Making a Stuffed Tux
June 19, 2009 at 1:08 PM (Crafts, How To)
I’m not a professional sewer, this is just a general guide of how you can throw a stuffed Tux together, but if you need help, leave a comment.
What You’ll Need:
Black, white, and yellow felt (I know, I used orange)
Black, white, and yellow thread
Needle
Stuffing
Printer
Paper
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Go here and download the latest PDF ISO A1, and print it.
Cut the shapes out a couple millimeters from the lines, and pin them onto to the felt.
Sew the two large body pieces together.
Sew the two white belly pieces together.
Sew one side of the belly to the rest of the body.
Sew on the bottom.
Sew two of the feet pieces together, but leave an opening large enough to turn it inside out.
Turn the foot inside out, and stuff it.
Sew the foot closed.
Make another foot, and sew them to the body.
Sew the bottom of the belly to the body.
Sew the head together.
This is what you should have so far.
Sew the two beak pieces together, and flip the beak inside out.
Sew the beak to the head.
Sew the wing pieces together, but leave the ends open so you can flip them inside out.
Pin the wings on, and make sure they are lined up symmetrically.
Sew the wings on.
Sew the beak to the top of the belly.
Stuff your Tux full of herring stuffing.
Fold a few millimeters of the body and belly in. (The pin is only there to show how the pieces are folded)
With the pieces folded in, sew him shut. Use white thread…
Cut out the large part of the eye, the smaller part, and then the smallest part. Hot glue them together.
Hot glue the eyes on. Also, hot glue the feet up to the belly.
Set Tux next to your power supply on top of your dirty computer case…
Pandora’s Linux Box
June 12, 2009 at 11:27 AM (Uncategorized)
I stumbled upon a comic strip, by Dave Coverly, that inspired me to make my own. Here it is, Pandora’s Linux Box.
I know it doesn’t look too good, but I was just trying to show my idea.
Make a Glossy Tux Keychain
June 5, 2009 at 12:22 PM (Crafts, How To)
I was looking around the internet, and I saw glossy Tux keychain for about $7.00. I decided I was in a crafty mood, and I had all the supplies to make one, so I did.
What You’ll Need:
Photo paper/Printer
Scissors
Clear 5-minute epoxy
Toothpicks (to spread epoxy)
Drill/Small bit
Keychain parts (I got mine with a rock tumbler)
Print Tux, however big you want your keychain, on photopaper. Slowly cut him out.
Mix some clear 5-minute epoxy, and spread it around the front of Tux.
When the first coat dries, apply another one, and make sure you get any spots the first coat missed. After both coats dry, your keychain should be about this thick.
Put one coat of epoxy on the back of Tux.
When the back is dry, drill a hole in Tux’s head large enough for one of these keyring connector things.
Put your keychain inside of the connector thing, and clamp it shut.
Make another one. If you look closely, you can see bubbles inside of it, but it’s not a big problem.
