DIY Googly-Eyed Pom Pom Reindeer Ornament for Christmas

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In today’s “DIY easiest Christmas ornament plushies” tutorial, you will learn how to DIY this oh-so-cute reindeer using some yarn, a small pom pom in red, craft googly eyes, and spacer beads. This is a leggy sphere reindeer plushie ornament that needs no experience in no-knit yarn crafting. Below, you will find a FREE printable template to cut the reindeer antlers from the foam sheet. Since this reindeer plush ornament is designed to be simple, we will obtain a funny final reindeer plushie look.

Googly-Eyed Reindeer Ornament Plushie

This looks like a reindeer plushie won’t take more than 10 minutes, and you will end up with a last-minute Christmas animal present for kids, too. You can also top it with a reindeer toy, your Christmas gift boxes, making small arms for them, and letting it hold the card.

Or prepare it as a Christmas bag charm. Just start by making a pom-pom ball using brown yarn, add the rope legs with the spacer beads, and add the face features afterwards. Now, continue reading to learn more about this no-knit Christmas reindeer plush!

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Tutorial to DIY A Sphere Reindeer Ornament

This project is a way to make a reindeer from yarn. You use brown yarn to make a round ball. First, wrap the yarn around a piece of thick paper. Then, tie a string in the middle. Cut the loops with scissors to make it fluffy. Trim the yarn into a circle.

Glue white rope at the bottom to make legs. Put small wood balls on the rope for feet. Cut antler shapes from brown foam and glue them on top. Glue a red ball for the nose and two eyes on the face. It is a nice decoration for a tree.

DIY Yarn Reindeer Ornament Guide

Materials Needed:

• Brown yarn

• A piece of cardboard (about 4–5 inches wide)

• Scissors

• White rope or thick string

• Two small wooden beads

• Brown craft foam or stiff felt

• Small red pom-pom (for the nose)

• Googly eyes

• Hot glue gun

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Detailed Instructions:

Step 1: Make the Reindeer Body (Pom-Pom)

• Take your brown yarn and wrap it around the piece of cardboard many times (about 50-70 times) until it is thick.

• Carefully slide the bundle of yarn off the cardboard.

• Take a separate piece of yarn and tie it very tightly around the center of the bundle.

• Use scissors to cut all the loops on both sides of the tie.

• Trim the yarn with your scissors to make it a neat, round ball. This is the reindeer’s head and body.

Step 2: Attach the Legs

1. Cut a piece of white rope (about 6–8 inches long) and fold it in half.

2. Find the center of the bottom of your yarn ball. Use your fingers to move the yarn aside.

3. Apply a small amount of hot glue to the center and press the folded “loop” of the white rope into the glue. Let it dry.

Step 3: Add the Feet

1. Slide one wooden bead onto each end of the white rope.

2. Tie a knot at the very end of the rope to keep the bead from falling off.

3. Trim any extra rope below the knot.

Step 4: Add the Antlers

1. Draw and cut two antler shapes from the brown craft foam.

2. Apply glue to the bottom of the antlers and press them into the top of the yarn ball.

Step 5: Create the Face

1. Use tweezers or your fingers to apply glue to the small red pom-pom and stick it to the center of the yarn ball for the nose.

2. Glue the two googly eyes just above the nose.

Step 6: Finish

1. Your reindeer is now ready! You can tie a small loop of string to the top (behind the antlers) to hang it on your Christmas tree.