Hello!  This is Ashley from under those neon lights, the best blog to ever exist in the entire history of the world... the world ;)

I hate Xmas and refer to it as Xmas because I hate it so much!

BUT I do LOVE to make and decorate things, so of course I love to wrap presents!

Here is a little idea to make a present a little extra special and handmade!

You will need:

Scissors

Embroidery Thread

A needle

Buttons

Felt

Ribbon

And a teeny little puff of polyfil

First:

You need to cut out a gingerbread man shape.

You can trace a cookie cutter or make your own shape. You can even make a gingerbread kitty or a gingerbread house or a gingerbread owl or a gingerbread... you get the idea.

Make sure you have two identical pieces of felt.

Second:

Decorate!

Give him eyes, some frosting, shoes, buttons, maybe a beard or mustache.... but NO SMILES!!!  Because of course we hate xmas! ;)

Third:

Sew him up!

Make sure you leave room to attach a little ribbon and to fill him with a little bit of polyfil. You want him to look well fed, not fat, so don't overdo it!

And lastly,

attach him to a present with a ribbon, bow, or yarn!

The best part about this little guy is that the recipient can use him to decorate their tree next year!

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Yay, so cute, thank you for sharing this, Ashley! :) Lu