Pet Scribbles

A crafty blog with a vintage vibe. And cats.

  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Why “Pet Scribbles”
    • Featured On
    • Work with Me! Hire Me!
    • Contact
    • Copyright
    • Privacy Policy
  • Gardening
    • All
    • My Favorite Plants
    • Easy Pruning Tips
  • Crafts & DIY
    • All
    • Winter
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Fall
  • Holidays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • Patriotic
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas and New Year’s Eve
  • Life
    • Cats
    • Personal
    • Books
    • Blogging
    • Food

DIY Gingerbread Men Ornaments

November 16, 2014 By Laura

Pin
Share
Tweet
40Shares

This post and photos may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. If you purchase something through any link, I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. Any supplies used may be given to me free of charge, however, all projects and opinions are my own.


These DIY Gingerbread Men Ornaments are quick to put together, and because the base shapes are foam, these are very lightweight for your tree, too!

DIY Gingerbread Men Ornaments

Need a fun ornament idea for the holidays? How about an easy DIY ornament that your kids can enjoy creating?

I’ve got you covered today with these fun gingerbread men ornaments!

DIY Gingerbread Men Ornaments!

Supplies:

Gingerbread Foam Ornaments
Ivory/Pearl Buttons – Buttons Galore & More
Baker’s twine
Black adhesive gems
Pink glitter paint 
Glue Dots – both mini and regular sizes

Tutorial:

Step 1. Use a small hole punch to make an ornament hanger hole at the top of each gingerbread man.

Step 2. Decide on placement of buttons to decorate each gingerbread ornament.

This was the hardest part of putting these ornaments together: having to decide which of the gorgeous buttons to use to dress up my gingerbread folks. I like these ivory pearl buttons, as they remind me of decorative icing you’d find on a gingerbread man cookie!

adding buttons to gingerbread men ornaments

Step 3. Attach the buttons with adhesive of your choice. I find using Glue Dots makes quick work of attaching buttons to foam material.

use glue to attach buttons on foam gingerbread men ornaments

Step 4. Decide what kind of scarves your gingerbread folks will wear. I like the baker’s twine I used because it’s bright and includes aqua, which is an accent color in our home. It was easy to get the edges to fringe out just by rubbing them between my fingers.

add baker's twine for the scarf

Step 5. Attach the eyes, nose and smiling mouth to each ornament. I used tiny adhesive-backed gems for this purpose, which conveniently came in three different sizes within one package. I used the largest ones for the eyes, smaller ones for the noses, and then the tiniest size to make the smiling mouths.

Tip: use tweezers to help you grab and position small gems, if you find your fingers are getting in the way like mine were!

Press gently on the gems to make sure they’re attached well.

foam gingerbread man ornament face

Step 6. Add blush to the gingerbread folks by dipping a small foam stencil brush into some pink glitter paint, pouncing it first on a scrap piece of paper, then pouncing once on each side of the faces. Go over them again if you want a bit more blush. I did mine very lightly, three times. It’s easier to build up color slowly than to glop it all on at once! Let dry.

Step 7. Add an ornament hanger. I used some off-white hemp twine to match the buttons. You could also use ribbon, baker’s twine, string, twine or wire.

Step 8. Hang on your tree and enjoy!

hanging gingerbread man ornament

This is a fun holiday project to do as a family, as kids love crafting with foamie shapes.

gingerbread men ornaments hanging on tree

More easy Christmas crafts!

Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree Ornaments

DIY Pipe Cleaner Trees

Cotton Ball and Jingle Bell Christmas Tree Cone

Cotton Ball Jingle Bell Christmas Tree

Mini Pinecone Tree Pots

Mini Pinecone Tree Pots

Happy holiday crafting!

More from my site

  • Glitter Cardboard Star Ornaments for ChristmasGlitter Cardboard Star Ornaments for Christmas
  • How to make a stunning teal pinecone ornament!How to make a stunning teal pinecone ornament!
  • How to stamp wood slice ornaments for ChristmasHow to stamp wood slice ornaments for Christmas
  • DIY Pipe Cleaner TreesDIY Pipe Cleaner Trees
  • How to make a beautiful jingle bell ornamentHow to make a beautiful jingle bell ornament
  • How to Make a Beautiful Rustic Wood SledHow to Make a Beautiful Rustic Wood Sled
Pin
Share
Tweet
40Shares

Comments

  1. Unknown says

    November 16, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    Cute! He looks almost good enough to eat!

    [email protected]
    http://www.virginiasweetpea.com

    • Laura Kuhlmann says

      November 16, 2014 at 6:37 pm

      Thank you Paula! That’s what I was going for: trying to make them look real! So I appreciate your compliment! 🙂

  2. Tara Hatch says

    November 16, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    So cute! The buttons are the perfect added touch!

    • Laura Kuhlmann says

      November 18, 2014 at 9:21 am

      Thanks Tara! Glad you love the buttons! I had fun deciding which pretty ones to use!

  3. Bethany Lee says

    November 17, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I love these handsome little men you created! They’re so incredibly cute!

    • Laura Kuhlmann says

      November 18, 2014 at 9:22 am

      Why thank you Bethany! And the handsome little men thank you too!

  4. Pat C. says

    November 17, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    What adorable little men! I love all of your embellishments! xoxo

    • Laura Kuhlmann says

      November 18, 2014 at 9:31 am

      Me and those adorable little men thank you very much, Pat! 🙂 I think adding embellishments is my favorite part of crafting!

  5. Sarah Cook says

    November 20, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    What a cute little gingerbread man! I love all of his little buttons!

Pet Scribbles is where I share my craft tutorials, home and garden projects, and occasional stories about my cats. I can never have enough pretty craft paints to work with, and I love to make things look time-worn with distressing and aging. Gardening is my therapy!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Pet Scribbles is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Archives

Looking for Something?

Categories

COPYRIGHT © PET SCRIBBLES LLC • PRIVACY POLICY