Posted by Zodiak on December 08, 1999 at 18:27:30:
In Reply to: Bleach Bottle Santa posted by sandy on December 05, 1999 at 18:08:31:
This was one a friend sent to me. Hope it works
You will need:
1 bleach bottle
white yarn
12 by 12 flesh felt
glue
2 eyes (black felt, buttons, or googly eyes)
Tool to make small holes in plastic bottle
Wire
1/4 yard of red material
14 inches of curly chenille
Any material for a ladies collar
Step 1: Cut the bottle in half. First make the man Santa. You decide the size of face you want and make a circle with a pencil.
Step 2: Make plenty of holes all around the circle.
Step 3: Cut the flesh felt in a circle and glue to the bottle.
Step 4: Now start inserting the white yarn, leaving 2 inches on the lower holes and 1 inch of yarn on the upper holes. String the yarn in and
out of each hole,(this makes the beard) and the hair line..
Step 5: Add on the eyes and mouth if you have one. Make sure you have yarn going across for the mustache. You may have to cut the
mustache to your liking. Take the red material and make a triangle hat. At the tip of the hat add on a bell.
Step 6: Take the red felt and cover the back side of the bottle. Stretch a piece of wire across the back so you can hang it up. Attach the wire
to each side real tight.
Step 7: Now you glue on the red hat and glue on the white chenille for the RIM of the hat.
DO THE SAME STEPS FOR THE MRS. SANTA LEAVING OUT THE FOLLOWING: No beard, no mustache. And the last thing for Mrs.
Santa is to add on the collar.
Santa and Mrs. Santa can stand by them selves or they can hang on the wall or door.