Cute Styrofoam Ballerina Memo Board

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Help your tiny dancer keep track of dance practice and recitals with this tutully unique memo board. Let her choose the colors she likes best.

Completion time – 2-4 hours

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

Sheet, 36" x 12" x 1"

Other Materials

Fabric, 45" color of choice, 1/2 yd. each:crepe satin; tulle

Coordinating felt, 36" color of choice, 1/2 yd. (oCoordinating ribbon: satin, 1/2" x 1 yd.;sheer, 3/8" x 1/2 yd.; grosgrain, 1" x 2/3 yd.

Coordinating satin ribbon roses, four

Coordinating ruffled lace, 3/4" x 1 yd.

Tools

Serrated knife

Candle stub or paraffin

Fine-line black permanent marker

Pencil

Ruler

Scissors

Sewing needle

Coordinating thread

Craft pins

Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks

Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Trace

bodice and two sleeve patterns onto foam sheet; cut out.

2. Temporarily pin satin fabric across front of foam bodice,allowing at least 2" border all around; fabric should besmooth. Trim excess fabric, leaving border.

3. Turn bodice fabric side down on work surface and firmlypull excess fabric around side and bottom foam edges toback; pleat edges along curves as necessary. Glue fabric edges

to foam to secure.

4. Turn bodice fabric side up on work surface. Trim excessfabric along neckline only, not shoulders, leaving 1" border.Cut slits in excess fabric at neckline every 1-1/2", cutting

from fabric edge to foam edge.

5. Fold fabric down against neckline; glue to secure. Pullexcess fabric at shoulders around to back side of bodice andglue. Glue 1"-wide ribbon along neckline edge, over fabric, to

cover cuts; trim excess.

6. Cover foam sleeves with remaining satin fabric in same wayas bodice, being sure there is a right and a left sleeve asshown. Use glue gun to glue sleeves to bodice.

7. If desired, trace complete bodice onto felt; cut out. Gluefelt backing to back side of foam.

8. Cut tulle in half lengthwise, creating two 9"-wide strips.Sew tulle strips, end to end, to 1/2"-wide satin ribbon lengthusing a gathering stitch; do not clip threads. Pull threads to

tightly gather ribbon, adjusting gathers to fit bottom edge of

bodice; glue ribbon to bodice to secure.

9. Glue lace over top of skirt, along sleeves and aroundneckline, trimming excess. Tie ribbon bows as desired and glueto dress as shown. Glue ribbon roses to bow centers.

10. For hanger, cut sheer ribbon length in half. Tie two endstogether in a bow; glue free ends to top back edge of bodice as show.

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