Blast off Rocket Ship Tutorial. Here is a toy for those precious boys in your life! It is a stuffed rocket with fire that is tucked away until it's time for blast off! So much fun! What you will need:2 fat quartersFeltNature-fil or other stuffing choiceHand sewing needlePattern found here. Step 1: Cut out pattern pieces. You will be cutting 3 rocket ship body panels, 6 fins, 1 bottom panel, and 3 fire pieces.
Step 2: Add any embellishing to fins and rocket body now. Step 3: Right sides together pin 2 fins and sew 1/4" seam from top of fin all the way around leaving the straight edge open. Step 4: Stuff fins. Step 5: Pin 2 rocket ship panels right sides together and place a mark 1.5" from bottom of the top facing panel. Step 6: Add last panel: You will repeat step 4 except you will not fold seam allowance to right. Step 7: Attach last 2 panels together: Mark top facing panel 1/5" from bottom and pin fin to top panel. Step 9: Stack fire and place inside the bottom panel lining up raw edges.
Final step: Southern Institute for Domestic Arts and Crafts: Super Hero Cape And Power Cuff Tutorial. Welcome to The Southern Institute, I'm so glad you're here! Make sure you stay in the know... subscribe to our newsletter! Creating for boys can be so easy and so much fun! Let’s face it, most little boys aren’t too picky about their apparel are they? You may think that you’re little guy needs the best of the best of everything, but really, sometimes, the most unlikely objects hold the most fuel for his big imagination. I learned this last year when I found myself in a bit of a pinch and found myself making… The Superhero Cape Tutorial! Luke is a little man of many interests, one of them being superheros (at least at the moment). It hit me!
Disclaimer: Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts supplied me with a gift card which I used to buy supplies for the cape in the tutorial.What you’ll need: One large t-shirt, one piece of interfacing (2″ x 7 1/2″), velcro, sewing machine(I have a Singer Curvy and I really love it), or hot glue gun. 2. 3. 4. I cut some off of the bottom too, so he wouldn’t trip. 5. 1. Reversible 4-in-1 Cape « Stitch-Craft. Felt gnome or elf hat. Even though we had another GORGEOUS 70+ degree day today in mid-November, I have forced myself to think about presents. Christmas presents.
Seeing as how I don't like to spend money, and I don't enjoy shopping, and I want entirely LESS stuff than I already have, I'm thinking this will be a *mostly-handmade Christmas. (*"mostly" because my dear Man can't help buying some things that he the kids would enjoy playing with) My Mom and Mimi gave me tons of fabric and supplies, so it's really only a matter of the time I have to complete things.
Starting in mid-November probably wasn't too bright. Anywho, I grabbed some felt and cut it like this. No pattern. The ties, on the left side, are just two strips of fleecy fabric, pulled long. Here's what you do: ...and then sew those nifty ties on the sides. I stitched it all together by hand, on the outside, for a "more natural" gnome/elf-hat look. I need to make each of the kids one before Christmas! Didn't even clip the threads before taking the picture. Tutorial: How to Make a Gnome Hat for a Young Child. Handmade Halloween – Garden Gnome Tutorial « Schell subUrban Homestead. Last year, we found the funniest costume and we really wanted it for E (who has earned the nickname “Angry Elf”).
But we couldn’t find it in E’s size. This year, Target is carrying the costume – for $20. Basically these are brown and plaid, super-thin pajamas with a felt hat, fake beard and felt booties. TWENTY dollars!?!? So, I tried my hand at making it myself. E already had hand-me-down green corduroy overalls and a red plaid shirt from H, so that part was easy. Turns out, the rest was easy too. I got four pieces of 9×12″ felt for a dollar at Hobby Lobby. Step one: using two pieces of felt, trace and cut out hat shape. Step two: Cut two eyebrows from scraps of the craft fur. Step three: If you need to add a bit of felt to make the brim fit your little one’s head, sew triangles to the back piece of the hat. Step four: Pin the right sides of the hat together, sew and trim up any threads. Sew the backs of the shoe sides together, right sides out/wrong sides together.
