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Kid Friendly Trolls Poppy Popsicle Stick Craft Tutorial
Give Princess Poppy a place on your wall with this tutorial to create Poppy from popsicle sticks. Experiment with the concept to create a whole family of trolls.
Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time required: 2 hours
Age range: 8+
Things you’ll need:
Popsicle sticks
Pink paint
Paint brush
Faux fur
Felt
Googly eyes
Permanent marker
Hot glue
Hot glue gun
Things to do:
1. Gather your supplies.
2. Paint 6 popsicle sticks pink (adjust the number if you are using a different size) and set them aside to dry.
3. While the paint is drying, cut the faux fur in the shape of Poppy’s hair. You want the bottom flat and the top to come to a rounded point.
4. Cut a green headband, a couple blue flowers, two pink ears, and a pink nose from felt.
5. When the paint is dry, turn the pink popsicle sticks over and line up side by side.
6. Apply a line of glue to an unpainted popsicle stick.
7. Press the popsicle stick across the back of the pink popsicle sticks, securing all 6 together. Repeat with an additional unpainted popsicle stick for added strength.
8. Apply a line of glue along the back, bottom, flat edge of Poppy’s hair and press firmly in place across the top of the pink popsicle sticks.
9. Glue the green headband in place at the base of the hair.
10. Glue a couple blue flowers along the headband.
11. Glue the google eyes in place beneath the hair to start the face.
12. Glue the ears and nose in place. You want to line up the ears slightly with the eyes and position the nose just under the eyes
13. With the permanent marker, draw a smile below the nose and eyelashes on the edge of each eye.
Poppy Hair Clips
These pretty little hair clips are the perfect antidote for the winter blahs with their bright color and fun button finish. Made of of red felt, they work well for Valentines day but can also be worn year round and are a great afternoon project!
Things you need:
Flower template
1 sheet of red felt and a scrap of gray or black felt
Scissors
1 – Button
Pinking shears
Red or black thread and sewing needle
Hair clips
Things to do:
1. Cut out the template and use as a patterns to cut out the fabric pieces. The smallest piece should be cut out of the gray or black felt. Using pinking shears to cut the bumps makes this last piece easier.
2. Layer the pieces of the flower, finishing them with the button.
3. Thread your needle and sew through all the layers, including the button, to secure them in place.
4. Cut small slits on the back and slip the top of the clip in and out of the slits to attach it to the flower. Stitch around the edges of the clip to secure it in place or add a few drops of craft of hot glue under the widest part of the clip to make sure it stays put.
* This flower, sized up, would also make a great pin for a Valentines function or for anytime you need a hint of color to brighten your day!