Ampersand Ornament Tutorial: Ornament Exchange

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Learn how to make a felt ampersand (or other letter) ornament in my contribution to the Kin Community Ornament Exchange Playlist! Watch the whole playlist at bit.ly/OrnamentExchangePlaylist and read the rest of this description for a list of materials and related links!

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Materials needed for this project:
-A basic template that you can make in Illustrator, Photoshop, or other program like Microsoft Word and a printer, or you can trace or draw one by hand. You can use this to make an ampersand template OR any letter you want. Try making initials or spell out whole words with multiple ornaments!
-Regular scissors (for the paper and the plastic canvas)
-Black felt (or whatever color you'd like)
-Straight pins
-Fabric scissors
-Plastic canvas mesh (found in the embroidery section of a craft store)
-Embroidery floss in red (or your choice of color)
-Embroidery needle
-A few sequins
-Sewing thread and sewing needle
-Red ribbon (or other color)

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