I love making Christmas decorations that can be used year after year, adding to our collection of family heirloom decor. These finger puppet files are intended to be made from paper, but with the simple addition of an offset, and omission of the finger holes, each cute creature can be cut from felt and flock heat transfer vinyl to make lasting tree ornaments. The fox, bear and racoon have been decorated with Christmas accessories taken from the dingbat file shown (letters e,x and z) and cut from fuzzy textured heat transfer. Once the decorations have been fused and the figures padded with a little wadding, they have been sewn by hand to make them perfect for decorating our holiday tree.
There is the opportunity for adding personalisation too. I've added 'Xmas' and the year to these in the Silent Hight font, but I'll be adding the names of the junior family members for our family set.
All the cut files used are by Carina Garner and Mini Lou from the Silhouette Design Store:
Christmas Animals Ornaments– intend to double them up, add offset, remove the holes, cut from felt and add accessories.
Finger Puppet Fox #257687 https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/view-shape/257687
Finger Puppet Bear #257693 https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/view-shape/257693
Finger Puppet Raccoon #257726 https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/view-shape/257726
Christmas Animals Dingbats #230262 (for hats and accessories)
https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/view-shape/230262
CG Silent Night Font #236542 https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/view-shape/236542
My name is Janet Packer, a passionate papercrafter from Aberdeen, Scotland. My background is in education and technical instruction and I love to share crafting techniques, new products, and design sources. My craft blog, Crafting Quine, is brimming with ideas for card making, paper craft and home decor, many using the Silhouette Cameo. You'll find hints and tips galore, as well as step-by-step project instructions, and crafting inspiration with a thrifty bias. For updates and pretty crafting pics follow me on Instagram.