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You'll need:
2" foam ball
6" circle of brown print fabric
Grosgrain ribbon, 3/8" from Gwen Studios: red (30"), orange (30"), brown (6")
Wood pieces: spoon, two stars, wood tips from stars or toothpicks
Paint: red, yellow, brown
Two small wiggle eyes
Small piece of red thread or yarn
Sewing thread and needle, hot glue, tacky glue, paintbrush, scissors, sandpaper, toothpick
1. Sew a running stitch around the circle of fabric. Place ball in the center and gather the fabric around it. Tie threads and trim. Place the gathering at the bottom of the turkey body and press down to flatten the ball. If you don't have a foam ball, use a ball of stuffing or even a crumpled paper ball.
2. Cut ribbon into 3" sections. Glue on a row of 7 orange loops to back of turkey body. Glue a row of 8 red loops over the orange loops. To give the red loops a clean edge, fold the cut ends under when gluing to the ball.
On the front, glue three loops on either side of the center. I used red, orange and brown.
3. Cut the spoon down as shown and sand the edges. You can cut wood pieces with a good pair of scissors like Fiskars.
Paint the spoon red. Add dots to the bottom of the spoon with brown paint using a toothpick. Paint the stars and the wood tips yellow. The wood tips will be the mouth.
4. Use tacky glue to adhere the eyes mouth and red wattle to the spoon. Hot glue the feet under the front. Hot glue the spoon to the front over the ribbon wings.
As always, use your own style and imagination in creating. Make it bigger or smaller, use different colors and materials you have available. Have fun creating a turkey that is uniquely yours!
You can find Gwen Studios ribbon at Walmart or Michaels.
Gwen Studios 3/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, 6 Rainbow Colors, 600 Yards - Walmart.com
Gwen Studios 3/8" x 3yd. Brights Grosgrain Ribbon Pack, 12ct. | Michaels
Stop by the Designer Crafts Connection blog to see more fun ideas for Thanksgiving.
