Gingerbread Cookie Ornament

First off, I don't recommend this project. It didn't turn out very well for us. I ended up trashing them, but I figured I'd post what we did today. Couldn't let all my work go to waste. ;o) If someone else can figure out how to make it work better, let me know.

Supplies: corrugated cardboard, sequins, scissors, Elmer's glue, gingerbread man cookie cutter, cinnamon, pencil, thin ribbon, & rickrack

Step 1. Trace around the cookie cutter on the cardboard and cut out.

Step 2. Cover the cut-out with glue and sprinkle with cinnamon. Let glue dry completely, then shake off the excess cinnamon. I used a small paint brush to spread the glue evenly over the cut-out. That might be where I went wrong. Maybe I spread the glue too thin? (I have no idea why the picture turned out sideways.)


Step 3. Decorate with rickrack on the arms and legs to look like icing. Use sequins to make eyes and buttons. The directions I have suggested cutting a little piece of rickrack for the mouth, but we didn't make it that far. Cut a 5 in. strip of ribbon. Glue the two ends to the back of the head of the gingerbread man to make a hanger for the ornament.

That's it. Seems simple enough, but the cinnamon kept coming off. And I had a hard time with the glue not wanting to stick to the cinnamon, which made it hard to try to glue the sequins and rickrack on. I'm usually pretty good with crafts. I have no idea what happened with this one.

Anyone else want to give it a go?