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Squirrel Brooch

Sew a cute squirrel brooch.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/squirrel-brooch • Posted by Cat Morley

I made these squirrel brooches as Christmas presents for my Nana and my boyfriend's Mum. I hope they like them.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

I made these squirrel brooches as Christmas presents for my Nana and my boyfriend's Mum. I hope they like them.

Instructions

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    Print and cut out all the template pieces. You can download the PDF.

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    Trace around the body, arms and legs twice on to the light brown felt. Remember to flip the template over before drawing the second shape.

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    Cut these pieces out.

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    Draw around the tail and ears twice and the nose once on to grey felt.

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    Cut these out. To make the rest of the project easier, I used a little bit of glue to stick all the features in place.

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    Sew a brooch back to the back of the squirrel.

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    Sew a black bead on for the eye.

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    Sew around the tail using grey thread.

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    Sew around the rest of the body using a matching colour of thread.

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    Finally sew a wooden bead to the arms, to look like a nut