Easy DIY Spring Flower Fairies Tutorial
Image Credit: Emilie Lefler via YouTube
If you have artificial flowers, some yarn, and a wire in your craft or storage room, then this is the perfect chance to make something adorable out of it. Through this video tutorial by Emilie Lefler on YouTube.
Materials:
- Wooden bead for the head
- Floral wire for the body
- Embroidery floss for the skin and hair
- Large flower
- Glitter blends
- Mod podge
- Small brush
- Scissors
- Glue gun and glue sticks
Directions:
Step 1
To make the body, start by cutting an 18-inch wire, then fold it in half, separate the thread without tangling them up, then slide 1 end of the wire through the loop pulling all the way down. Slide the bead through both pieces of the, then push the bead all the way to the thread, hold the bead head, and twist the wire 2 or 3 times to create the neck. Next, fold the wire up horizontally, then measure 1½ and fold it back towards the middle, fold it back around the doll and straight down, do the same with the other. Twist the body a few times until it’s about an inch in measure for the torso, trim the ends to even it out, then squeeze her arms together to give it a nicer shape, wrap the body with the thread.
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Step 2
Style the yarn hair however you want. Separate the layers of the flowers then rearrange and style the skirt however you want. Before attaching the petals, wrap a similar colored thread to the flower on the body of the doll to give it a dress. Then cut an “x” at the center of each one and slide it onto the wire up to her waist, secure it with hot glue. To give her a cute pair of shoes, simply wrap yarn around the ends of the wire a few times. Add some sparkle to the dress by attaching the glitters onto the skirt using mod podge.
*You can watch an even more detailed and elaborate tutorial by watching her video on YouTube and clicking the description box. All these images belong to Emilie Lefler on YouTube.
