How to Make a Fabric Fortune Cookie
Fabric fortune cookies -- what a clever and creative way to celebrate Chinese New Year! You can also make these crafty items and use them for almost any occasion. They could be part of the place settings for a Christmas dinner, or unique Valentines for the ones you love. All you need are some scraps of fabric, fabric glue, fusible interfacing, paper and a pen.
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Things You'll Need
- fabric scraps, at least 4" square
- scissors
- fusible interfacing
- fabric glue
- clothespins
- small strips of paper, 1/2" x 3"
- permanent pen
Instructions
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Instructions
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Cut 3" circles from the fabric, two for each fortune cookie.
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Follow the manufacturer's instructions for the fusible interfacing to bond two circles, wrong sides together. The two fabric circles do not have to be the same material, but should be a pleasing combination.
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Fold each bonded fabric circle in half. Hold the fabric with the folded edge closest to you and use a small dab of fabric glue on the opposite rounded edges to bond the fortune cookie together. Use a clothespin to hold the edges in place until the glue dries.
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Create "fortunes" by handwriting in pen one saying per small strip of paper.
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When the fabric glue is dry, insert a "fortune" paper slip into the cookie, then ease and shape the fabric into a slight cylindrical shape, bringing the two corners of the folded edge together to create the traditional fortune cookie shape. Use a dab of fabric glue to hold the corners together, again securing with a clothespin until the glue is dry.
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Tips & Warnings
Fabric fortune cookies can be used in many ways: as a keepsake party favor or as ornaments on a seasonal tree. A bowl on the buffet table filled with fortune cookies will be irresistible to your guests. They can even be used to deliver love notes or encouraging messages to friends and family.
Fabric is available in seasonal patterns. Since so little fabric is required, you can match your fabric to the holiday without spending much money.
