How to Make a Santa Head Gourd Decoration
A Santa head gourd makes a great Christmastime centerpiece or mantel decoration. You can also put these unique crafts made from dried gourds outside in your garden or on shelves around your home. With a few basic craft materials and a couple of minutes, you can have some of these Santa heads ready to display for the Christmas holiday. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Dried gourds
- Cotton balls
- Hot glue gun
- Black pipe cleaners
- Small pink pompoms
- Small Santa hats
- Wiggly craft eyes
- Cream and pink craft paint
- Paintbrushes
- Old newspapers
- Scissors
Instructions
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Place a layer of old newspapers over your work surface to protect it from the paint and glue.
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Paint the entire surface of your gourd with cream-colored paint.
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Place a circle of hot glue around the top of the gourd, below its curved stem.
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Press the Santa hat onto the circle of hot glue to secure it to the gourd.
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Attach two wiggly craft eyes to the front of the gourd, but leave plenty of room for a nose and mouth below them.
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Glue two small circles of cotton balls onto the sides of the gourd. Glue one circle on each side, in the area where ears would be.
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Dab several lines of glue around the bottom rim of the Santa hat, and then press some shredded cotton balls into the glue to form curly hair on the Santa head.
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Form a pair of glasses out of two pipe cleaners, and glue them in place over the wiggly craft eyes. You can tuck the handles behind the cotton ball ears if you need a place to secure them.
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Use pink paint to make two rosy cheeks on the Santa head.
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Pull some cotton balls into wispy threads, and glue them around the bottom of the gourd to form a beard for your Santa head.
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Paint a pink mouth onto your Santa head. You can place some cotton balls around the mouth to form a mustache if you like.
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Display your Santa head gourd on top of your table or other surface around your home.
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Tips & Warnings
Use metal doll glasses to give your Santa head a more realistic look.
Use caution when operating a hot glue gun.
