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Assemblage Art Odds and ends, bits and pieces: they all come together to create clever and useful works of art. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-509

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We’re building a completely new animal as we mix and match parts to give ordinary teddy bears a funky new look.

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Surgically Altered Stuffed Animals

Surgically Altered Stuffed Animals

Materials:

2-3 stuffed animals
embroidery floss and needle
scissors
optional embellishments: scrap fabric, felt, faux fur, fabric glue, beads, buttons, ribbon, etc.

1. Remove the head and/or limbs from the stuffed animals. Use embroidery floss and a needle to graft parts from one animal onto a different animal’s body (figure A).

2. Add embellishments to each new creature using scrap fabric, felt, faux fur, beads, buttons, ribbon, etc. (figure B). Use either fabric glue or a needle and embroidery floss (or thread) to attach the embellishments.

Figure A

Figure B

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RESOURCES :

E6000 Glue
Eclectic Products, Inc.
Website: eclecticproducts.com

GUESTS :

Jimmy McGill
Assemblage artist
E-mail: zurpo@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.jimmymcgill.com