How to Make a Beaded Moose

Make a beaded moose using a moose template.

Make a beaded moose that can wear on a your sweater, a hat or a fabric bracelet using a few simple craft materials. You may already have the materials you need at your house. It is acceptable to recycle old beads from broken necklaces and to use a moose template for this craft project. Be creative.

Things You'll Need

• Moose template
• Card stock
• Scissors
• Sturdy felt
• Fabric pen with disappearing ink
• White craft glue
• Beads
• Hot glue sticks
• Hot glue gun
• Pendant closure

Instructions

1. Load your printer with card stock.

2. Print a free moose template onto the card stock.

3. Cut out the moose.

4. Place the moose cutout on a sturdy piece of felt.

5. Trace the moose cutout onto the fabric using a fabric pen with ink that disappears.

6. Cut out the felt moose.

7. Squeeze white craft glue on top of the felt moose. Sprinkle or place beads onto the glue. Allow the glue to dry.

8. Place a glue stick in a hot glue gun. Plug the gun into a power outlet. After about five minutes, squeeze a strip of glue onto the middle back of the moose and place a pendant closure piece into the glue. Allow the glue to dry. You can pin the beaded moose onto a sweater, a hat or onto the band of a fabric bracelet.

References

• Fun With Pictures: Moose Template
• State of Connecticut: Moose Template
• Coloring: Moose Themed Coloring Pages