Make These Kwanzaa Ornaments for Your Christmas Tree
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Mixing Kwanzaa and Christmas might sound weird to some, but it fits in line with the African-themed holiday celebrations at our crib. After all we are African-American, so why not celebrate both.  This holiday season I'm challenging myself to sprinkle my holiday celebration with a little African fusion. One of the ways we are celebrating our African-inspired Christmas is by making these African cloth ornaments for our tree.  Hopefully we are infusing a little bit of African culture into our holiday celebration in the Kwanzaa spirit of Kuumba (creativity).
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The first thing you need to do is download and cut out your ornament template.  I found some on Noella Designs Printables.  Her printable is meant to be cut with felt, but it doesn't make a difference.  After you've cut your paper ornaments out, place them on your corrugated cardboard, trace them with a pencil and use your scissors to cut the shapes out of your cardboard.
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Next, roll out your Kwanzaa cloth. (or whatever cloth you have) Then heat your hot glue gun as hot as you can get it. Â (If your glue is warm the cloth will not stick to the cardboard.) Â Eject the hot glue onto the cardboard and stick it to your straight piece of cloth immediately. Â Then cut the cloth around your cardboard until you've got your shape. Â Repeat this step on the other side of your cardboard and then use your whole puncher to punch a hole in the top of your Kwanzaa ornament.
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Finally you are ready for your final steps. Â At this point, I would go around your ornament and cut away any crooked or loose fabric. Â You can even use dabs of hot glue to seal up the edges so that the cardboard is completely hidden. Â Once it looks exactly how you like it, Put your ribbon through the hole and tie a bow. Â Your ornament is ready to give as a gift for Kwanzaa or hang on your Christmas tree. Â Done. Â Thanks for reading!
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