My sweet friend Melissa from The Sweet Escape spent hour after hour putting this beautiful magazine together and I think it’s the perfect mixture of modern, vintage, classic and rustic, well something for everyone.
I am extremely honoured to have been able to contribute.
It would mean so much to all of us if you could take
a moment and flip through its beautiful pages.
Here’s my little contribution….
There’s something so comforting about the shimmer of a Christmas tree and the crackle of a roaring fire as little snow flakes dance to the rhythm of
The Nutcracker playing in the distance.
These little ballerinas are reminiscent of that, and they will dance the night away as they adorn your tree and dance to To The Sugar Plum Fairy .
Materials: Craft wire, pliers, white floral tape, fine glitter, white crepe paper, hot glue, needle &thread.
Instructions: 1. Bend wire to form a basic head, torso and leg shape as shown
2. Wrap wire just below the head to form the arms and make small loops at either end for hands.
3. Wrap floral tape starting at the arms and work your way towards the torso.
4. Continue to wrap tape around the remainder of the body .
6. Apply craft glue on both sides of body.
7. Cover with fine glitter set aside to allow to dry.
8. Cut a rectangular piece of crepe paper about four times the size of the ballerina’s waist . (The longer the more gathering and ruffles it will create)(
With needle and thread saw and gather the top as shown.
9. Attach with hot glue to the waist.
10. Gently thread string to top of head and make a loop to hang.
Aren’t these just so sweet?
They look like they are floating in a winter wonderland.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
wishing you lots of
MERRY !
much love,
Thank you so much for stopping by.
wishing you lots of
MERRY !
much love,
So cute!! Thanks for the tutorial!
Quite adorable! Someone just dropped a massive bag of chenille stems on my doorstep and so i decided that the child’s version would be made with those and some wired ribbon fragments for a skirt. I found that the skirt part must be much bigger than twice the waist – which after all is infinitesimal as are those of all ballerinas, so I ended up with two skirt layers, which I just gathered right on the figure and sewed together around the waist – no glue gun required! I think some little girl scouts will be very happy…
Your ballerina is so beautiful!! Thank you for showing how you made her. ^^
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Your ballerinas are so delicate and lovely! The first ballerina’s skirt almost looks transparent along the edge. How did you do that?
Those ballerina ornaments are darling! Such a magical Christmassy craft!
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Those ballerinas are BEAUTIFUL! I would love to make some to dance across my tree this year. Pinning!
Both of my daughters are ballerinas. I’m going to make a ton for the Christmas tree this year. Thank you!! Instructions are great and you did a wonderful job. I love them.
Lucy – these are just gorgeous! I was thinking of doing a 12 days of Christmas tree and these little ballerinas could be my 12 ladies dancing! Just the look I had in mind! You are amazing! PS – thanks for the Christmas download!
Doreen
I’ve had these pinned on Pinterest for a year! Thanks so much for the tutorial and the inspiration to finally make them! xo
Thank you for sharing your talent. My grandaughters all dance and they will love these.
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Such a fantastic idea. As a former ballerina, I danced on Pointe and would love to have 3 or 4 for my tree. You made the tutorial so
easy to follow I cannot wait to try it. Michaels here I come