Reindeer Ornament SVG

About this design

This design puts a reindeer inside a Christmas ornament. The bauble has a round cap and loop on top and a thick round rim, and inside, a reindeer leaps across the center with its antlers raised. In the layered version, the inside of the bauble is gold, so the brown reindeer stands out like a silhouette against a glowing window.

The design is two pieces: the ornament rim with cap, and the reindeer inside. Two cut-outs open the bauble and the loop. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in gold, which fills the inside of the ornament
• Design in reindeer brown, the rim, cap and reindeer

Projects

• Flat ornaments in wood, acrylic or cardstock.
• Holiday cards with a layered ornament on the front.
• Gift tags shaped like ornaments.
• Mugs and tumblers.
• Window clings.
• Shirts with a single large ornament.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches tall. The reindeer is a separate piece inside the ornament, so use transfer tape to keep it centered. For felt, choose 6 inches or more. For a shirt, 8 to 9 inches tall.

Step by step: layered ornament

1. Set the design to 5 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the gold backing from gold glitter cardstock and the brown layer from dark brown cardstock.
3. Glue the backing down, then the rim and cap on top.
4. Place the reindeer in the center of the gold circle and glue it down.
5. Thread a ribbon through the loop to hang it on the tree.

Color ideas

• Brown with gold, the classic
• Red with gold for a classic Christmas look
• Navy with silver for a winter look
• Green with gold for a traditional feel

Good to know

The reindeer floats inside the ornament as its own piece, so you can swap it for a different design. Use the ornament rim on its own and place a name, a monogram or another reindeer pose in the center instead. The gold circle also makes a lovely frame for a small family photo cut to the same round shape. Glue the photo behind the rim instead of the gold backing, and you have a photo ornament with a reindeer theme for the grandparents.

Variations to try

• Add a year across the bottom of the gold circle in your software.
• Use the editor’s offset border for a die-cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Reindeer Snow Globe is another glowing scene, and the Gingerbread Man Ornament is a matching bauble.