No-Sew Sock Penguin Christmas Ornaments

Hello, Crafty Friends and DIYers!! I will be hosting day #11 of the 31 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments!!

And today, I will be doing a remake of a popular holiday favorite... but with a twist. Today, I will be showing you how to make No-Sew Sock Penguins. It is a remake and miniature version of the popular No-Sew Sock Snowmen! You can revisit my original tutorial post here.

Supplies Used

Low Cut Socks 

Super Soft/ Fuzzy Toe Socks

Hot Glue gun & Sticks

Roll of Tulle

White Felt

Rice

Polyester Fiberfill

Decorative Cord

Flat back Pearls

Black Sharpie

Stickles

Twine

Scissors

Mulberry Leaves, Bells (Optional)

I started by cutting a the heel and ankle off of each sock. making sure to cut across evenly. These will be the penguin bodies.

For the inside stuffing I cut tulle into 4" squares. I added about 2 Tbls of rice to the center and tied it closed with twine creating a sachet. 

Using a plastic cup to hold my sock up right, I inserted my sachet. I filled the remainder of the sock with about a handful and a half of polyester fiberfill.  Then used more twine to tie close and snipped the excess twine off.

For the simple beanie hat I love to use "toe socks"! I cut the sock in half (4" from the toes seems to be the midway point). 

I gather all the "toes" and tie them together in a bunch... yes, with (you guessed it) more twine and trim the ends. This part will be out hat. 

Cut a 2" strip from the remain sock piece. Snip one end to create a strip. This will be the scarf.

I cut a 1" heart and a 2" oval for the head and belly. Then adhered the pieces onto the body with hot glue.

I used my glue gun again, this time attaching the hat onto the top of the head. Then, I used decorative cord to tie a knot and make a loop. I hot glued the loop to the top of the hat.

For eyes, I used flat back pearls and colored them with a black Sharpie. Then glued them onto the felt heart to make the beginnings of the penguin's face. 

For his little beak, I simply drew a triangle use orange 

I didn't have green leaves so I just shaded some brown I had. then hot glued the leaves along with a bell onto the the beanies.

And here are my adorable sock penguins!!!

These little cuties were made with regular (no separated toe) socks,

Can't find black socks... well, nix the heart faces and oval bellies and opt for white socks instead! Then you have SNOWMEN! And these cuties have button instead of flat-back pearls for eyes! 

I hope you enjoyed my project for today!!

Thank you so much for hopping along with us!!

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Penguin Card - You make my heart happy

Just wanted to pop in to share with all my crafty friends a custom made card I made for a long time friends... we go all the way back to grade school... yeah, that long! She wanted a card for her sweetie for valentines day and love penguins.

I used Design on Cloud 9's Cute & Cool to make the penguins. 

This will be heading out in the mail today. I hope they both love it! I know I loved making it!

Well, toodles for now. Check back real soon for more Valentine's Day creations!

Sock Snowmen & Animals

Hello Crafty Friends! 

Sorry I've been MIA for so long. The whole family had came down with severe colds and the flu... yay,fun times... NOT! Everyone here is almost fully recovered with the exception of the baby who is teething. It really kicked my butt sideways and had me out of commission for about a month. But now I am back and crafting and not a moment too soon!

All last week I've been seeing a lot of my crafty friends posting on facebook these super cute snowman creations made from socks... yes, SOCKS! One friend had posted a link to an easy-peasy tutorial on how to make them. The best part... it is entirely NO-SEW!

 I used a tutorial by Kim Landmesser from Ms. Kimm Designs to make my snowman.  So, here it is... my very first sock snowman.

I was ecstatic! It came out soooooo cuuuuutttee! I enjoyed looking at my newly finished creation and pondered... "hmmm, how can I make the different?"... then I thought... "why not change the sock color and make something else?"... "ooooh, what about a penguin or a bear?". So, here they are...

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My little sock family was growing. And each of them turned out better than I imagined. 

