How Was Your Day?

Upscale Ideas for a Conscious Casual Life

  • Home
  • Beauty & Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
  • DIY
  • Home & Garden
    • Home Decor
    • Gardening
    • Organizing
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Love & Money
    • Love
    • Money
  • 2019 Holiday Gift Guide
  • About How Was Your Day
  • Disclosure/Privacy Policy
  • Media PR Kit
  • Favorite Things
You are here: Home / Gift Guides / DIY Christmas Guide / How to Make Fluffy Sheep Ornaments Everyone Will Love

How to Make Fluffy Sheep Ornaments Everyone Will Love

July 11, 2016 By Greta Brinkley

Sharing is caring!

596 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

I have always had a thing for yarn, ever since I can remember. I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that the crafty and creative genes run deep along both sides of my family tree. These little fluffy sheep ornaments are a project that we made when I was about 6 or 7.  Everyone that received them always brings them up, so I decided that it was time for the fluffy sheep ornaments to resurface.

Adorable fluffy lamb ornaments

Fluffy Sheep Ornaments

Links may be affiliate links.

Supplies

  • Heavy board. I’m using Canson board and heavy duty watercolor paper.
  • Yarn. I’m using Bernat Roving.  Figure about 2-5 yards of yarn per sheep, depending on your yarn, and the size of your sheep.  The brown sheep in the picture has about 25 yards of a tweed yarn.
  • Scissors
  • Glue Dots
  • Silhouette Machine
  • Xacto Knife

sheep ornaments supplies

Directions

Trim the heavy board down to a usable size that will fit through your Silhouette. This is generally 9 x 12 or 12 x 12 inches, depending on your machine. Find a sheep shape that you like, and cut them out.  My sheep are about 3×4 inches.

If you don’t have a Silhouette machine, find a sheep outline on google and trace it on your paper.  Then cut it out with an Xacto knife or scissors.

Place a couple of glue dots on one side of your sheep. Stick the end of your yarn to these, and start randomly wrapping the yarn around the sheep.

When I wrap, I try to be sure to get between the legs, and get most of the spots covered. I like fluffy sheep! To make sure you don’t run out of yarn, work from the skein.

When you’re done wrapping, cut the yarn, leaving a tail. Tuck the tail in under the other yarn, on the back, and try to stick it to one of the glue dots.

To hang your fluffy sheep ornament, cut a long length of yarn (4-12 inches, depending), and slide it under some of the yarn at the top.  Even up the ends, and tie an overhand knot.

Voila!  Play around with different textures and colors of yarn, board, and shapes. I think a technicolor flock of fluffy sheep ornaments would be really fun.

How to make really adorable fluffy sheep ornaments

Share this:

  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: DIY Christmas Guide, Crafts

About Greta Brinkley

Greta is originally from the West Coast. Now living in the Midwest, she loves hockey, sparkles, nail polish, and bright colors. She also cannot resist anything that has peanut butter and chocolate together. And she hates filling out bios. Yep.

« Five Awesome Ways to Take Control of your Debt
Watermelon and Blackberry Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette Dressing »

Trackbacks

  1. Make These Easy Freehand DIY Tile Coasters for Christmas says:
    July 30, 2016 at 3:21 pm
    […] Adorable Fluffy Lamb Ornaments – How Was Your Day? […]
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

About Me

Hi! I’m Greta, a Lifestyle and DIY expert. I’m originally from the west coast, and currently living in the Midwest. We’re mad about DIY and travel, lover of fashion and food, and slightly obsessed with trivia. And you can never go wrong with glitter, nail polish or hockey. Did I mention we were named one of the top DIY blogs?

"Want to work together, or just say hi? Drop me a line! WhyHelloGreta@gmail.com

As Seen On

Our Most Popular Posts

20 More Must Have Camping Essentials

How to Make Glitter Wine Glasses

Easy 10 Minute Hair Updo Tutorial

Custom Mudroom bench Ikea Hack

A Trip on the Grand Canyon Railroad

Newsletter

subscribe for email updates!

Copyright © 2022 · Foodie Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

596 shares
 

Loading Comments...