Christmas Ornament Exchange 2002
GINGERBREAD GIRL
Made by kelseybean
Materials:
- Light tan felt
- Fusible web
- Christmas print fabric
- Fabric glue
- Button and other embellishments
- Winter white and black fabric paint
- Blush is desired
- Thread or ribbon for hanging
- Iron
Directions:
- Make patterns for a gingerbread girl and her dress.
- Cut out three pieces of felt for the girl and 2 pieces of fusible web in the shape of the girl.
- Layer the felt and fusible web and then use a warm iron to fuse it together. It will give the appearance of a cookie when done (kind of stiff and thick).
- Use the dress pattern on some Christmas-y material.
- Use fabric glue to place the dress on the cookie. I also added a button to the dress. You may add other embellishments if desired.
- I then used 'winter white' scribbler paint to make a dashed line around the entire front side of the cookie. This is also a good time to use black paint to make the eyes. Rub your finger in a bit of blush to give the gingerbread girl pink cheeks (not very cookie-like, but it adds something!).
- Once that dries, turn the cookie over and you may personalize it with someone's name and date with the winter white paint (it kind of looks like icing).
- Once the paint is set, you can use some thread or ribbon to make a way to hang the ornament. I like to use gold filament thread