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As sure as Christmas presents bring visions of Santa, it brings visions of Mrs. Claus too.

This holiday craft version of Mrs. Claus is the perfect complement to the Santa ornament describe on the Santa webpage. Together the couple add just the spirit needed to the Christmas season as they decorate your Christmas tree.

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Making Mrs. Claus Body

Mrs. Claus body is composed of two candle cups glued bottom to bottom as shown in the illustration.

On one candle cup, glue the large wood ball, which will become Mrs. Claus head.

On the other candle cup, glue the doll pin stand as shown.

In this illustration, the basic paint colors have been added also.

How to Make Mrs. Claus' Gingerbread Men

If you choose to add the ginger bread men for Mrs. Claus to hold, you can make them as shown.

Simply glue two ginger bread men wood shapes to a toothpick as shown.

Then paint the toothpick and gingerbread men as you desire.

The Finished Wood Craft Mrs Claus Ornament

To finish Mrs. Claus, first make a loop of ribbon about 3 inches long. Thread the loop through a hold in the flower pot and the small wood ball as shown. Tie a knot in the ribbon and glue the knot inside the flower pot.

Glue the flower pot to Mrs. Claus head as a hat and paint.

Paint a face on Mrs. Claus. You can use felt tip pen, small paint brushes, or even toothpicks for the fine detail.

Glue curly chenille to Mrs. Claus head for beautiful hair.

Make a collar out of some white chenille.

Also glue some white chenille down the front of Mrs. Claus, and around the top of the doll pin stand.

Glue on a couple of arms made of red bump chenille.

If you use the gingerbread men, simply glue the toothpick to the bump chenille hands.