Elf Pattern - Free Online Class.

"The Xmas elf"
created by: Helen-Carol Soucy

Supplies

Supplies necessary to make each mini-elf:

One 1" (25 mm) diameter wooden bead (the head), acrylic paints and/or Two (5 mm) wiggled plastic eyes (optional)
One plastic tube 3/4" (approx. 20 mm) diameter by 1 3/4" (approx.45 mm) long (for the body)
Two pipe-cleaners, (the arms & legs) either skin tone, white, light pink, brown or the color of your choice, (ex.: you may use two tone pipe-cleaners, such as green & red, or red & white, or green & white, for the elf's arms & legs).
Two small heart shape plastic beads (the shoes) color to match the clothes.
Two pony plastic beads, skin tone, white or brown (the hands).
Scrap of felt for the clothing, refer to the pattern.
Scrap of lace, narrow ribbon, small flowers, to decorate girl or lady's clothing, (matching with the fabric color).
For the hair: use some craft "Curly Hair", or scrap of fine wool or embroidery floss, the color of your choice: yellow, brown, red, black, white or grey for elderly mini-doll.
Cisors, pins, needle & thread (matching colors), "Tacky" craft glue, wire cutter, a pair of long nose plier; hot glue gun (optional) * should be handled with care by adults only.
One small white pompom (or the glitter one), or one small bell (approx. 1/2 inch diameter) to decorate the hat.
Gold or silver 3-D accrylic paint for fabric, or gold or silver seed beads (to garnish the clothes)
6 inches gold or silver thin cord (optional: for the elf to be hung up in Xmas tree)

Note 1: Some "head" beads have already some painted face features on them, such as eyes & mouth. Some even have hair painted on top. But if you're unable to get these already painted bead, just get a plain wooden bead, and some acrylic paint to color the bead (skin color of your choice). You will need also some paint for the eyes and mouth: pink or red paint for the mouth; blue, green, brown or black paint for the eyes, if you're not using the wiggled plastic eyes.

Note 2: Plastic tube (recycled from empty paper roll used for cash register or adding machine) mesured 3/4" diameter by 1 3/4" long. (Ask a grocery or convenience store clerk to keep them for you.) If it's a little bigger, just adjust the pattern to fit your plastic tube. When I created these mini-dolls, I kept in mind, to use recycled material. If you're unable to obtain such plastic tube, there are other alternatives: refer to the body section, next page.

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