Supplies:

glue

paint in brown, black, white, red

matching thread and fine needle

1/4" satin ribbon (optional) and candy cane baker's twine

2.5" wooden peg dolls (they are the "dad" doll)

You'll also need a few small paintbrushes, toothpicks or a small wooden skewer, and a fine tweezer is helpful.

Now it’s time to make these little fellas. Let dry between each step. For easier clean up, work assembly line style if making more than one.

--First, paint on hair with brown paint. I left the faces unpainted except for the eyes and mouth.

--Next, with a skewer or the end of a small paintbrush, dot on white paint for eyes.

--Just off-set of the white eye paint and using picture below as a guide, dot on black paint for eyes. I wanted my elves to have a rascally Elf on the Shelf vibe.

--With a fine brush and red paint, make a teensy smile.

--Paint body with glue and sprinkle with fine glitter. 

--Make felt hat pattern: Cut a 3" circle from paper and fold into fourths. The 1/4 circle is your hat pattern.

--Make felt hat: Using pattern, cut felt adding a scant 1/8" to each straight side for seam. Cut a 2" piece of baker's twine for top loop and glue to underside of hat tip. With tiny stitches, hand stitch the hat together, securing baker's twine loop with stitches.

--Place a line of glue to inside of hat rim and place on head.

--Optional: embellish hat with tiny leaf, holly berry, snowflake, bow, etc.

--Wrap twine or ribbon around neck for a scarf.`

Tie to a gift or hang on your tree and smile! I'll hand these out as I see my friends, plus I'll take a walk around the block and set them on our neighbor's front porches.