Today were sharing this fun tutorial for making colorfulnutcracker ornamentsto hang on your tree this year.

Cinnamon Stick Christmas Ornaments

You could say I have a thing for nutcrackers.

But what I will remember most about making these nutcracker cinnamon stick ornaments is the sweet scent of cinnamon.

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It reminded me of when Jane and I crafted thislavender driftwood window wreathyears ago and the fragrant lavender.

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Next, paint the tips of the other shorter cinnamon sticks in the same Warm Biege color.

Paint the lower half of the longest cinnamon stick in white and leave them to dry fully.

Last but not least, paint the unfinished ends of the shorter sticks in 24K gold.

Finished Nutcracker cinnamon stick ornaments.

Preheat the glue gun.

Glue the shorter sticks to the sides of the long cinnamon stick.

Fold the ribbon in half and glue the cut end to the top of the nutcracker.

Finished Nutcracker cinnamon stick ornaments.

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Nutcracker Cinnamon Stick Ornaments

Materials

Instructions

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Painting the bottoms of cinnamon sticks.

Painting the bottoms of cinnamon sticks.

Painting the lower half of the cinnamon stick with white paint.

Painting the lower half of the cinnamon stick with white paint.

Painting the middle of the cinnamon stick with blue paint.

Painting the middle of the cinnamon stick with blue paint.

Painting both ends of the cinnamon stick with black paint.

Painting both ends of the cinnamon stick with black paint.

Painting a black line through the center of the cinnamon stick.

Painting a black line through the center of the cinnamon stick.

Painting the shorter cinnamon stick ends with gold paint.

Painting the shorter cinnamon stick ends with gold paint.

Hot gluing the shorter ends of the painted cinnamon stick to the sides of the long cinnamon stick.

Hot gluing the shorter ends of the painted cinnamon stick to the sides of the long cinnamon stick.

Hot gluing gold ribbon to the top of the Nutcracker cinnamon stick ornament.

Hot gluing gold ribbon to the top of the Nutcracker cinnamon stick ornament.

Finished Nutcracker cinnamon stick ornaments.

Finished Nutcracker cinnamon stick ornaments.

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