All done. Like this: Dragon Wings Tutorial « I'm Feelin' Crafty! Yes, I’ve only posted about my dragon wings about 10 times, and here it goes again. Only this time I’m sharing how I made them. OK, here is goes, my first ever tutorial… Materials: Fleece 2 metal hangers Fusible Adhesive, like Steam to Seam or Heat’n Bond Ultra Eleastic, 18inches Thread Scissors Wire Cutters Your Dragon is Waiting…. Step 1- Print pattern, or use your own. Step 2- Lay the pattern on the fusible adhesive. Step 3- Lay the fusible adhesive on the wrong side of the fleece and iron on. Cut the fleece around the fusible adhesive wing pattern. Step 4- Time for the wire cutting! Hanger #1- Clip off the hanger piece. Hanger #2- Clip the bottom into 2 piece and the sides into 2 more pieces for the ‘bones’ of the wings.
Step 6- Next step, putting the wings and bones together. Remove the paper side of the adhesive and lay out this set of wings with adhesive up. Step 7- Stitch! Step 8- Elastic. And WA LA! Please excuse the photography! Comments and questions are greatly appreciated! Like this: Guest Project -- Dragon Tails {sewing tutorial} <div class="greet_block wpgb_cornered wpgb_shadowed"><div class="greet_text"><div class="greet_image"><img class="enable-pib-img-under" src=" alt="WP Greet Box icon" data-recalc-dims="1"/></div>Thanks for coming by! I try to feature a new creative tutorial every day -- and I'd love to have you follow along: <a href=" rel="nofollow"><strong>subscribe to my email updates</strong></a> or <a href=" rel="nofollow">come follow along on Facebook</a>.
<div style="clear:both"></div></div></div> My blog is just a collection of projects I’ve been working on as I run around sewing, crafting, refinishing furniture, painting, building furniture, and trying to decorate, all for the least amount of money possible. Being cheap motivates a lot of my creativity. Today I’ll be showing you how to make dinosaur (or dragon) tails! 1/4 yard spike fabric 5″ velcro 2. Do-It-Yourself Kid’s Bat Costume. Oct21 by Ellen Luckett Baker Simple is better, so if you’re looking for a handmade idea for Halloween, try converting a t-shirt into a cute bat costume in a few quick steps.
Much like my owl costume from last year, this project can be made quickly, is comfortable for kids to wear and it’s fun! It does involve a sewing machine, but even a beginner can master this one. Just download the .pdf file with full instructions by clicking here. Dinosaur Tails. **Please be respectful of my designs and only use this tutorial for personal use. Not intended for commercial sale or manufacture, even on a home based scale. Make them for yourself, to give as gifts, but I'd appreciate not using it for profit. Thanks.DINO TAIL TUTORIAL Today I'll be showing you how to make dinosaur (or dragon) tails! This is a simple, fun, toy for kids. I designed these tails with two straps that wrap around their waist with velcro in front making it easy for them to get them on and off themselves. These have been fun during these long winter months when we have to play inside. 1/2 to 3/4 yard main fabric-- pretty much any fabric that's not stretchy (this yellow is polyester lining) 1/4 yard spike fabric 5" velcro Polyfil batting (small bag) MAIN FABRIC: tail: (cut 2): 22" x 11" waist straps: (cut 4): 12" x 3" circle: 7" in diameter (*I cut a 7" square, fold it in fourths, then cut the curve from fold to fold) CONTRASTING FABRIC: spikes (cut 2): 22" x 3.5" INSTRUCTIONS:1.
Make It and Love It: Peter Pan Costume. And attach velcro: Then turn it back over to the front and cut out some sort of shape to the shirt, creating some sleeves…..but still leaving a good amount to the width, so that you’ll have some shirt to cinch up in the belt at the end. Turn it inside out, sew up the sides along the new curves, and then turn it right side out again. Now, make diagonal cuts all along the bottom and sleeves. That’s it. Nice and easy. Now onto the belt. I used the tutorial here and made it out of felt about 1 3/4 inches wide. Now time to make the knife for Peter’s belt. Then I stitched the blade layers in place and added some detail…..and did the same with the handle.
Sew the blade and the handle together. Then lay the last section under and over where the blade and handle meet. Then I made some pants using the the tutorial here. Okay, onto the hat. Then I sewed all along the larger triangles, leaving the bottom edges open. Then sew into place. Then fold up the brim. And then added a feather. .Go get ‘em buddy. Kids Craft Tutorial - Papier Mache Fairy Bowls | Our Big Earth. As our “magical world” project continues this year, we are still super focused on the fairy forest part of that imaginary adventure. The tiny person is so excited about creating the bits and pieces that line the path to her castle and lead the way along the path into the fairy forest, that we found ourselves at a loss for where to put all of our cool creations when the magical world is packed away.
