I am working on several things this week, but I thought I would show you and easy way to use up your scraps. Since I make alot of snowmen, I have numerous scraps of flannel, batting, felt, etc that are too small to use for regular snowmen. I cut these into rectangles, sew them into squares and....drum roll please.....you get snowmen ornies!
The hats are black felt scraps....cut a rectangle and roll it up for the hat portion and just cut a circle and glue the rolled up part to the hat circle. Glue it on to the top of the stuffed rectangle. I hand stitch the opening of the rectangle after stuffing and put the hat brim over the stitching (that way I don't have to be too neat with my stitches) Use the end of a paintbrush dipped in black paint for the eyes and mouth. I had some noses, or you can use chenille stems for the noses. (I did that too) Add some greenery, some raffia and a rusty bell on the hat. I stamped some little key tags and added some black embroidery floss to hang, or leave it off and use as a bowl filler.
I am also working on some new dolls and some corn.....yes, corn. I am really experimenting with the corn, so if it turns out, you will see it soon.
Have a great and creative week, my friends!
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