Looking for an adorable ornament idea? These DIY mini deer pallet ornaments are so cute and come together so easily. You'll love how they turn out.

If you're a regular blog reader here, than you already know that I love using my Cricut Explore. I love it so much in fact, that I've teamed up with 12 amazing Canadian bloggers to show you just what a Cricut Explore can do! We have made 12 festive ornaments using our Cricut. I can't wait for you to see what everyone is up to, including these DIY reindeer ornaments that I created.

*Some of the materials in this post were provided by Cricut and

How to Make Reindeer Pallet Ornaments

I used leather for the deer head in this project-mostly because I really wanted to cut leather on my machine! But, you can use vinyl, or felt, or any material you like.

Since I've made these, I've also seen others recreate them simply by drawing a deer in place, or my tracing an image they saw online.

Materials I Used for the Reindeer Ornaments:

White Leather

When you cut leather on your

First, cut the

I did two versions of these deer, because I wasn't sure which one I liked better. The ones pictured in this post are the smaller deer heads in the photo. You can access my design

Next, set the dial on your Cricut to "custom," and then select "Leather - 2mm" from the options menu.

Your Cricut will automatically do 3 or 4 cuts, and the deer should come out perfectly!

Next, grab those popsicles and cut them for the mini pallet. The four across were 3.5" each, and the top and bottom pieces were just over 3" each.

Once they are cut, you can use wood stain to stain the popsicle sticks if you want to. I chose to use a dark walnut stain, because I love the contrast of the dark stains against the white leather.

If you are using a different material for the reindeer, you can also switch the stain colour, or paint the "pallets", or leave them in their natural popsicle stick colour!

When it comes to glues, I can be very picky! (Does that make me sound like a snobby DIYer?! lol.) I just don't like glue guns leaving strings and globs, and not letting my projects sit flat.

I used the

What do you think of my little rustic ornaments?! I've already seen so many people recreate these little reindeer ornaments and I love seeing every version!

Different colours, materials, and images, but the little popsticle pallets remain the same. I love the idea of mass producing these guys in a classroom or to give as present toppers.

There is nothing more special than receiving a personalized gift over the holidays, and I know that these little reindeer ornaments would be sure to impress anyone who received one!

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DIY Reindeer Ornaments

Yield: 1

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $10

Looking for an adorable ornament idea? These DIY reindeer ornaments are so cute and come together so easily. You'll love how they turn out.

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Materials

• 6 popsicle sticks
• Leather or faux leather
• Transfer tape (if using an older Cricut machine)
• Wood stain (optional)
• Jute string
• Glue

Tools

• Cricut Maker (or older machine)
• Knife blade or deep cutting blade

Instructions

1. Follow the link to the Cricut design space to access the design
2. If using an older machine, add transfer tape to the back of your leather
3. Cut design out of leather using the Cricut machine and the knife blade or deep cut blade
4. Cut your popsicle sticks to size (cut 4 at 4.5" and cut 2 at just over 3")
5. Stain or paint your popsicle stick pallet, as desired
6. Glue your popsicle sticks together to make a "pallet"
7. Glue the deer head in place and glue the string on the back to hold your ornament

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