DIY ROOT BEER REINDEERBy Dawn Wade of Oriental Trading
DIY ROOT BEER REINDEER• Get friends and family in the
holiday spirit with these adorable and festive Root Beer Reindeer.
• They make great favors for a kids’ holiday party or a fun and tacky hostess gift for your next ugly sweater party.
• Regardless, they’re sure to put a smile on someone’s face this holiday season.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED• Bottled Root Beer
• Chenille Stems
• Black Googly Eyes
• Glitter Pom Poms
• Cardstock
• Kraft Paper
• Ribbon
• Tape Runner
• Glue Dots
• Scissors
STEP 1• Cut a strip of
brown cardstock to cover the root beer bottle label.
• Use glue dots and a scrapbooking tape runner to adhere the strip over the bottle label.
STEP 2
• Cut a small oval from kraft paper and adhere it to the bottle.
STEP 3
• Use a glue dot to adhere a pom pom to the root beer bottle.
STEP 4
• Shape two chenille stems into antlers.
• Use glue dots to stick antlers and black googly eyes onto the root beer bottle.
STEP 5
• Tie a length of ribbon around the neck of the bottle as a cute little scarf.
DIY ROOT BEER REINDEER• Whether you’re hosting a
Christmas party or going to one, there is no cuter way to serve drinks than by decorating the bottled beverage of your choice as a reindeer.
• Root beer bottles work great for kids’ parties but this is a great homemade Christmas gift idea for the guys in your life.
• Just decorate their favorite six-pack of bottled beer! Happy holidays!
ABOUT ORIENTAL TRADING• Oriental Trading Company is the nation’s largest direct retailer of
value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, school supplies, toys and novelties. The company has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction.
• To see our wide selection of products, please visit www.orientaltrading.com.
• For parties, crafts, DIY, weddings and education ideas, visit our blog at http://www.orientaltrading.com/blog or connect with us on social media.
ABOUT DAWN• Dawn is a crafting enthusiast. Her love of all things crafting came from her Grandma,
who bought Dawn her first cross-stitch kit. She likes to dabble in an array of different crafts, including scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping, paper crafting, sewing, quilting, you name it!
• She is also a graphic designer with a passion for patterns, typography and color.
• Outside of crafting and design, she enjoys dancing, traveling and all things kawaii (Japanese for cute).
• A recent move with her husband and three kitties has given her a blank slate of a home in which to create. Challenge accepted!
• Visit Dawn’s creations at http://www.orientaltrading.com/blog/author/dawn-wade/.