JGW Nutcracker Patrol

Hello all! I-team member Sonja here. Today I bring you a Nutcracker solider from the JGW Nutcracker Patrol file.

Thinking back on a Christmas I faintly remember as a child, we were at a family friends house. She had a white baby grand piano and her house was decorated so magnificently that I for one reason or another always remembered her set of Nutcrackers!

So I thought I would make one! I also decided to not do a whole scene because I wanted the focus to be on all of his details.

 This guy stands about 14 inches tall. Under his beard is several gold buttons and an undershirt.

 What I love most about this soldier is that there is detail no matter which way he is turned.

There is opportunity to accent each piece as wanted. 

 I happened to have these button brads on hand which were great to use in the soldiers cuff links, tail, hat, and boots.

I wanted to keep the sword realistic so I kept it in the gold scheme and added two gold brads to accent it.

Even down to his hat where it is optional to put a chain. I didn't have a chain on hand, but I did have this gold ribbon that I felt was fitting.

The back of the soldier has one of my favorite pieces.

  The tail on this guy. I don't know why, but it is my favorite part!

The little box that jets out from his back is the handle of a Nutcracker.

The tassels on his boots are just a little something I added to match the tassels on his shoulders.

Materials Used:
DCWV Cranberry Christmas stack

DCWV Hand-Painted Christmas stack

DCWV 11 x 17 Premium stack

SVG Attic JGW Nutcracker Patrol 

Silhouette Cameo

Craftwell eBrush

Sharpie Markers, gray

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Recollection Button Brads and Gold Brads