Happy Saturday, everyone! Here's a little guy I made for the holidays, I plan to use it as part of a larger nutcracker mantle display. He's made from a Mini Nutcracker Kit and he's cute as a button, only standing 2.75 inches tall.
The nutcracker kit has nine pieces to decorate and assemble. I decided to stick with the traditional red/black/gold color scheme and set about painting the individual bits with acrylic paint. Once assembled, that tiny dowel threads through the lever which opens and closes the jaw just like a full sized one. Very clever!
Once he was put together I added a tiny snip of gold dresden trim to his sleeves and chose a GSL Bagatelle Box 1.5 x 4 Inch to display him in.
The box was lined and covered with paper from Graphic 45's Twas The Night Before Christmas collection.
Final details include a painted wood turning for the top of the box and a round wooden disk for him to stand on to give him a little more height.
This cute little project was finished in an afternoon. Happy holidays and thanks for stopping by!
GSL Products Used
Other Supplies Used
Tacky glue
Acrylic paint
Gold dresden trim
Graphic 45's Twas The Night Before Christmas
Wood turnings
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