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Santa's Elf with a Cardboard Roll
Santa's Elf with a Cardboard Roll
In this tutorial, you will discover how to transform cardboard rolls into beautiful Santa's elves.
An easy and fun Christmas craft, perfect for keeping kids occupied this winter!
How to complete this tutorial step by step?
Materials
To make a Christmas elf you will need:
- A cardboard roll
- Skin tone acrylic paint
- Colored felt
- Glittery adhesive rubber sheets
- Googly eyes Ø 1.2 cm
- Colored pom-poms
- Golden bells Ø 1.8 cm
- Plastic buttons
- Golden metallic cord
- A black permanent marker
- Double-sided adhesive tape, 1 cm wide
- Adhesive glue dots
- A pair of scissors
Step 1
Paint the cardboard roll with flesh-colored acrylic paint and let it dry for 15 minutes.
Step 2
Cut a rectangle of felt measuring 10 cm x 17 cm.
Cut a rectangle of adhesive soft rubber measuring 6 x 14 cm.
Step 3
Glue the rubber rectangle around the cardboard tube, then stick 2 plastic buttons with adhesive glue dots.
Step 4
Create a border of approximately 1 cm on the piece of felt and then stick it using a piece of double-sided tape.
Step 5
Stick the piece of felt around the cardboard roll using double-sided tape.
Step 6
Using a piece of metallic cord (approximately 20 cm), make a double knot on the felt to give it the shape of a bonnet.
Step 7
Attach a golden bell to the metallic cord.
Step 8
Attach the wiggle eyes and a small pom-pom with glue dots, then draw the elf's mouth with a marker.
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Ces lutins sont mignons et agréables à faire avec un enfant de 6 ans. Mais les pastilles pour coller les boutons par exemple ne tiennent pas du tout. J'ai du mettre de la colle au pistolet. (au prix de l'achat des pastilles je n'étais pas ravis.