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Tiny Fairy Materials: 12" 3mm chenille stem 1 ceramic head bead* 1 skein DMC floss color # 712 1 nylon butterfly color of your choice* Yellow floss about 12" length for hair Small piece of tulle or ribbon for dress White craft glue Option: we used the blonde, blue eyed bead and the # 712 color floss for the body. This matches the color of the head bead. Since these beads come in different ethnic colorations match your floss to the color of the head bead you are using. The hair is any compatible color to your bead.   Instructions: Using the diagram shape your chenille stem. Begin wrapping at the arms placing a single wrap side by side smoothly in the hand area. Repeat for the other hand and both feet. Fold the stem so that the hands and feet area that has been wrapped is folded in half. Begin your wrapping so you overlap the hand area. Wrap to the shoulder, repeat on the second arm. Begin at the foot so you overlap the foot area and continue up the leg to the body. Repeat on the second leg then wrap the torso overlapping the legs and the arm area to completely cover the body and pad it with the floss. Continue up onto the neck. Your neck will be longer than needed but don't trim until you have the body completely wrapped. Put the head on over the extended tips of the stem. Bring it down in place at the neck. Mark the stems, remove the head bead and trim the stem just below your mark. Dip the two ends in white craft glue and replace the head allowing it to dry. Cut the hair floss in 2" lengths. Catching them in the middle fold and twist. Apply some glue and insert it into the head bead to make a ponytail. Gather the tulle or ribbon to make a skirt. Take a small piece of folded ribbon or tulle and make an X over the shoulders. Apply the skirt on top and glue in place. Carefully clip the antennae off of the butterfly. Also clip the wire pick close to the butterfly. Glue the 2 antennae, one on each side of the ponytail, into the hole in the head bead. Glue the butterfly to the little fairy's back and allow to dry. This little fairy is sized to fit in a walnut shell. She can also be hung by nylon filament so she looks like she is flying or she can be used as a pin with a pin back. * We found the head bead in white, oriental and dark ethnic and the nylon butterflies on stems at Hobby Lobby. Back to the menu page

CRAFTY VISIONS Newsletter - June/July 2001
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