Sweet ornaments for you to create...

I do hope you don't mind this little repeat but they really are so sweet!!!

You do not have to have a sewing machine...they can easily be hand-stitched

or even glued with Fabri-tac!!!

Here are my instructions for my age-old mitten ornaments.....

I thought that I'd share with you

how I make these sweet little mitten ornaments.

I love the look that they have,

a little aged with a dusting of snow.

First, I cut the mitten shape from a double layer of cotton batting -

it has a beautiful creamy color to it.

And then I sew around the outer edge with a 1/4" seam allowance

leaving the end open.

(You can even hand sew this!)

Clip the area between the thumb and the mitten

close to the stitching.

Then turn it right side out.

I used pinking shears on the edge of the mitten, too.

For the next step, I threaded my needle

and gathered across where the wrist

would be and pulled slightly.

Then I tied a knot to hold the gathering.

Next, I cut a small length of ribbon

and wrapped it around the gathered wrist area

and looped it through itself

and took a small stitch through it to hold it.

Then I added a snippet of lace on top of the ribbon

and took one stitch through it as well.

I added about three vintage buttons,

stitching each one on . . .

And tied it off inside the mitten.

You may not choose to do this step,

but as you know I love old things so 

I sprayed some instant coffee onto the mittens

to give them an aged look.

Don't worry, if you spray too much

you can blot with a paper towel

to absorb some of the coffee.

Next, I paint little wisps of glue here and there

(Elmer's is just fine)

and sprinkle clear glitter to give the look of snow.

And last but not least,
I will sew on a little loop on the outer top edge
of the mitten with button & carpet thread
to hang on the Christmas tree!
(This step isn't pictured)


Here is the pattern...simply click on it to enlarge it.
Open it up in your photo editing program on your computer
and there you can size it whatever size you desire!

Well, I hope this was easy enough to understand
and please let me know if you make any,
I'd love to see them!

xxoo, Dawn