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Guest Blogger: Turkey Prints

Today we have a guest post from crafting expert, Ellie. I’ve transcribed her instructions as accurately as possible and my Mom took the step-by-step pictures. November’s Mindful Fiber post is more done than it used to be. Please enjoy this tutorial while you wait.

Turkey Handprint Project

Materials:
Paint
A hand
Paint brushes
Bowls to put the paint in
Paper
Something to wash your hand off with (wet paper towels work)
A marker

Process:

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Step 1

Step 1: Paint your hand.

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Step 2

Step 2: Paint the feathers (your fingers) one color. Paint his head (your thumb) another color. Paint his body (your palm) another color.

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Step 3

Step 3: Stick your hand down on a piece of paper like this.

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Step 4

Step 4: Pull your hand up and wash it off. Or make more.

Step 5: Let it dry.

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Step 6

Step 6: After the paint is dry, use a marker to add feet and an eye and a beak. Turkey!

Step 7: Yell “I LOVE YOU!!!”

Editor’s note: Step 7 might be optional I can’t really tell. Happy Thanksgiving!

Stuffed

itty bitty turkey

Happy Thanksgiving!

Ellie and I have fevers and stuffy noses. So it’s Turk’y Burgers and no travel for us. And mashed potatoes if I feel like it (baked potatoes if I don’t).

Have a great Thanksgiving if you celebrate and a happy Thursday if you don’t!

Thankful…um…Friday

I am thankful for finished objects.

elliecardiall

In time to wear it for Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for Ellie. But that’s kind of a given.

elliecardidetail

Itty bitty vintage button.

I am also thankful for Tofurkey. A coyote ran off with our turkey (they got it out of the pen along with some other peoples’). Tofurkey saved the day. Ellie likes the fake meat better anyway.