DIY ROOT BEER REINDEERBy Dawn Wade of Oriental Trading

DIY ROOT BEER REINDEER• Get friends and family in the

holiday spirit with these adorable and festive Root Beer Reindeer.

• They make great favors for a kids’ holiday party or a fun and tacky hostess gift for your next ugly sweater party.

• Regardless, they’re sure to put a smile on someone’s face this holiday season.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED• Bottled Root Beer

• Chenille Stems

• Black Googly Eyes

• Glitter Pom Poms

• Cardstock

• Kraft Paper

• Ribbon

• Tape Runner

• Glue Dots

• Scissors

STEP 1• Cut a strip of

brown cardstock to cover the root beer bottle label.

• Use glue dots and a scrapbooking tape runner to adhere the strip over the bottle label.

STEP 2

• Cut a small oval from kraft paper and adhere it to the bottle.

STEP 3

• Use a glue dot to adhere a pom pom to the root beer bottle.

STEP 4

• Shape two chenille stems into antlers.

• Use glue dots to stick antlers and black googly eyes onto the root beer bottle.

STEP 5

• Tie a length of ribbon around the neck of the bottle as a cute little scarf.

DIY ROOT BEER REINDEER• Whether you’re hosting a

Christmas party or going to one, there is no cuter way to serve drinks than by decorating the bottled beverage of your choice as a reindeer.

• Root beer bottles work great for kids’ parties but this is a great homemade Christmas gift idea for the guys in your life.

• Just decorate their favorite six-pack of bottled beer! Happy holidays!

ABOUT ORIENTAL TRADING• Oriental Trading Company is the nation’s largest direct retailer of

value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, school supplies, toys and novelties. The company has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction.

• To see our wide selection of products, please visit www.orientaltrading.com.

• For parties, crafts, DIY, weddings and education ideas, visit our blog at http://www.orientaltrading.com/blog or connect with us on social media.

ABOUT DAWN• Dawn is a crafting enthusiast. Her love of all things crafting came from her Grandma,

who bought Dawn her first cross-stitch kit. She likes to dabble in an array of different crafts, including scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping, paper crafting, sewing, quilting, you name it!

• She is also a graphic designer with a passion for patterns, typography and color.

• Outside of crafting and design, she enjoys dancing, traveling and all things kawaii (Japanese for cute).

• A recent move with her husband and three kitties has given her a blank slate of a home in which to create. Challenge accepted!

• Visit Dawn’s creations at http://www.orientaltrading.com/blog/author/dawn-wade/.