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
December 16, 2013 at 11:03 pmCant 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
December 18, 2013 at 6:20 amThat’s a big family gathering! :) Merry Christmas Linda
Terri says
November 30, 2013 at 12:10 pmLove 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
December 3, 2013 at 8:48 amThank you Terri! So glad you like the idea, it’s definitely an easy one :)
Sarah Phillips says
July 8, 2012 at 1:16 pmThis is adorable. Can’t wait to make one, just hope I can find some red balls. Thank you for this idea
Amanda says
July 16, 2012 at 3:28 pmThanks Sarah!
Kristy. says
July 8, 2012 at 12:32 pmEvery year I make new ornaments and give to family and friends. This will be one of them.
Amanda says
July 16, 2012 at 3:30 pmThat’s great Kristy, glad you like it!
Karen says
December 13, 2011 at 3:27 pmSo cute ! Love it!
Nikki says
October 2, 2011 at 5:04 pmSo cool I think I’ll make some this x-mas! :D
alba says
December 29, 2010 at 10:47 pmGreat 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
July 28, 2010 at 2:17 pmFun! I will have to remember this one for the holidays!
jennwa says
December 18, 2009 at 9:49 pmI love that!!!!!
Amanda says
December 17, 2009 at 1:04 amThank you ladies, hope you make them, so easy! :)
Jen says
December 16, 2009 at 3:04 amSoooo cute! I have leftover red ornaments from the dollar store that will be perfect for this!!! Thanks for sharing!
Shirley says
December 15, 2009 at 4:03 pmNow, 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
December 15, 2009 at 3:41 pmOkay I love that! So cute and creative!
Amanda says
December 14, 2009 at 1:17 pmThanks Wonder Mom! It was definitely frugal :)
Wonder Mom says
December 14, 2009 at 1:04 pmLOVE how you think- CHEAP and CUTE!
Amanda says
December 13, 2009 at 11:45 pmThank you Leanne, I appreciate that! These are super quick and very easy to make :)
Leanne says
December 13, 2009 at 11:30 pmOh, 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
December 13, 2009 at 9:01 pmThanks everyone, they were super fast and easy and I was really pleased with how they came out ;)
An Almost Unschooling Mom says
December 12, 2009 at 7:00 pmVery nice – I can't imagine the store bought ornaments would have been any more cute.
[email protected] Creations by Kara says
December 11, 2009 at 8:02 pmThat is so stinkin' cute!!
Janice says
December 11, 2009 at 8:00 pmYou had me worried there, I thought you had had a piercing lol!
Sue Sparks says
December 10, 2009 at 11:11 pmADORABLE!!!
Tiffiny Felix says
December 10, 2009 at 7:47 pmYour 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
December 10, 2009 at 7:47 pmI love it! I think I am going to try making this one but may have to use different materials.