My Mom designed and put together this beautiful miniature nativity set! You can completely make this tutorial your own; all four materials used for this craft can be substituted. This would make a beautiful holiday decoration or gift. If you already have the supplies to make this craft, it can take as little as 15 minutes!
ETC: 20M-40M
Supplies:
– Cloche or glass case
– Wooden clothespins
– Holly or other holiday foliage
– Felt
This unique nativity set didn’t come together all at once- these were a bunch of crafting supplies that my Mom already had before she had a glorious light bulb moment! When I asked what inspired her, she said she had seen a plastic ornament with a tiny wooden clothespin inside as baby Jesus. She thought about an assorted bag of wooden clothespins she had purchased this past summer from Michaels, and quickly set out to find it. You can use any type of small wooden item to represent the characters, you don’t need to use clothespins. Check out your closest dollar store!
My mom then had the idea to wrap the Jesus clothespin in a ‘blanket’, using beige-coloured felt that she wrapped around the clothespin until she was happy with how it was placed.
The ring of holly around the Joseph, Mary and Jesus clothespins is actually from a huge roll of wired holly wreaths we found at a thrift store a few years ago (which is sadly almost gone!). You could use any type of holiday foliage such as a twig of spruce, red winter berry branches, etc.
The dainty cloche used to encase the nativity set is from a thrift store! You can easily use an upside down jar instead.
Every once in a while look through your local thrift stores, you’ll be shocked at the potential craft supplies you can find!
Stay inspired,
Kendra
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