Creative DIY Santa Hat Ornaments

You promised yourself you would learn to needlefelt this year - and it's not too late! Whip up these cozy caps just in time for Christmas gift-giving.

Completion time – 1-2 hours

Materials
STYROFOAM Brand Foam
Balls, 1-1/2", three
Cones, 6" x 3", two

Other Materials
Wool roving: red; green; natural
Red embroidery floss
Tools
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Fine-line black permanent marker
Ruler or measuring tape
Scissors
Felting needle
Embroidery needle
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue

Instructions
1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Cut
2"-thick slice from bottom of each foam cone; set aside. Cut
remaining portion of each cone in half lengthwise; flat side
forms ornament back. Press foam balls against work surface to
flatten bottoms slightly.

2. For pom poms, loosely cover each ball with one color of
wool roving. Follow felting needle manufacturer's instructions
to felt roving into place. Note: Keep fingers safely out of
the way when felting; needles are extremely sharp. Continue
needlefelting until roving is tight against foam surface.

3. Loosely cover one half-cone with natural roving and two
more half-cones with green. Felt roving into place.

4. For polka dot hat, roll and needlefelt eight small red
balls to green hat. Pull 1" x 8" natural strip and loosely
needlefelt around bottom for trim.

5. For striped hat, pull seven 1/2" x 8" red strips and wrap
evenly spaced around green hat; needlefelt to hat. Pull 1" x
8" green strip and loosely needlefelt around bottom for trim.
Roll and needlefelt 10 small natural balls to trim and green pom pom.

6. For plaid hat, pull three 1/2" x 5" red strips. Needlefelt
one strip down center of hat and other two evenly spaced on
each side. Pull six 1/2" x 9" roving strips, three red and
three green. Refer to photo to felt red strips horizontally
around hat and green strips diagonally. Pull 1" x 8" red strip
and loosely needlefelt around bottom for trim. Roll and
needlefelt three small green balls to center red line as shown.

7. Glue pom poms to hats as shown. Cut three 8" floss lengths.
Stitch one length through top of each pom pom; knot ends to
create hanging loop.

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