If you've been following my craft blog for a while, you may have figured out that two things I love are Halloween and Alice in Wonderland. This year I decided to combine the two. For the next few weeks, I'll be posting costume and prop tutorials for Alice in Halloweenland, as I've dubbed this darker Alice look. With some color modifications here or there, everything should work just as well for a more traditional Alice costume and traditional props. Follow me down the rabbit hole as we embark on the first leg of our crafting journey.
Materials:
*White flannel fabric
*Black buttons for eyes
*Black thread
*White thread
*Sewing needle
*Stuffing
*Metallic marker
*Scissors
*Pink felt
Directions:
*Print out a copy of the template given below:
*Trace two copies of the rabbit's body and four copies of the outer ear, leg, and arm shapes onto the white flannel and then cut out.
*Trace two copies of the inner ears onto the pink felt and cut out.
*On one copy of the rabbit's body, sew on black buttons for eyes.
*Cut a small triangle from the pink felt and sew or glue on to make the rabbit's nose.
*Using black or pink thread, stitch on a mouth for the rabbit.
*Take the inner ear pieces and sew each to one of the outer ear pieces.
*Take the remaining outer ear pieces and place them over the outer ear pieces with the inner ear pieces such that the inner ear pieces are facing in. Stitch around the edges, leaving an opening in the bottom for stuffing.
*Turn right side out, stuff the ears, and set aside.
*Take two arm pieces, right sides facing in, and sew together, leaving an opening for stuffing.
*Turn right side out, stuff the arm, and sew closed with a ladder stitch.
*Repeat to create the second arm.
*Take two of the leg pieces, right sides facing in, and sew together, leaving an opening at the top of the leg where the leg will meet the body.
*Turn right side out, stuff, and set aside.
*Repeat to construct the second leg.
*Take the body piece with the face and place it face up. Place the two ears on top of it, the pink inner ear pieces facing down, the points of the ears pointing toward the bottom of the body piece, the part of the ears that join with the body just barely past the top of the head. Place the other body piece on top, right side facing in.
*Start sewing along the top of the head until the ears are secure. Sew the rest of the head closed. This may be a little tricky, as the ears will likely be a tight fit.
*Sew the sides of the body pieces together.
*Insert the legs between the two body pieces such that the "feet" are pointing toward the rabbit's head, the part of the leg that joins with the body sticking out a little past the end of the body pieces.
*Sew the legs into place, leaving an opening between the legs, then turn the rabbit right side out.
*Stuff and sew closed.
*Attach the arms using a sewing method of your choice.
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