What does the Fox say...

Happy Valentines Day!!!  I personally don't love the song, but hey all the kids do!

Made a bunch of these for K to pass out to her 2nd grade class.

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the red heart and white heart.  Used a hole punch for the eyes and a small black pom-pom for the Fox nose.

 

 

 



I used this pattern (sized down a bit) for the fox tail and ears.

Felt Cupcake Pattern

I have made a huge stash of these and enjoy giving them out to people for their birthdays!  Of course they also go great with a felt Turtle or a felt Inchworm too!

I used wool felt for these.

Sorry no in process photos but pretty straight forward.

Trace pattern onto Freezer Paper.  Iron onto the felt colors of your choice.

I also cut out 2 - 1 1/4 inch card stock circle to use inside of the cupcake base to help it stand properly once you have stuffed it.

Cut out felt pieces.

Machine stitch or hand sew up the short side of the cupcake side piece.  I used about an 1/8" seam allowance.  Turn out the piece so raw seam will be inside the cupcake. 

I used small flower dies and my Big Shot to cut out 4 graduated flowers to use as "frosting".

I placed a large bead on top of my stack of 4 flowers and using needle and thread, sewed through all the layers a couple times.

Then hand sewed the flower stack onto the cupcake frosting top.

Next whip stitch the frosting layers onto the cupcake top.

Now sew the cupcake top to the cupcake side using a whip stitch.

Sew cupcake base to cupcake side, leaving a small opening to stuff the cupcake.

Once cupcake is stuffed, slip in 2- 1 1/4 inch cardstock circles that have been glued or taped together.  This helps it stand upright and keep a flat bottom.

Sew the cupcake base closed.

 

Evelyn the Inchworm is a pattern from the book  "Wee Wonderfuls". 

Felt Turtle pattern can be found here.

Felt Harry Potter

There is a lady in Spain who makes Harry, Ron and Hermione felt dolls.  I wish I could afford to buy all three from her!  But I had to settle and make my own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

K loved hers and her classmate who is a huge Potter fan, loved his as well!

Oreo Elf Shoes

Made some of these cute elf shoes, using red Oreos as the "tights".  They come together real quick.  Hardest part is finding the red Oreos!

I found the template here.  I decided to use pom-poms instead of bells for time sake.

Merry Christmas!

Kiss Christmas Tree

Such an ingenious craft!  I am so glad I stumbled across this.  Perfect small gift to pass out this Christmas!  Kisses and Nugget bars.

Here is the great tutorial for this chocolate tree craft.  Click here.

 

 

 

 

Very easy to assembly line these.  I whipped up a lot this weekend.  Some people are just so amazing in their imagination and putting it out there for all to try!  Thanks Brenda Q.

Felt Mayflower Boat

I saw these Mayflower boats in the Pottery Barn catalog about 3 years ago.  I knew right away I wanted these on my Fall decoration table and for the table on Thanksgiving day.

The pictures are really bad since we haven't seen the sun in days.

I made my own pattern and used wool felt to whip these up.  You can sew these different ways to save time as well.  Blanket stitch the sides or use your sewing machine.  The bottom has to be whipped stitch but it's quick and easy.

 

 

I bought some wooden spools and dowels at Hobby Lobby.  I stuffed a tiny bit of cotton into the spool before inserting the dowel for a nice snug fit.  Then painted it brown.



I fill the base of the boats with whole coffee beans.  I never drink coffee but I just love the smell of coffee beans!  Makes the kitchen smell so good.  The beans add weight and also hold up the sail.  You could  save a lot of money and just buy a bag of black beans also.

I have a couple sails made of vellum paper and the other 2 out of shimmer/pearl paper.

I included this years menu on one of the larger boats to set by the buffet table.

The large boat base is about 8 inches long and 5 inches high in the rear.  The large sail is 8 inches long by 6 inches wide. 

Here is the pattern for the large boat.

Cut out the pieces and sew up the sides first (whip, blanket stitch or sewing machine), then whip stitch the bottom piece into place.

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Franken Pop Covers

I originally saw these sucker covers from a blog.  It was a die to use in the Big Shot.  I decided to try and make my own template.  The basic design can be used over and over again for school functions and parties.

I cut out strips of green cardstock to be 6 1/4 inches long by 2 inches wide.

Score at: 1/2", 3", and 4".

Punch a hole centered on the 1/2" score line.  This is for the sucker stick.

I then cut out black pieces of cardstock to 2" x 1".  Then just cut out random jags of hair.

Using left over scraps of black cardstock cut out small triangles for the "bolts" on Frankensteins.

Using glue dots I put on 2 wiggle eyes.

Insert one Tootsie Pop and add a glue dot to the back flap to secure wrapper closed.

 

 

Click here to see the original Frankenstein and purchase the sucker wrapper die.

 

I put mine together different than the tutorial, just so you know and don't get confused.

 

 

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