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or many, next week This weekend is Interna- chose felt to add some stitch- attach to a bag or backpack. my friends are platinum, but is the start of the new tional Friendship Day, and in ing and give it a little person- Have fun making these for all friends are precious, and school year. These are honor of friendships every- al touch. You can also use a your best buddies, as well as you should cherish the ones
the years that many friend- where, I have a simple project hot glue gun to put the pieces your new friends. One of my that you have.
ships form — some that last a lifetime. I’ m happy to say that the friends I made in seventh and eighth grades are still my very best friends.
2 Place one rice onto one of the nori. Offset the rice placement by leaving a 1/4-inch border on the
bottom and right side only. Attach the rice to the nori by backstitching around the rice piece or gluing.
If backstitching, use two to three strands of the white embroidery floss.
for you based on a pun: “we must be BFFs” turns into “we musubi BFFs.”
3 Place the other rice onto one of the nori. This time, offset
the rice placement by leaving a 1/4-inch border on the bottom and left side only. Attach the rice to the nori by backstitching around the rice piece or gluing. If backstitching, use two to three strands of the white embroidery floss.
together. Friends and food go hand in hand for many of us crafters. You can use this for the front of a card, a Christ- mas ornament, or a charm to
favorite sayings is “Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the oth- er is gold.” I might have to change that because I think
If you make these or any other crafts, send them to joyofcrafting@gmail.com. If I share it here, I’ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card.
You can make your musu- bi out of clay or paper, but I
JULY 27, 2022 MIDWEEK 15
FA Gift To Celebrate Heart-‘felt’ Friendships
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• white felt (No. 77676635)
• black felt (No. 77676643)
• red felt (No. 77676619)
• white (blanc) DMC embroidery floss (No. 77636563)
• black (No. 310) DMC embroidery floss (No. 77636712)
• red (No. 321) DMC embroidery floss (No. 77636803)
• 4 moving eyes, buttons or beads, approximately 3/8 inches • embroidery needles (No. 77650374)
• 3/8-inch grosgrain ribbon or similar, for keyring tab
• split keyring (No. 30221628) • scissors
• scratch paper, for making your pattern*
• pen/pencil, for tracing
• sewing pins, to hold pieces together, optional
• glue gun and glue sticks, optional**
• fine-tip black Sharpie marker, optional
* Note: For the pattern, fold a piece of scratch paper in half. Using the fold in the center, draw a rounded corner half triangle about 3 inches high and 1 1/2 inches at the widest point at the bottom. Cut out. This
is your “rice” pattern. Place the rice pattern on another folded scratch paper. Draw a 3/8-inch border all around to make a larger size. Trace and cut out. This is the “nori” pattern. ** Note: You can use a glue gun in place of hand sewing.
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Trace and cut out two rice pieces
from white felt. Trace and cut out four nori pieces from black felt.
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4 For the face, use the pictured sample as a guide for place-
ment. Place the moving eyes or bead/ buttons onto the rice. Sew or glue down. Backstitch or draw a smile under the eyes. Backstitch with two strands of the black embroidery floss. Optional: Cut two small hearts from the red felt and stitch or glue onto the sides of the face for the cheeks.
6
Attach the two pieces together
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by gluing or stitching the pieces together. If stitching, use a backstitch with two to three strands of the black embroidery floss. Add
a few extra stitches or glue at the top where the ribbon tab is to make it secure.
7 Slip the split keyring onto the ribbon tab.
Cut a 3-inch piece of the gros-
grain ribbon for each musubi. Fold in half and place behind the top of the musubi. Take one of the remaining nori pieces and place behind, matching up the edges.
8 Finish for gift
giving by packaging and adding a cute note suchas“We Musubi BFFs.”
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