Sew a "Tear Drop" Santa with Button Limbs

A very 80s/90s homespun button Santa

        This tear-drop shaped Santa once hung on my mother's tree. I made it based upon a similar one I once saw in the home of a friend. It is very vintage 1980s/90s looking. Around that time folk-like and primitive items for tree decorations were very popular. If you have an ample supply of buttons without matching pairs or sets, this is one way you can use these up. He is a little strange looking for my tastes now but to each his own when decorating a tree, right? 
       Supplies you will need to make an ornament like this one: scraps of plaid fabric, lots of buttons, tiny bit of faux fur, small two inch square of flesh colored felt, strand of white yarn for beard, cotton batting,  bit of red paint for his cheeks and needle with thread.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

• Cut two identical shaped tear-drops from the scrap plaid fabric. 
• With right sides together sew a straight seam around the two shapes together leaving a one inch gap to turn the right sides out and stuff with cotton.
• Sew the opening shut after stuffing using an invisible stitch. 
• Sew on fur trim a little lower than the top of the tear shaped, stuffed form to imply a fur-trimmed hat. 
• Use the same fur to top off the tip of the Santa hat with a ball.
• Cut face out from felt and sew it just below the fur trimmed hat. 
• Add the button eyes, nose and paint the cheeks.
• Loop the yarn directly onto the face for a beard and sew this in place. Trim it as you like.
• Now gather all of those odd buttons and string them together for Santa's arms and legs. Attach these firmly with needle and thread.

Similar Ornament Crafts from The 1980s and 90s: 

• Retro Craft Dreams shares her vintage 80s craftmas projects
• DIY sewn primitive Santa ornament by Painting Crafty - this kind of ornament was very popular in the 1990s
• Cut and sew vintage Christmas prints here - more vintage prints from our family collection