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Love to Sew Studio Uses
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Handmade Old World Father
Christmas Doll, Santa Claus from the United States.
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Free
Christmas Craft Pattern:
How to Make an Old
World Father Christmas Doll - United States |
| one piece of
card stock paper |
| small scraps
of red and cream stripe fabric, cream fabric for face (or
use a wooden ball for face), and tan faux fur |
| grey doll
hair |
| small rusty
snowflakes |
| greenery
with red berries, cinnamon sticks |
| basic craft
needs like stuffing, black marker, fabric glue or hot glue,
needle and thread |
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Cut a
8.5"X11" cardstock piece of paper in half. |
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Fold the paper to form a
cone shape. Tape or staple in place. Cut off the bottom to make the
cone stand flat. |
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Use the bottom of the cone to create a circle on beige fabric for the
Santa face.
If you do not want to hand
sew or machine sew you can purchase a wooden ball for the face.
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(If you are using a wooden ball for the face skip
this step.)
Place fabric pretty sides together and hand stitch
or machine stitch around the outer edge of circle. Leave an opening
for turning. Turn face pretty side out and stuff. |
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Draw a face
on fabric or wooden ball. |
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Glue face
onto cone. Cut an
8"X4.25" piece of fabric for Santa coat. Drape coat over cone and glue
in place. Cut an excess fabric from bottom. |
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Cut a 1" strip of fur and glue down the center
front of Santa body.
Cut a 1.5" strip of fabric
and glue at bottom of Santa doll body sandwiching the body between the
fur on a fold. |
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For hat cut
a 6"X6" square of fabric. Cut the top on an angle as shown in the
photo. |
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Place the
hat pretty sides of fabric together. Either glue or sew the angle
closed. |
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Turn hat pretty side out. Cut a strip of fur 1.5"
and fold in half. Sandwich fur in hat and glue in place. |
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Glue hat on
Santa head. Glue Santa's beard and hair. |
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Finish
decorating your Old World Santa Doll from the United States by gluing
the rusty snowflakes, greenery, and cinnamon sticks in place. |
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Handmade Old World Father
Christmas Doll, Santa Claus from the United States |
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