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DIY Leftover Yarn Bird

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Got too much yarn laying around? Don’t know what to do will those pieces? This cute little yarn bird is super fun and easy to make. Check out the tutorial and give it a try! This craft tutorial is easy to follow with full photos and instructions to guide you.

This Yarn bird tutorial can be found over on our sister site Craftbits.com where we have over 3000 step by step guides for you to use. All of them free!

What you need

To make this yarn bird you’ll need:

Yarn – 3-4 different colors,
Scissor,
Cardstock paper,
Ruler,
Craft glue,
Craft wire,
Craft pliers,
Beads – 2 black, medium size,
Needle and black thread.

 

Left Over Yarn Bird 

Have you read?

6 Free Celestial Coloring Pages

6 Free Celestial Coloring Pages

Celestial designs have been popular for awhile, you’ll find this trendy imagery on everything from clothing to tattoos and of course crafting products and projects as well. If you’re into suns, stars, moons, constellations and Zodiac signs then you’re going to love the coloring pages inside the Celestial Mandalas Coloring Book by Dover Publications. To give you a taste they are offering 6 FREE pages that you can download, print and color. These beautiful and calming designs are full of intertwined teardrops and circles, swirling planets, bright fiery suns, crescent moons, shooting stars and more. You can even adjust the sizes and use these images for handmade greeting cards, journaling cards for scrapbooking or include them on your planner pages.

Visit Dover Publications for the downloads.

-Heather

Coloring in sheets are a great way to calm the busy mind, as you focus on the coloring techniques your brain is actually able to calm itself and focus on less. Coloring is used to help relax and calm anxiety and stress. Coloring keeps our  mental health in check and allows us to develop parts of the creative brain. We highly recommend Faber castell coloring pencils .