Craft a wooden lion's head ornament for the tree...

Assembled and painted wooden lion's head.

        I crafted this little lion for a child's tree using left-over notched popsicle sticks and just a few other supplies...

Supply List:

• notched craft sticks
• pair of googly eyes
• scrap wooden round and heart
• acrylic paints: yellow, white, brown, burnt sienna, pink and black
• wood glue
• Mod Podge
• scrap cardboard

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Cut a circular shape to glue the pieces of wooden scraps and tips of notched popsicle sticks too.
2. Glue a circular wooden shape in the center to begin with.
3. Glue the first layer of notched sticks around the outside of this center piece.
4. Glue a second layer of faux 'wooden' mane using the notched pieces on top of the first layer to make the hair look full.
5. Glue on the heart shaped wooden piece upside down between two medium sized googly eyes to create a mussel. 
6. Cut a small end from a popsicle stick for the lion's tongue. You will need to shape the end of it in an inverted V shape to fit it snuggly between the heart humps.
7. Using acrylics paint the lions head with similar colors and shades shown in the photo above.
8. After the paint drys cover the ornament with a layer of Mod Podge.
9. Glue a twine hanger to the back of the lion's head.