas to u and one and all herein … :)
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you Terri! So glad you like the idea, it’s definitely an easy one :)
Sarah Phillips says
This is adorable. Can’t wait to make one, just hope I can find some red balls. Thank you for this idea
Amanda says
Thanks Sarah!
Kristy. says
Every year I make new ornaments and give to family and friends. This will be one of them.
Amanda says
That’s great Kristy, glad you like it!
Karen says
So cute ! Love it!
Nikki says
So cool I think I’ll make some this x-mas! :D
alba says
Great Idea I have red Ornaments sitting in the basement I have the felt and the chenille, Always looking for a cute gift ideas for the girls at work.
Ann
Maria says
Fun! I will have to remember this one for the holidays!
jennwa says
I love that!!!!!
Amanda says
Thank you ladies, hope you make them, so easy! :)
Jen says
Soooo cute! I have leftover red ornaments from the dollar store that will be perfect for this!!! Thanks for sharing!
Shirley says
Now, that's really easy and so cute!! I'm makin' me one of them. I may have all the stuff even!
Sew Much Ado says
Okay I love that! So cute and creative!
Amanda says
Thanks Wonder Mom! It was definitely frugal :)
Wonder Mom says
LOVE how you think- CHEAP and CUTE!
Amanda says
Thank you Leanne, I appreciate that! These are super quick and very easy to make :)
Leanne says
Oh, so cute ornaments. These are all so cute. I'm going to have to make some of these. Maybe not this year. ha-ha!
Amanda says
Thanks everyone, they were super fast and easy and I was really pleased with how they came out ;)
An Almost Unschooling Mom says
Very nice – I can't imagine the store bought ornaments would have been any more cute.
Kara@ Creations by Kara says
That is so stinkin' cute!!
Janice says
You had me worried there, I thought you had had a piercing lol!
Sue Sparks says
ADORABLE!!!
Tiffiny Felix says
Your crafts are always so darn cute! I really want to do something fun and crafty with my kids before Christmas…these little Santa Belly ornaments are so easy I might actually get to them ;) Thanks!
artsy_momma says
I love it! I think I am going to try making this one but may have to use different materials.