Wooden MDF mittens - just right for Christmas

By Fizzy Designs UK - October 30, 2015

Pair of wooden MDF mittens - just right for Christmas

Hi Craft addicts!

As Christmas is drawing ever nearer, I thought I would show you how I made these MDF mittens (approx 4" or 100mm). There are 2 different sizes so you could use one set for the tree and the larger ones for anywhere else! I have also made a box to go with them so they looks a bit more special.

I first of all painted the two mittens (which were in the Dreamees Christmas MDF pack) with White Pebeo Gesso paint and allowed them to dry.

I then covered both sides with some red and white spotted paper which you can buy from Craft Creations and used some Cosmic Shimmer Matt, Seal and Glaze glue to "varnish" them - if you didn't want to use paper you could use red acrylic paint

Using the MDF shapes as templates to cut the paper out, they were slightly bigger than the shape but you can use sandpaper to smooth the edges (it also seals the paper to the MDF).

Once dry, I used a red Spectrum Noir alcohol marker to colour the sides to blend in.

You can decorate the mittens however you like but I used some gold and silver peel off sticker snowflakes which I had got from Craft Creations again. To make the "fur", I used some cotton wool gluing it down with some Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue

I then tied them together using some Red and white Baker's Twine (but you could use raffia or string).

As mentioned before, I wanted to make them good enough to give as a present, so I made up a prescored box and lid 115x178mm (approx) - this size allows enough room for the mittens to lie flat but I would add some white tissue paper to protect them. It is also shallow enough that it could be sent as a large letter!

I cut out a scalloped rectangle in the matching spotty paper using a Spellbinder die and glued it to the top of the box. Using the smaller mittens as templates, I cut out some red linen cardstock and used some narrow red liner tape and pink Highlighter dust (from Pinflair) to make the fur edges. I then added some of the red and white Baker's Twine to join them together and then stuck them down using Collall All purpose glue. To finish it off, I decorated them with some White Nuvo Crystal drops...

And there you are , one stylish and cute Christmas decoration that you could give as a gift. I will be adding this to my website soon.

Products and items you might need to make this product

Pair of MDF mittens 4" (100mm) + the smaller pair to use as templates
White Pebeo Gesso paint
Red and white spotted paper
Cotton wool
Red and white Baker's twine
Prescored white rectangle box
Spellbinders rectangle scalloped die
White Nuvo Crystal drops
Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
Collall All purpose glue
Pink Highlighter dust from Pinflair

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