Christmas is coming......a wonderful, joyous time of the year - a time to spend  with family and friends. Make it a  Homemade Christmas with ... Christmas Ornaments

Pooped-out Reindeer     This reindeer is made out of 4 pom poms (2 inch diameter), 4 pom poms ( 1.5 inch) and 1 pom pom (1 inch).  All these pom poms are light brown.  A small white pom pom is needed for the tail and a tiny red one for the nose. The tail is not visible in the scanned jpg image as it is hiding under the piece of brown felt.  Strips of brown felt are cut to go around the feet. Antlers are cut from felt and added above small brown felt ears.  Brown googly eyes are added and a little piece of brown felt above them.  Print out and attach the poem. Varying the size of the pom poms will give you different size reindeer. Christmas Eve was near, But what have we here? A worn out, tuckered out, pooped out reindeer. Tired by the hustle and bustle of holiday hurry. Asleep in a heap as if he had not a worry! source unknown Rudolph's spare noses -put red hots,or any round red candy into a small baggie and attach this poem   Rudolph's nose is very bright  He helps guide Santa's sleigh  Without it in the dark night sky They might not find their way.  So just in case dear Rudy's nose Is kaput, goes on the blink  We have these spare "red nose seeds" To repair him in a wink!  (unknown source) Rudolph  Make your own Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  You need a wooden bead about 3.5 cm., half a brown pipe cleaner, 2 googly eyes, a red pom pom and a loop of string or ribbon. Shape the pipe cleaner into the antlers, put some glue in one end of the bead and stick the pipe cleaner and the loop in.  Hold until it dries.  Glue the red pom pom on the other end for Rudolph's nose and add the googly eyes. Instead of the loop you could add a brooch pin to the back of the bead.    I filled a small flower pot with dirt and pushed in some winter greenery and added it to this reindeer holder that my husband found for me one day last year.   It will sit beside my wooden Christmas tree at the front of our house.  Return to the Christmas page craftygardener.ca Please sign or view the guestbook.