Christmas elf activities.........

yummy-mummy-amy

hi,

can anyone come up with ideas as to HOW i can make "jingle-jangle" more christmasy? i love him to bits, he looks soooo cute, but not christmasy/elfy enough.

lexuslass

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

hi,

can anyone come up with ideas as to HOW i can make "jingle-jangle" more christmasy? i love him to bits, he looks soooo cute, but not christmasy/elfy enough.

Amy, are you thinking of changing his outfit or jazzing that one up?

yummy-mummy-amy

lexuslass wrote: »

Amy, are you thinking of changing his outfit or jazzing that one up?

jazzing what he has up - his hat is part of his head, so cant be removed.

i cant use anything that i have here in craft box as kids know what in it! was thinking xmas motif on jumper etc but dont know where to find 1.

lexuslass

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

jazzing what he has up - his hat is part of his head, so cant be removed.

i cant use anything that i have here in craft box as kids know what in it! was thinking xmas motif on jumper etc but dont know where to find 1.

how about something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Snowman-Padded-Motifs-x-2-Christmas-/320598404386?pt=UK_Crafts_Embellishments_SM&hash=item4aa5276d22



do you want him looking like an elf or just christmassy?

yummy-mummy-amy

lexuslass wrote: »

how about something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Snowman-Padded-Motifs-x-2-Christmas-/320598404386?pt=UK_Crafts_Embellishments_SM&hash=item4aa5276d22



do you want him looking like an elf or just christmassy?

bit of both really, he's meant to be a visiting elf "with another family" (top of my wardrobe etc!) that has come to visit his best friend bertie for a few days.....(bertie can go back and stay with his family for few days!!! when i cant think of anything to do! LOL!)

Qaphsiel

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

hi,

can anyone come up with ideas as to HOW i can make "jingle-jangle" more christmasy? i love him to bits, he looks soooo cute, but not christmasy/elfy enough.

You could sew tinsel and / or a bell to each of his shoes and hat. He is very cute.

lexuslass

yummy-mummy-amy wrote: »

bit of both really, he's meant to be a visiting elf "with another family" (top of my wardrobe etc!) that has come to visit his best friend bertie for a few days.....(bertie can go back and stay with his family for few days!!! when i cant think of anything to do! LOL!)

How about something like these:

http://dolls.shop.ebay.co.uk/Bears-/386/i.html?_nkw=ELF+OUTFIT&_catref=1&_dmd=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282&_vc=1

I guess you could tailor them to fit and could put them on over his own clothes

berryjingles

yummy-mummy-amy - He's an aurora doll isn't he? I'm also 'elfing' up another 2 aurora dolls, one was a ballerina and one a tennis player! The build-a-bear outfits are really too big, I know I tried one on them! You would have to modify it a lot. Have you thought of dying his clothes? That's what I'm doing with one of mine, I've even unpicked their shoes so I can dye them and sew them back on!For the other one I'm having a go at making a dress. You could add mini pom poms to his shoes, a white fur or tinsel trim to his hat, stick christmassy ribbon round his cuffs, add a christmas brooch/badge to his top or hat?

yummy-mummy-amy

yes he is an aurora doll, fell in love when found him, and made sure i won him on ebay - thought was going to go sky high as had 2 bids on with 4hrs to go, but cost £5.60 with postage!

i dont mind leaving his shoes and trousers the green colour, and if i can find someway of doing something to his jumper that can stay as is. not sure they would dye as they are the velvet type material.


HOWEVER, i have found some metal snowflakes in with xmas decs - they are abit bigger than your thumb nail, i'm going to add 1 to each shoe and at least 3 to his hat. just got to work out his jumper

yummy-mummy-amy

i may have an answer - found some orange/bronze/yellow/green check ribbon on ebay..... can add bit round base of trousers legs and sleeves of jumper.