To make this teddy-bear inspired pillow, purchase seven-inch by eleven- inch felt sheets from craft stores near you, such as Michael's or Joanne's. Cut out a circle from brown felt with an approximate four-inch diameter, then construct a body for the teddy-bear; it should be about six inches lengthwise. Add a two inch oval for completion of the bear's body, and add a one inch white circle for the bear's muzzle. Place a nose, eyes, and cheeks on the bear. For the ears, cut out two identical two inch diameter circles, and place the hear over both circles, so that it overlaps both ears. You can color the insides of the teddy bear's ears to match it's cheeks, or choose your favorite color. To finish off the pillow, blanket stitch the top part of the felt with the bear design on it to a piece of identically-sized felt. Be sure to add a sure hole when blanket stitching for stuffing the pillow.
Materials I used: Scissors, seven-inch by eleven-inch felt sheets, cotton stuffing, needle, thread.
Difficulty Level: Medium/Difficult
Time: 5hrs
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To make this purse, cut a desired length of cloth and lay it down. Then, turn the purse inside-out and startsowing down the open sides by hand with a needle and thread. Once shut, take the zipper and repeat the the process of turning the cloth inside-out, and carefully, stitch the zipper down on both ends. Fold the cloth so that the right side is facing out. Then, with scissors snip away any unwanted zipper edges. For the flowers, take any sashayed, lacy kind of material and take a fine felt marker and start tracing the spots where you want your flowers to be. Clump the lace and place them on the drawn lines. Then weave your needle in and out in a circular formation, and voilà, your D.I.Y. wallet is done!
To make these little charm creatures you will need assorted colors of Sculpy brand Clay. To make the Hedgehog, roll out a ball of tan clay and dark brown clay. Squish them together, and roll out a point for the nose. Bake and then dot the eyes and cheeks with a small ball tool. Moving on to the bear macaron, form a macaron with baby pink clay, by rolling two balls of clay out and then flattening them. Next, take white clay and roll three different sized balls for the head, and paws of the bear. Add your own unique flare and bake. Dot the eyes with a small ball tool and apply 1 thick layer of Sculpy brand glaze. For the Clay Charm cookie bracelet, press down the desired colored clay and roll a darker shade into a thin sheet. Wrap it around the cookie or flattened clay and cut a bite out of it using a flower cookie cutter. Repeat the process for other cookies.