12 days of ornament: 2 turtle doves

Step 1

• Cut all the wings that have been drawn using fabric scissors and paper scissors respectively

Step 2

• Stick the ohp sheet on the cotton wings as shown in the image
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick it

Step 3

• Stick the felt wings at the back of the cotton wings as shown in the image
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick it
• Cut a semi circle on the felt at the bottom as shown in the image

Step 4

• Stick embellishments like cutdana sequin, poth, stones on both sides of both the wings as shown in the image
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick it
• Let it dry

Step 5

• Stick embellishments like half cut pearl, cutdana sequin, poth, stones on the body of the dove as shown in the image
• Use black bead for the eyes and poth for the mouth
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick it
• Let it dry
• Do now stick in the marked semi circle area.

Step 6

• Take a corrugated sheet and cut a dove shaped bird measuring above 12cm
• Also cut 2 wing shapes as seen in the image

Step 7

• Stick the 2 pieces on the side of the bird as shown
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick them
• This creates the skeleton of the bird

Step 8

• Mix Fevicryl Mouldit and create the body of the dove around the corrugated sheet skeleton which was made earlier
• Let it dry

Step 9

• Paint the surface with Fevicryl Acrylic Colour White
• Mark the neck and a semi circle where the wings will be attached
• Make sure to place an eye pin where the yarn loop will be fixed

Step 10

• Take pink cotton fabric and pink felt fabric
• Draw the wings on them
• Make sure to leave 1 cm on all the sides of the wings on the cotton fabric

Step 11

• Draw same sized wings on thick ohp sheet as seen in the image

Step 12

• Stick the wings on each side of the dove as shown in the image
• Use Fevicryl Fabric Glue to stick it
• Let it dry
• Attach a yarn to the dove by creating a loop and fastening it into the eye pin

The turtle doves ornament is ready to be hung on the Christmas tree!