How To Fold A Tiny Origami Santa

Image: Jessica Jones

Yes, I know, it’s at least 6 months until Christmas, but I just couldn’t resist sharing this adorable project with you all. Perhaps this is the perfect idea for your Christmas in July party – a fun way to get into the holiday spirit even in the middle of the year!

The original instructions for this craft are on a Japanese page, but don’t worry if you’re not fluent in Japanese! You can easily follow along with the pictures and step-by-step illustrations. It’s one of those projects where the visuals do most of the explaining, making it accessible and easy to follow regardless of the language barrier.

I first stumbled across this idea on Jessica Jones’ blog, where she shared how she made her own version of these charming creations. It was such a great post that I just had to give it a try myself! Jessica’s effort is absolutely lovely, and it’s clear that she had fun with it. If you’re looking for inspiration or need a little push to get started, you can check out her version of the craft, which is a great example of how versatile and fun these decorations can be.

So, while Christmas may seem far away, why not take this opportunity to get ahead of the game and enjoy some crafty holiday fun in July? You’ll have these ready and waiting when the festive season rolls around – or you could even host a mini celebration to make them with friends and family. Either way, it’s a joyful project to get your creative juices flowing!

I came across this via Jessica Jones blog on how she made them. Here is her effort.

Hanukkah is a great reason to pull out your cross stitch fabric and thread and stitch up some fun seasonal cross stitch patterns.

If you have trouble spelling Hanukkah (I know I do!) you’ll want to stitch up the How Do You Spell… project from SKB Cross Stitch Design. This one includes a bunch of different ways to spell the holiday, along with some symbols like a dreidel and menorah. (Technically I think all the ways to spell it are “correct.”) The pattern includes full, fractional and bask titches, and measures 8.5 by 7 inches, or 21.6 by 17.8 cm. It has the date for 2004/5785 but you can easily change the year or leave that part off.

Another project with some fun word play is the Words to Live By chart from Sam Brie Stitches. This one includes Hanukkah related symbols and word presented crossword puzzle style, which is fun to stitch and to display. The design uses 10 colors and measures 74 by 103 stitches. It’s shown worked on 18 count fabric.

I may have shared these before, but the Hanukkah patterns from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery are so cute they’re definitely worth sharing again. Happy Hanukkah features a menorah, dreidels, gelt, stars and candles, and it fits in a 6-inch hoop. At 75 by 75 stitches, it comes out to 5.4 inches/13.4 cm on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen. They also have this cute little dreidel stamp cross stitch pattern, which is 39 by 49 stitches, or 2.8 by 3.5 inches (about 7 by 9 cm) on 14 count Aida or 28 count linen.

Works By ABC has a lot of great patterns for Hanukkah, but here are just a couple to get you started. The Rules for Dreidel design is fun for kids and adults and shows the different sides of the dreidel and what it means when you land on them. The stitch count is 62 by 94 and its shown worked on 32 count linen. It calls for three colors. I also like this menorah one, which measures 44 by 49 stitches and uses two colors along with coordinating seed beads. On 32 count linen as shown (equivalent to 16 count Aida) it measures 2.75 by 3.1 inches, or almost 7 by 7.8 cm.

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