I had lots of great feedback from family & friends and sooo many requests for a tutorial that I decided to include it in my blog post.

Supplies needed to make the penguin & bear are very similar to the ones needed to make the snowman but with a couple additional items. 

Penguin Supplies

black socks

cozy socks

rice 

rubber-bands 

white felt

assorted buttons & embellishments

flat-back pearls & black sharpie or black buttons (these are for the eyes)

hot glue gun & glue  (high temp preferred)

Orange 3D fabric paint

scissors

steel rule die (optional)

pink chalk & q-tips for the cheeks(optional)

I started off by using the Kim's tutorial but didn't see the need to start off with two ends open just to close them back up again... so instead of using the tube of the sock I used the foot... already shaved time & work off.

Cut socks like so...

When turned open side up the ends should be straight across.

Fill a tall glass with rice. You'll need about 2 1/2- 3 cups of rice. You may need a second glass ready on the side.

 Place sock over filled glass of rice.

Turn glass over.

Now the sock should hold it's shape and hold itself open. Pour the remaining rice into the sock.

Tie open end close with rubber-band. I like using hair ties instead of rubber and I do this because rubber and elastic over time gets old and brittle. Excessive heat (especially if stored in attics and storage sheds) will speed this process up. And, even if the elastic breaks the threading covering it will still hold hold it close. Set aside.

For the face and tummy I used my old Sizzix  steel rule dies. They cut through felt like butter. I used the Original die Hearts (item#38-0157) & Oval #2 (item#38-0815).

 

If you don't have these dies and have an electric die cutting machine or are cutting by hand you need an oval that is 2 3/4" tall and a heart that is 1 3/4" tall. Set aside. 

Color flat-back pearls with black sharpie. Set aside to dry. 

If you don't have or cant find flat back pearls black buttons also work fine. 

Hot glue heart & oval to sock with heart slight touching the top of the oval.

Then hot glue flat-back pearl eyes in place.

With Orange 3D fabric paint...

Draw a rounded diamond shape for the penguin's mouth...

Fill in the shape completely with an extra line of paint going across for the beak. Set aside to dry.

Once dry stand up your penguin and shape it like so.

I only could find the cozy socks with toes at my local dollar store so I improvised the snow caps.

Still kept to the basic pattern as Kimm's. Cutting the ankle band as the main (neck) part of the scarf. And about a 2 inch wide segment for the tie. And the rest for the hat.

Cut the 2 inch wide piece so that it becomes a strip.

Your pieces should now look like this

Insert strip into the band like so...

And tie it off.

With a rubber-band and the remaining piece of sock...

Gather all the toes as pictured above...

Tie off with rubber-band.

Flip open end up to create a cuff.

Now dress your penguin. And hot glue in place.

Add embellishments with more hot glue.

 And, with q-tips lightly dust checks in a circular motion till you get desired affect. Tip: Apply small amounts at a time.

Your penguin is done! Yay!!

Now, for the bear! Which is really close to making the penguin but with a couple differences.

Bear Supplies

brown socks

cozy socks

rice 

rubber-bands

light brown/ tan felt 

flat-back pearls & sharpie

hot glue

scissors

assorted buttons &embellishments

steel rule dies(optional)

pink chalk & q-tip for the cheeks (optional)

Just follow the previous tutorial on how to make the body. But instead of heart and oval you're going to need 2 circles.

Top circle measures 1 3/8" and the bottom circle measures 3 3/4".

Hot glue eyes and nose.

And for the ears cut out 2 - 1 inch circle from the remaining brown sock material. and put a dab of glue on one end of the circle as shown above.

Pinch that end together making a semi-cupped shape.

Dress bear & hot glue ear to top of the hat.

Repeat and glue remaining ear to other side.

Embellish & chalk.

Add three dots on each cheek with a sharpie, creating muzzle.

TA-DAH!! Sock bear is done! 

Here's something extra...

Repeat the same steps for the bear but cut the ear circles at 2 inches and it becomes a mouse!!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Now, go make some awesome sock creations of your own!!