For production we take the following materials:
- white fabric “Coarse calico”.
- scissors.
- acrylic paints.
- thin brushes.
- PVA glue.
-instant coffee.
- a piece of foam rubber.
- thin lace.
- gel pen.
-paper.
- a simple pencil.
- sewing machine.
- any filler for toys.
- needle and thread.
Before work, we draw a template of a lizard, the length of which is 16 cm and the width is 8.5 cm. We outline the shape and location of the toy’s eyes.
Using the cut out template, use a simple pencil to outline the main outline of the lizard along the fabric folded in half. Secure with a sewing pin and cut with seam allowances.
Now on one side between the paws we mark the place for filling, which we will not stitch. And along the main line we make a line with small stitches. After everything has been stitched, in difficult turns we make notches with scissors, not reaching the seam. And now you can turn it out starting from the tip of the tail.
Place the template under the fabric and use a pencil to mark the shape of the eyes in the light.
The next stage of making the toy will be filling it.We take any filler (sintepon, padding polyester, holofiber) and through the hole left, we compact the toy well.
When this process is completed, carefully sew up the left incision with a needle and thread.
Next, for decoration, we make tightening threads on all the paws in turn. There are two folds on each paw and we will additionally tighten them with thread. We pierce with a needle and thread first in the first bend, retreating 3-4 mm from the edge. We make several stitches in one place, direct the thread over the fold of the fabric and tighten them. Then we move to the second fold and also form a drawstring. Each paw has three toes.
But we have 4 legs, we shape everything.
Now let's move on to the muzzle. We also use a needle and thread to tighten the spout. On the upper part of the muzzle, in the upper corner, we retreat 5 mm from the edge and make a puncture 1 cm long. In this case, the thread passes inside the toy, we make several stitches in one place and do not pull it too tightly, we get the shape of a nose with nostrils.
And on the edge of the tail we make a loop from the thread, which we will use when tinting.
Now we will prepare the coffee solution. Pour 1 teaspoon of instant coffee into a jar, pour in 3 tablespoons of boiling water, stir well and let cool slightly. Then add PVA glue to the warm solution, keeping the proportions 1:1 and mix thoroughly. We paint the lizard with this solution on all sides and hang it by the finished loop to dry for 4-5 hours.
The dried toy changed color and became denser. We draw eyes on it with a pencil, and then outline them with a gel pen. We also put dots on our fingers.
Now let's start painting with acrylic paints. We make a mixture of brown and yellow colors.We take a piece of foam rubber and paint along all the seams with light movements. Then on the paws, head, nose.
After this layer has dried, draw the eyes. There will be black in the narrow part, then a stripe of blue and a little white on top. Give it time to dry. And then we put a white highlight on the pupil.
Now again, using a gel pen, we correct the contours of the eyes and draw eyelashes.
Everything is dry now and we can cut off the thread from the tail, but in its place we attach a beautiful lace. The lizard pendant is ready. The eyes can be covered with clear nail polish.
Good luck to all.
