4. Clothespin
Snowflake
MATERIALS
• Six small-size doll clothespins
• Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
• Small- and medium-size
wooden circles
• 1
/
2
-inch-diameter button plug
INSTRUCTIONS
Glue the clothespins to the
medium-size wooden circle,
positioning them near the outside
edge. Glue the small round shape
to the center front of the
snowflake, then glue the button
plug in the center of the round.
5. Crafts-Stick
Snowflake
MATERIALS
• Eight crafts sticks
• Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
• Small- and medium-size
wooden circles
• 1
/
2
-inch-diameter button plug
INSTRUCTIONS
Overlap crafts sticks to form a
snowflake shape, and glue it to the
medium-size wooden circle. Glue
the small-size wooden circle in
the center of the snowflake and a
button plug on top of that.
6. White Pillow
MATERIALS
• 1 yard of white felt
• Scraps of red felt
• Scalloped-edge scissors
• Matching sewing thread
• Fabrics glue
• 16-inch pillow form
INSTRUCTIONS
For the pillow front, cut a 17/x14-
inch rectangle and a 171
/
2
x4-inch
rectangle of white felt. Cut a
17/x%-inch strip of red felt and
use the scalloped-edge scissors
to trim a decorative edge along
one long side. Sandwich the strip
of red felt between the white felt
rectangles and sew together using
a %-inch seam allowance. Enlarge
the tree pattern on
page 39
using
a photocopier; cut out the
patterns. Trace the small tree
pattern onto the back side of the
pillow front and cut out the tree-
shape opening. Trace the large
tree pattern onto red felt and cut
out. Cut a 4/-inch long strip of
white felt using the scalloped-edge
scissors on each long edge. Glue
the white felt strip on the back
side of the tree-shape opening
followed by the red felt tree shape.
For the pillow back, cut two
17/x9-inch rectangles of white
felt. With right sides together,
stitch the pillow back to the
pillow front using a %-inch seam
allowance, overlapping the pillow
back pieces at the center back to
create an opening for the pillow
form. Turn right side out and
insert pillow form. Note: For a
more permanent pillow, substitute
the fabrics glue with needle and
thread.
7. Red Pillow
MATERIALS
• 1 yard of red felt
• Scraps of white felt
• Fabrics glue
• Red pom-pom trim
• Matching sewing thread
• 16-inch pillow form
INSTRUCTIONS
For the pillow front, cut a
171
/
2
-inch square of red felt.
Enlarge the tree pattern on
page
39
using a photocopier; cut out
the pattern. Trace the tree pattern
twice onto the back side of the
pillow front and cut out the tree-
shape openings. Cut a 4 /x 1 0 /-
inch rectangle of white felt. Glue
the white rectangle strip on the
back side of the pillow front,
covering the tree-shape openings.
Cut a few pom-poms from the trim
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