How to Age a Teddy and Make it Warmer Than Before
- Difficulty: Very easy
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Materials and tools:
- a teddy toy
- clothes
- sandpaper
- paint (oil, pastel)
- black pastel, watercolour pencil or charcoal
- potassium permanganate (optional)
- brush
- scissors
- floss
- different pieces of fabric
Awaiting the changes...
Sand its plush surface, rub only the right way strongly, but gently, don't damage the fabric.
Slightly paint the rubbed place:
Add black to remove excess light and gloss:
Seam-rip the ears to age them. Pull out hair with tweezers.
This is what you get:
See how plush changes after being shaded:
Do the same within the body where you see it necessary:
I decided to attach an image to the belly:
The image is a pattern on cotton:
I iron it with the help of a fusible webbing:
The smell of sawdust and lavender appeared when heated :) This made me feel greater!
Make a decorative seam:
Take oil paints:
Add shades around the eyes.
Along the seams:
Choose a new position of the ears:
I like the way he looks now :)
Add more shades:
Clean it:
Add some more decorative stitches:
Now think about the clothing and accessories.
I made a jabot:
And a hat:
Here it is, the new 'old' elephant!
You can compare them:
Thank you for being with me up to the end. Ask me if you have any questions. See you!
Yours,
Svetlana EguArt