Chrismoose

A Tiny Tool Time "Chrismoose"

Hello everyone, Barbara Moore here and my project to share with you today is a cute little "Chrismoose" ornament. I have been making a lot of ornaments out of mini gourds in the past week. When I saw this particular mini gourd shape, the "Chrismoose" idea was born.

The supplies used used in this ornament were:

 1 mini gourd ornament

 1 small piece of masonite 1/8" thick

 wire 

 paint

 small piece of fabric ( I used a tiny piece of fleece)

 med. sized pom pom

 2 jingle bells

 1 snowflake brad

  paint brushes

 glue

Tools used:

Proxxon Delta Sander  OZI/E

HSS Cutting blade for OZI/E ,  2 1/2"

Proxxon Jig Saw STS 12/E (This jigsaw has a rounded foot for curved surfaces)

Foot Switch FS (Is a perfect addition to that jigsaw so that you can operate it without having to turn loose of what you have in both hands lol) 

I started out with a plain mini bottle gourd which I painted brown:

I then drew a pattern of my moose antlers and copied it onto the masonite and cut it out with the jigsaw:

(That was just a pose for the camera)

I then took the sanding part off of the sander and attached the HSS Cutting Blade. This is an oscillating blade and it was so easy to work with! I used it to cut a slot in the top of the gourd:

After cutting the slot for the antlers, I attached the antlers:

I then painted the antlers brown and drilled four very tiny holes in the antlers in strategic spots to attach the jingle bells, snowflake and hook. I painted the face, attached the pompom for a nose and cut a small piece of fleece and tied it around his neck for a scarf.

Now, isn't this just the cutest little Chrismoose that you've ever seen? 

I really love using these new tools and can officially say that I totally endorse them. I'll be showing many more gourd projects created with them.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post!
Barbara Moore
http://barbara-moorewhimsies.blogspot.com