Ninja Lip-Gloss Holder- Tutorial

Saturday was sooo much fun. My students made the cutest Lip-Gloss holders to attach to their backpacks. The backs are just as cute as the fronts.

The original design and Template is from a 2012 copy of Make it Yourself magazine.

Materials

Felt, key ring, 1/4 inch buttons for eyes (2), 1 button for belt, key ring, lip gloss, hand sewing needle, thread (black for the eyes, and any other color you choose)

If you have never purchased a needle and are using one from a kit please purchase hand sewing needles. They are larger than the ones from kits and have a larger eye which make it easier to thread as well as being more stable & safe for little fingers to hold.

Directions

1. Cut out all of the pieces. If I have already cut them out for you. Smile as you are victorious. lol

2. Spread your pieces out on the table. You should have:

• White face piece
• Front piece with large cut out
• Back piece with small slit
• Belt piece (slightly slimmer)
• Loop piece (larger of the two pieces)
• Button for belt
• Buttons for eyes (3 just in case one gets lost but you only need two)
• Key ring
• 1 ball pin or any pin that you have

3. Now its break time.. I mean now its time to thread your needle with the color that you are using for the main pieces. Have your child tie a knot on only one end and sew with one long and one short piece of thread. This will make stitches easier to remove if there is a mistake. Just pull the needle from the thread and fix/ then thread the needle and continue. If you only have white or black then this is fine. Tell your child that this is what I asked them to use. 

• Place the white face piece behind the front of your Ninja. (Front has no design and large opening) You should be able to see just part of the white from the front. See pics above. Sew a Straight Stitch Image around the perimeter of where you placed the white piece. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.

4. Tie both ends of the thread together, Sew the large button in the center of the belt (slimmer piece of the two). I recommend doing at least 5 stitches. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.
5. With one long and one short thread, Sew the belt onto the front of the Ninja right below the arm pits using the straight stitch. Sew around the top, sides, and bottom. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.
6. Wow you are doing great. Your Ninja is looking awesome. Time to sew on the eyes. Switch to black thread, one long one short and go through around 5 times. Once one eye is complete do not knot and start over. Just have your child continue right to the next eye in the wrong side of the fabric. Tie a knot before cutting the thread.
7. Now you should have a completed front piece, one piece remaining, a back piece, and a key ring. Lay out your back piece, pattern side towards the table and fold the loop piece. Place the loop on top of  the back piece right in the center. Place the top piece onto the back piece right side up and pin the top part in place where you have placed the loop. There should be at least a 1/3 inch of fabric in between. You can now pick up your ninja and make sure everything looks ok and that the pieces are facing the right direction.
8. Switch back to your other color thread if you were using another color. Have your child thread a long piece of thread and tie both ends together. Now its the fun part! We complete Ninja. Your final stitch is an overhand stitch which should be used all around the Ninja. This will join both the back and front of the Ninja together. To start insert the needle in between the two pieces of fabric so that the knotted piece is on the inside. Here is an image of the stitch. Stitch to join two edges
9. Attach the key ring
10. Drop the lip gloss in the holder
11. Bask in your awesomeness and your child's awesomeness of course and my awesomeness!!!!


I hope you had fun with this project and look forward to sharing more projects with you. Be sure to leave a comment so I can know what your child thought about the project.


Darley