Coffee cats: master class, patterns, video / Toys with own hands, patterns, video, MK
Coffee toys are so-called primitives - an excellent gift and almost universal accessory, which will always be in its place. With their hands, they can even be made by a child, forwhich is enough to study one master class. Coffee cats, or coffee cats, who like it - perhaps the most popular flavored toys. After all, to give someone such a gift, all you need is a little cloth and fantasy - in order to come up with some ridiculous inscriptions to decorate a souvenir. However, in order to perform a master class, you will need one more thing:
- patterns
- coffee (ground or soluble, not fundamentally), ground cinnamon and vanilla
- cotton, sintepon or holofayber in order for our coffee cats to become plump and cute
- paint and brushes to decorate seals with inscriptions and draw them a muzzle
Such toys are not in vain called "primitives"because their outlines resemble an artless childlike drawing that the child made with his own hands. PatternsClick on the picture below to see in full size and save to yourself. Work procedure We transfer the details of the pattern on the fabric. By the way, they should be more or less dense - flax, coarse calico. That our coffee cats well kept the form and did not fall. We cut the details, not forgetting to leave places for allowances, then with our own hands carefully we steam off the fabrics with an iron. You can not neglect this procedure, otherwise the toys will turn out to be less accurate than desired. It is necessary to make details of the pattern between each other, leaving a slot for stuffing toys with holofiber or cotton wool. After the body is sewn, we fill it with our own filler. To do this, by the way, you can and using an ordinary pencil or other oblong subject. So, the process came to the most excitingstage: the preparation of the coffee mixture. It is from her toys will acquire a magnificent gentle color and will exude an incredible aroma. In a metal cup, fill 2-3 tea spoons of coffee, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, a bag of vanilla. This mixture is poured with boiling water and set on the stove to cook. As soon as it starts to bubble, remove from the fire, filter. Further, it is this composition that we paint toys. Use for this is best a wide soft brush. IMPORTANT: If you need coffee cats lighter, the body of the toy can be dyed in one layer and blow dry with a hairdryer. If the hue is darker to the place, then you need to paint twice. Drying toys. There are several variants:
ColoringThis is now starting to create a muzzle! Color the face and make sure that the coffeecats were like real, even a child can. By the way, if you are not very friendly with colors, then you can just take colorful markers. On a dry surface, they will perfectly draw the lines. Draw simply - eyes, mustaches, a smile, eyebrows. You can decorate the body of a seal with inscriptions. Of course, everything here depends on who your coffee cats are meant for. If for yourself - then write to them on the tummy some optimistic slogan. If you want to make a gift for someone, then you can not do without imagination. The main thing, remember - the surface is limited, and, probably, it is not necessary to paint the whole seal. Coffee cats, first of all, still have topleasing the eye with pleasant outlines and funny muzzles. And, of course, a great fragrance. And let these toys - the so-called primitives, they will deliver a lot of joys. Our master class is over! Good luck in needlework!