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Patterned Stuffed Carrots

Your Easter display will be elevated with the addition of these patterned stuffed carrots. The Easter Bunny is sure to stop by your house with these adorable fabric painted carrots - perfect for your spring tiered tray!

This project features these great brands:

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At a Glance:

Project #15935 Skill Level: Intermediate
supplies

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Prairie Sunset, 2 oz. - 6453

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Pure Orange, 2 oz. - 628

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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Plaid ® Color By Me™ Brush Sets - Spouncers, 10 pc. - 4925E

Number Needed: 1 $0.00
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FOLKART STRIPING TAPE 1/8" AND 1/4", 10 YDS

Number Needed: 1 $9.99
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F/A PAINTING TOOL - PERFECT STENCIL BRUSH SE

Number Needed: 1 $14.99
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Other Supplies

  • White Canvas fabric
  • Green Twine
  • Hot Glue
  • 2 ½” wooden circle
  • Craft Glue
  • Transfer paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Polyfil stuffing

instructions

  1.  Cut out cone for carrot from fabric using the pattern provided.  It may need to be enlarged or decreased in size.
  2. Add Sunset Prairie dots to the first piece of fabric using the ½” spouncer.
  3. Tape off ½” vertical stripes on the second piece a fabric.  Using the stencil brush paint with Sunset Prairie.  Allow to dry.
  4. Tape off ½” horizontal stripes. Paint these stripes Sunset Prairie.
  5. Go back and paint over all intersections of stripes with Pure Orange. 
  6. Once completely dry, fold with right sides together and glue the edges with Craft glue.  Allow the glue to dry completely and then turn right side out.
  7. Stuff the carrots with polyfil.
  8. Place the wooden circle on top of the stuffing inside the carrot and fold the top edge of the fabric onto the circle.  Glue into place with hot glue.
  9. Wrap the twine around you fingers several times.  Pull twine off your fingers. There should now be several loops.  Tie a piece of twine in the center of all loops.  Tie into a knot.
  10. Cut all the looped ends.
  11. Glue the twine to the center of the top of the carrot with hot glue.

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Cool colors are all the colors on the Green and Blue side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Green, Green, Blue/Green, Blue, Blue/Purple, Purple are all cool colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
Transparent colors are thinned with medium or water to create a wash or a glaze of color that you can see through to the underlying surface.
Warm colors are all the colors on the yellow and red side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Orange, Orange, Red Orange, Red, Red/Purple, Purple are all warm colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
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