Cute Crafts by Jennifer Murphy (Bunnies)

1. Make 2 pompoms, one 6 yard (or 6 arm spans) and one 4 yards (or 4 arm spans). Tie with heavy thread tightly.
2. Trim the larger pompom (body) into an oval. Trim the smaller pompom (head) into a cone. Trim off threads
3. Cut ears out of felt, fold and glue the bottom of the ear and clamp using hemostats. (allow to dry)
4. Glue and press the ears into the head. (allow to dry)
5. Glue eyes into place. (allow to dry)
6. String pink embroidery floss or pink yarn thru the space where the nose should be and trim the same length as the rest of the pompom.
7. Knot a double threaded needle with heavy thread. Pull thru and clip long for whiskers.
8. Open a space in the body for the arms and legs. Glue into the pompom body and push the chenille stems into the body. (allow to dry)
9. Fold chenille stems in half so the end goes into the pompom for the arm. For the legs fold so the bunny becomes the desired height.
10. Glue head onto Body. (allow to dry)
11. Skirt. Cut the round bottoms off two cupcake wrappers. Trim one wrapper with pinking sheers. Glue the two pieces together at waist.
12. Tack the skirt onto the bunny on the front, back and under each arm.
13. Dab small dots of glue around the top of the skirt and glue rick rack into place.
14. Tie a bow around her neck.
15. Bend the bunnies arms to hold a bunch of vintage flowers.
16. Base: paint a small circle of wood off white.
17. Trace the circle on pink paper. Cut just inside the line with pinking sheers and glue onto the wooden base. (allow to dry)
18. Bend the bunnies feet at the ankle and glue her feet onto the wooden base. (allow to dry)

Cute Crafts by Jennifer Murphy (pumpkins)

~~~~~ Pumpkin Greetings Project ~~~~~
Materials:
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Felt- orange and black
Heavy Waxed Thread or Dental Floss
Large Needle
Felt Glue
Excelsior Wood Shavings
Black Pins
Heavy Wire
Pipe Cleaners
Small Brads or Gold Pins
Two Fabric Fall Leaves
Paper



Making the body and head:
1. Cut two orange felt circles 4" and 5.5" in diameter.

2. With heavy waxed thread or dental floss doubled over and knotted at one end, run a gathering stitch around the outside of the smaller circle.
Leave open. This will become the head for your pumpkin man.

3. Pack a small ball of Excelsior (wood shavings) in a ball slightly larger than the desired size for the finished head.

4. Place the excelsior ball into the felt circle. Pull thread tight. While holding the felt ball stitch around the opening again and knot closed.
You may need to stitch around the opening a third time to pull the opening closed securely. Clip thread.

5. With black floss, sew lines onto the head running the thread from the bottom opening to the center top of the head.

6. Repeat above steps for the larger circle to make the body.

Making the Face:
While everyone can create their own expression for their Jack-O-Lantern, here are the instructions for making one like mine!

7. Cut 2 small triangles for eyes. Place triangles on head and secure with a drop of glue, and stick small black pins to hold in place and look like eyes.

8. Use another black pin in the middle of head for nose.

9. Cut a strip of felt about 1" long with pinking sheers, cut the bottom off in a crescent shape. Stick in place with a dab of glue. Temperately hold in place with pins.

Assembly:
10. Cut a piece of heavy wire about 2" long. Stick one end into the bottom of the head. With a large needle make an opening in the top of the body.
Fill the opening in the head with glue and stick the two pieces together.

11. Make another opening in the body with the large needle for the pipe cleaner arms and legs.
You may need to "thread" the needle with the pipe cleaner to get them to easily come through the body.

12. Cut the arms for desired length. Fold the pipe cleaner legs in half and push the end back into the body.
If you are using fluffy pipe cleaners trim the ends be more slim. Bend into place.

Final Touches:
13. Trim a small velvet leaf into a bow tie shape. Place a small brad or gold pin in the center and press this
into the pumpkin at the base of his neck. Dab a little glue onto the back to hold in place.

14. Place the rest of the brads or pins as buttons down the front of the pumpkin. Glue as needed.

15. Cut down another fabric leaf to about 1/2" leaving the long wire end attached. Bend about a 1/4" below the leaf.
Make an opening in the top of the head, and with a dab of glue stick the leaf and wire into place. Once dry, spiral the wire around a needle.

16. Create your paper greeting for your pumpkin to hold... glue in place.