nativity finger puppets

This will probably be the last post before Christmas and it's

going to be a lame one because I don't actually have the time

to do the whole tutorial thing.

Last year in my Etsy shop, I sold a couple of these. They're

pretty simple but they take a bit of time unless you're a

hand stitching rock star.

What I thought I'd do is tell you all the basics and you can go

from there.

What you'll need:

1 piece of paper

assorted colors of felt

fabric scraps

embroidery thread

scissors (of course!)

The dimensions of these little puppets are 2.5"x 2". For

durability I also lined them with cute fabric, and any of

the little appendages I doubled the felt. Other wise the

feltkind of stretches and can be pulled off. (Yikes)

The stitch I use the most when working with felt is the

blanket stitch. I just really like how it looks. Click here

for a diagram. The eyes are french knots. Click here

for french knots.

Remember that the faces, arms, wings, etc. need to be

stitched on first. When everything is in place (so to speak)

you can blanket stitch around the outer edge.

I hope this wasn't too lame and that I'm making sense.

Have a very happy Christmas and I'll be back next week!