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The typical 2020 Gingerbread Person / Reindeer kit includes:
* 2x laser-cut tan felt gingerbread person shapes, with lacing holes
* yarn for lacing (may have choice of colors, typically a matching tan and at least one contrast color)
* assorted laser-cut felt decor items in various colors
* safety plastic lacing needle
* cotton balls for stuffing
* kid-safe, washable glue
Basic instructions for either option:
* Set up a work space for gluing; with old cardboard, newspapers, wax paper, or something to avoid getting glue on the furniture
* Carefully separate out the various parts from the bag
* Place the two tan pieces on top of each other, lining up the holes
** (Note: they should be identical, and symmetrical, so it doesn't matter which way they go. In case they slightly vary, consider the larger one to be the "front".)
* Thread the yarn onto the needle.
* If using the Gingerbread Person option, place the "head" pointing upward; if using the Reindeer option, place the "head" pointing downward
* Starting at the topmost hole (top of head, or between legs/antlers), thread the yarn through both pieces; leave about 1.5" out the top to help form a hanging loop in the end.
* Lace (or "stitch") down one side of the head, one arm, one leg, then a bit over halfway around the other leg
* Take a cotton ball, and unroll it to be more of a strip, and/or pull it into smaller bits
* Use the craft stick to tuck the cotton between the pieces to stuff the ornament, starting with the limbs
* Repeat with additional cotton balls until desired stuffed look is achieved. This is typically 5-7 balls worth; you will typically have a bit extra.
* Finish lacing up the remaining side, and then go through the topmost hole again on the last stitch
* Tie a knot at the top
* Using the excess yarn, form a hanging loop, and tie a knot to finish it off. Trim any excess yarn.
* Use the various colors and shapes of laser-cut felt to decorate the gingerbread person or reindeer as you see fit. You may want to lay out your design to test it out before gluing.
== Christmas Tree Kit ==
The typical 2020 Christmas Tree Felt Ornament kit includes:
* 2x laser-cut dark green felt tree shapes, with lacing holes* dark green yarn for lacing
* assorted laser-cut felt decor items in various colors
* safety plastic lacing needle
* cotton balls for stuffing
* kid-safe, washable glue
Basic instructions for the default look, a decorated Christmas tree:
* Set up a work space for gluing; with old cardboard, newspapers, wax paper, or something to avoid getting glue on the furniture
* Carefully separate out the various parts from the bag
* Place the two tree pieces on top of each other, lining up the holes
** (Note: they should be identical, and symmetrical, so it doesn't matter which way they go. In case they slightly vary, consider the larger one to be the "front".)
* Thread the yarn onto the needle.
* Starting at the topmost hole, thread the yarn through both pieces; leave about 1.5" out the top to help form a hanging loop in the end.
* Lace (or "stitch") down one side and across the bottom of the tree, then about two holes up the other side
* Take a cotton ball, and unroll it to be more of a strip, and/or pull it into smaller bits
* Use the craft stick to tuck the cotton between the trees to stuff the ornament, starting with the furthest corner
* Repeat with additional cotton balls until desired stuffed look is achieved. This is typically 4-6 balls worth; you will typically have a bit extra.
* Finish lacing up the remaining side, and then go through the topmost hole again on the last stitch
* Tie a knot at the top
* Using the excess yarn, form a hanging loop, and tie a knot to finish it off. Trim any excess yarn.
* Use the various colors and shapes to decorate the tree as you see fit. You may want to lay out your design to test it out before gluing.
* Set up a work space for gluing; with old cardboard, newspapers, wax paper, or something to avoid getting glue on the furniture
* Carefully separate out the various parts from the bag
* Glue the 3 rings on top of each other, lining up the slot to match, and being generous with the glue.
* (Consider the top with the slot to be "North" for purposes of the following directions)
* Take 4 leaves, and glue them on top of the ring, at N, S, E, W points, with the longer axis of the leaves pointing radially, and roughly centered on the ring. Make sure the N leaf is not glued in such a way as to cover the hanging slot.
* Take 4 more leaves, and glue them on top of the ring in between the first set, at NE, NW, SE, SW points
* Take 8 more leaves, and glue them on top of the ring in between the previous leaves. You should have mostly covered the ring with leaves at this point. * Take 16 more leaves, and glue them on top of the previous leaves, in between. You may wish to offset them a bit to the outside.
* Take the bow shape, and glue it on top of the leaves on the bottom (the "South" position), with the arms hanging below
* Take 7 berries, and glue them on top of the leaves at the N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW positions