Enter Fairy Bowls. I was catching up on one of my favorite nature craft blogs – The Magic Onions – and was completely inspired to change up her Winter Solstice Lanterns a bit to roll with our fairy forest theme. They were very easy and a great way to learn a bit about papier mache, that kids from preschoolers through middle grades could have fun with together. Here’s what you need: - Balloons, - White glue, - Jute, - Paint brushes, - Green, pink and yellow (any color really) tissue paper, and - Evergreens and acorn tops. Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. There you have some lovely, sweet fairy bowls. Build your own paper rocket! A Rollicking Rocket in Se7en Steps… » se7en. November 25th, 2009 · 35 Comments A little while ago we made an army of aliens, well Se7en million aliens need a home… About the time that our aliens were created this very cute Charlie and Lola dollhouse debuted… and we spotted it everywhere!!!
Because it is so cute!!! A brilliant project that could be extended and expanded in almost any direction. Needless to say it was the inspiration for us to make our own Rollicking Rocket. This is what you are aiming for: Let’s Meet The Players: A cardboard box, we used a big computor box, but you could just as easily make a small one out of a cereal box.Paints.Scissors, craft-knife.Markers.Magazine cuttings, pipecleaners and stickers. Let’s Play The Game: Step 1:We cut the basic shapes from a large cardboard box.
Two rockets, three round floors and four booster rockets. Step 2: Then we painted them. Step 3: Then we let the father person loose with the craft knife… simply because he measures things and I never ever do!!! Step 4: Pop it all together. Newspaper Hut » Pepper Paints. Party hats. For my birthday brunch we all made newspaper party hats. We had such a great time gathering flowers and creating instant and custom made hats. What a wonderful way to recycle newspapers! You can just throw them in the compost at the end of the party. My nieces were delighted to make them all over again for this tutorial. Materials:-newspaper-masking tape-flowers (fresh or paper)-scissors 1. 2. Voila! How to make a cardboard costume helmet.
Number 16. Please do not judge me when I tell you how long I waited to unravel the surprise ball. because, look at it. I mean really. prettiest. ball. ever. color so bright you can practically taste it. gina (surprise ball maker extraordinaire) kindly sent one my way and once I received it, here's what I did: I tucked it away someplace safe. and I did not touch it for two years. I KNOW. people, do not judge. I could not help myself. I was saving it for a rainy day, I was waiting for emergency circumstances. ultimately, I was forced to put it on the list. according to gina, I am not the only one. there have been others-- all of them reluctant to unravel, all of them women. I don't know what that says about us. anyway. but one bleak january day I broke down and I'll tell you, I could not have picked a better day. you know what the hardest part was? I may or may not have squealed when I first saw the vintage swimming goggles. actually, I'm pretty sure there was squealing. lots and lots of squealing.
Cardboard Tube PT Cruiser. Always use your imagination and be creative when building this project or any others. It’s your creation, so be inventive when looking for building supplies — you just may be surprised! When building your project, experiment with new and different ways of putting it together. The most important thing is to have fun! Supplies 1 paper towel tube Old box or some cardboard (for wheels) 2 straws Tape (colored tape for decorations) Instructions Start out by making your PT Racer wheels.
Next I made 4 holes on my PT tube using a hole punch. Now slide your cool wheels onto your straw axles. I decided to make the front of my PT Racer look speedy by adding a nose cone. How about a tail? Now for my favorite part of every project... dressing it up! My PT Racer was looking pretty plain, so I cut strips of different colored tape for a racing stripe look. This craft reprinted courtesy of Loolelo.com. Foreword to corrugated carbord toys contruction guide. Ake your own movable toys from free corrugated cardboard never used before for this purpose. orrugated cardboard is a particularly suitable material for children's toys. Discarded as packaging from supermarkets and department stores, it' is available, free of charge, in large quantities and various dimensions.
It is safe, clean and one way of recycling. The construction is easy, quick, needs little space and doesn't dirty. Younger kids can paint while elder children can help with cutting and assembly. These toys are very solid and long-lasting: the "earth moving vehicles" are for all the kids the greatest! Www.paper-toys.com/intro-e.htm Use of this Web site means that you accept the Terms of use © 1994 - 2007 Copyright Paper-Toys. Astro Rocket small brown by CardboardSafari. Handmade Hanukkah: DIY Spinning Tops and Some Amazing Inspiration! Boys Craft Tutorial - Recycled Space Robot Costume | Our Big Earth. Thompson Family-Life: Vintage-Inspired Arrow Decor D.I.Y.
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