Cinnamon Stick Santa Ornaments Are a Cute Primitive Christmas Craft!
I really love making primitive Christmas ornaments and this quick tutorial to make cinnamon stick Santa ornaments is a rustic and fun craft!
Cinnamon Stick Santa Ornaments
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, we have a little bit of a primitive theme in the farmhouse decor in the house. Particularly when it comes to winter and the holidays. So, making a few primitive ornaments? Definitely something on my holiday crafting list.
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I made this fun set of cinnamon stick Santa ornaments as a fun way to bring a little primitive Christmas charm to our farmhouse Christmas tree. If you’re ready to make a fun rustic ornament, let’s get started.
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Tips to Make Santa Ornaments from Cinnamon Sticks
- I found it really hard to find these super-long cinnamon sticks I wanted. To save you a ton of heartache searching for them, click here to get the 12-inch long cinnamon sticks for your Santa.
- If you want your colors (the red and the face color) to be more vibrant, I would recommend adding a coat of primer (white paint) on those areas. The cinnamon really dulls down the color after it dries. I didn’t mind it, but if you’d like brighter red, white base coat.
- No eyelash yarn for the trim? No problem – you can use a white chenille wire or some faux fur. Even some polyfill stuffing would work.
How Do I Make this Cinnamon Stick Santa Ornaments?
I’m so glad you asked. Below is our written tutorial.
Cinnamon Stick Santa Ornaments
These easy cinnamon stick Santa ornaments are a fun and rustic Christmas ornament that are so easy to make, you're going to want 10 of them!
Materials
- Cinnamon Sticks – 10” to 12” long
- Wooden Plugs – 1/4-inch or Smaller
- Eyelash Yarn for Trim
- Chenille Stem – Red
- Acrylic Craft Paint – Red, Light Peach, Pink
Tools
- Paintbrush and Stencil Brush
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Black Permanent Marker – Fine Tip
- White Pen – Fine Tip
- Tape – Painter’s or Masking
Instructions
- Paint the top 1/3 of the cinnamon stick using the red paint. Allow this coat of paint to dry completely, adding a second coat if desired.
- Paint an approximately two-inch area below the red area with the peach paint. Paint the plug the same peach color. Allow this coat of paint to dry completely, adding a second coat if desired.
- Using the pink paint, add two rosy cheeks spots on either side of Santa’s face. Allow this coat of paint to dry completely.
- Hot glue the wooden plug nose to the center of Santa’s face.
- With the black marker, draw on two ovals for eyes on either side and above the nose and two lines above the ovals for eyebrows. Add a highlight dot to each eye with the white pen.
- Hot glue the eyelash yarn trim around the cinnamon stick at the bottom of the red section. Cut three approximately 5-inch lengths of yarn and glue them under the nose to be the mustache and beard.
- Cut the red chenille stem in half. Roll the stem into a swirl shape, leaving about a one-inch section straight. Hot glue the straight section into the top of the cinnamon stick and hang from the tree!
Notes
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More Rustic Ornaments You Might Like
- Scandinavian Dala Horse Ornament – I love this little horse so much, I kind of want to make ten of them – and they’re so easy, I just might!
- DIY Cinnamon Spice Ornaments – A fantastic craft to make with the kids, you can enjoy these ornaments year after year.
- Rustic Mitten Ornaments – An easy no-sew project that comes together quick, this ornament is so perfect for any Christmas tree!
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