Thursday, November 4, 2010

Paper Twist Turkey Craft

Continuing on with the paper twist crafts. How about a turkey?? I am such a fan of this medium. The textures are *perfect* for the holiday season.
 Want to make a Turkey??

You'll Need:
Several different colors of Paper Twists
Small styrofoam ball
Hot Glue
Scissors

  ~Cut a large circle out of the darkest colored paper twist (I used a regular sized glass to trace). Cut a small slice of one edge off. 
~Fold the circle in half and trim out feathered shapes from the sides like this:
~Cut more circles out of the different colors of paper twist and give each one it's own feathered trimming (they can vary as much as you like). Make each circle a bit smaller than the last, and be sure  to take the same slice out of each edge.
~Layer them all on top of each other, lining the flat edges up. Hot glue them each to the next, putting a large dot of glue in the center of the paper. 
~Using any previous color, cut a long rectangle and place the styrofoam ball in the center. Wrap the ball with it and hot glue it securely. 
~Using the excess pieces of the rectangle, twist them up into a neck shape:
 ~Dab a little hot glue to help it hold the shape. Save a little looseness at the end for the beak. 
~Use a small twist of a yellowish colored paper and make a beak. Hot glue it into the end of the neck. 
~Hot glue the covered ball to the circles of feathers. 
~Use a small piece of red paper twist to make the wattle and hot glue it on. 
~Use a couple little circles of white twist to make eyes and glue them on.
~Cut the shape of some little bird legs and hot glue them to the bottom of the bird. 
You've finished!!
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13 comments:

  1. Adorable, who knew you could make such cute projects. I'll be on the lookout for some on my next craft store trip. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I meant with the twist paper not you of course. LOL I should proof read before I post a comment. ;0)

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  3. Soooo cute! I love how this little guy turned out!!

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  4. He's too cute!!

    And perfect timing! My friend just 'inherited' a bunch of paper twist and we weren't sure what to do with it! I'm emailing her your link! :)

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  5. Love the paper twist turkey!! haha Perfect for this time of year! I went back and checked out your kitty perch post with your black long-haired kitty and he's GORGEOUS!!! You're right - he looks just like the statue I just posted about! haha Have a great weekend!... Donna

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  6. Very cute & great tutorial! Would love for you to share this over at my Holiday Hookup link party:

    http://kraftykat76.blogspot.com/2010/11/holiday-hookup-happy-anniversary-to-me.html

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  7. Very cute! Love the pilgram and the turkey. Great tutorial.

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  8. These are great! Wonderful tutorial.

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  9. I am going to bookmark all of these and come back to visit you often.

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  10. What a great idea. I especially love the pilgrim. Thanks for sharing. ~~Sherry~~

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