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Thanksgiving Turkey Plaque
Designed By: Kathy Wegner

Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)

Don't stuff this bird--This tantalizing turkey is a delicious display for hanging, not devouring! It's one goofy gobbler that children and guests will love for the holiday!

MATERIALS NEEDED:
STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
1- 8" disc
1- 3-13/16" x 2-13/16" ball

Other Materials:
Felt:
1- 12" x 18" -- copper
1- 5" x 7" -- gold
1- 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" -- red

Shaggy Plush Felt:
1- 10" x 9" -- bronzed copper
1- 10" x 8" -- creamy white

Acrylic paint - Peach
2- 8mm half round beads -- black
1- 1" bone ring

General Tools and Supplies:
Scissors
Pencil
Glue gun and glue sticks
Invisible or matching thread
Paintbrush
Ruler
Serrated knife (waxed with candle stub or paraffin)
Marker -- black
Tracing paper
Thanksgiving Turkey Plaque

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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Trace and cut patterns. Cut the following patterns out of coordinating felt and shaggy plush felt:
*Beak-gold
*Wings-creamy white (cut one, then reverse pattern to cut other)
*Waddle-red
*Legs-gold
*Small tail-creamy white
*Large tail-bronzed copper
2. Cut (1) 12" square of copper felt.
3. Using knife, cut 1/4 off of egg so it has a flat side. Paint egg peach, leaving flat side unpainted. Dry.
4. Using thumbs, press in sharp edges of 8" disc and place in center of 12" copper square. Glue felt to back of disc and gather with fingers to fit. Trim excess felt.
5. Using remaining copper felt, cut a half circle to fit half of disc. Glue legs onto disc back. Glue half circle over leg ends.
6. Glue tail pieces together (small tail on top of large tail). Glue tails on back of disc.
7. Using needle and thread, sew bone ring onto tail back, approximately 3" from top center. (Leave top of ring loose).
8. Glue flat side of egg on disc, near top. Using marker, draw nostrils on beak. Glue waddle, beak and bead eyes on egg head. Glue wings on disc body.



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