Welcome to the first
Catch a Glimpse Linky Party!
I am so excited to see what you all have to share! :)
Today, I have a quick little project using toilet paper rolls again.
I am onto Thanksgiving already so I decided how cute would a turkey be and I got to work.
Cardboard Tube Turkey
Supplies:
- Empty Toilet paper or paper towel tubes
- Acrylic paint
- Card stock
- Glue gun
How-to:
To begin, I marked the edges every half inch just like i did making the pumpkins for the garland.
Cut apart.
I then lined everything up before I painted and glued to figure out how I wanted my turkey to look.
-I took 2 pieces and cut them along ONE of the creases to form one long strip. These will be used to make the larger circle for the body.
-Then take 3 more pieces and cut them directly in half for the smaller feathers.
Next I painted some orange, yellow, and red. I painted the long strips dark brown and then left some plain for a lighter brown tone.
For the body- glue the two long strips together to form a large circle.
Then glue one piece in the bottom center for the belly accent.
Glue your feathers on next. I began with the feather in the top center (yellow) and worked my way out in both directions.
I alternated colors as I glued.
Next, glue the half pieces in between all the whole feather for more detail and to make his tail larger.
I then took brown card stock and drew out a head and neck. Cut it out and added eyes with a black marker and a white gel pen. I then took orange paper for his beak and red for his gobble. Cut and glue onto head.
I then just glued the neck onto the inner circle of the body.
I cut apart some of the strips to make the legs and feet and just glued them onto the body.
I mounted him onto some silver card stock when finished. I am not sure what I will do with him but he will make an appearance somewhere closer to Thanksgiving.
Isn't he cute?! I love how he turned out and it was so fast and easy.
Now I want to see what you've been working on!!!
Link up your projects below.
I will get my features for my Feature Friday post from some of the items linked.
Catch a Glimpse Linky Party!
I am so excited to see what you all have to share! :)
Today, I have a quick little project using toilet paper rolls again.
I am onto Thanksgiving already so I decided how cute would a turkey be and I got to work.
Cardboard Tube Turkey
Supplies:
- Empty Toilet paper or paper towel tubes
- Acrylic paint
- Card stock
- Glue gun
How-to:
To begin, I marked the edges every half inch just like i did making the pumpkins for the garland.
Cut apart.
I then lined everything up before I painted and glued to figure out how I wanted my turkey to look.-I took 2 pieces and cut them along ONE of the creases to form one long strip. These will be used to make the larger circle for the body.
-Then take 3 more pieces and cut them directly in half for the smaller feathers.
Next I painted some orange, yellow, and red. I painted the long strips dark brown and then left some plain for a lighter brown tone.
For the body- glue the two long strips together to form a large circle.Then glue one piece in the bottom center for the belly accent.
Glue your feathers on next. I began with the feather in the top center (yellow) and worked my way out in both directions.
I alternated colors as I glued.
Next, glue the half pieces in between all the whole feather for more detail and to make his tail larger.
I then took brown card stock and drew out a head and neck. Cut it out and added eyes with a black marker and a white gel pen. I then took orange paper for his beak and red for his gobble. Cut and glue onto head.I then just glued the neck onto the inner circle of the body.
I cut apart some of the strips to make the legs and feet and just glued them onto the body.
I mounted him onto some silver card stock when finished. I am not sure what I will do with him but he will make an appearance somewhere closer to Thanksgiving.Isn't he cute?! I love how he turned out and it was so fast and easy.
Now I want to see what you've been working on!!!
Link up your projects below.
I will get my features for my Feature Friday post from some of the items linked.
Now that is one cute turkey!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting! love the paper roll turkey! Too cute :)
ReplyDeleteThat's such a cute turkey! Thanks for hosting :)
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute....TFS
ReplyDeleteThat turkey is adorable! Congrats on your link party :)
ReplyDeleteThat turkey is so cute! My girls will love making this!
ReplyDeleteYipee, I am so glad you did this! Can't wait to see what you do with them for Chrismas. I love upcycle projects.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS on your first linky party! I'm going to add it to my linky party page. And your turkey is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo darn cute! I think (if I'm feeling adventurous) I may have my Brownie Girl Scouts make some...on a more simplified scale. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHow cute! What a fun kid-friendly craft, too!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness - how can something so cute come from a toilet paper tube? Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is so adorable! I can't believe you made this from a tp roll! I never would have guessed! Very Clever! Come link up to my Get Organized Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHey, I didn't know you started a link party! Fun! I will be joining this week. And, you are making the TP roll something to covet! What a fun turkey!
ReplyDeletegood job:) that is an adorable turkey. are you going to put him on a frame on the wall or on a mantle or something? he is too cute;0)
ReplyDeletegina
Allison, This is adorable! Thanks so much for linking to The Sunday Showcase party - I greatly appreciate it. I have featured thison my first round of showcases; please feel free to stop by and grab a featured button. Hope you are enjoying your week! ~ Stephanie Lynn
ReplyDeleteLove that tp turkey! I'm always on the lookout for crafts to use up the tp rolls that I just can't bear to throw out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a GREAT idea! Thanks for linking up to Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions last week. I am going to feature this tomorrow. Stop on by and grab and "I Thrilled on Thursday" button off my side-bar if you like :) Hope you join in on the linky party again soon!
ReplyDelete~Lori @ Paisley Passions
I made this with some help of my girls today! It came out so cute! Thank you for posting it, it was so much fun and super easy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific idea! I'll have to make these with my kids later this month. Thanks for sharing the idea.
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http://beautifulnest.blogspot.com
This is genius, pure genius!!! I love this and can't wait to try it. I made the apple and pumpkin garland and just lauve it. Thanks so much for such awesome tutorials!
ReplyDelete:) Michelle
You are amazing at these! I ahd to feature this party link and wanted to let you know the date. Nov 10th @ 7:00 AM!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up to the party!
Cassity
Love the turkey and featured it in my post here:
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Thanks so much for sharing!
I love your turkey. What a great way to reuse the rolls!
ReplyDeleteI featured this cute idea on my blog today!
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This is so cute! I'm doing a Thanksgiving crafts ideas post and adding yours to my roundup :)
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