Selling price : 6 – 8€
Level : easy for knitters
Video : how to knit
Instructions : how to make a knitted cat
Tips :
- a project you could ask knitting enthusiasts to do at home
Wool bird
Selling price : 2 – 4€, or 8 – 12€ for a pack of 5
Level : quite easy – but you will need to help children
Video : how to make a wool bird
Instructions : how to make a wool bird
Tips :
- we sold robins (brown, white and red birds) for Christmas decorations
- you could also make colourful decorations
- use a double thread of wool to attach the bird and be able to tie the knots very tight without the wool breaking
- we used scrunched up paper for the head
Bead earrings
Selling price : 8€
Level : quite easy – but you will need to help children
Tips :
- you will need a simple jewellry tool kit, including wire cutters, flat nose pliers (for holding small items without marking) and round nose pliers (for shaping and opening/closing jump rings)
- there are lots of jewellry accessory sites on-line – we used perlaya in France
Knitting – Easter rabbits
Selling price : 6 – 8€
Level : easy for knitters
Video : how to knit
Instructions : how to make a knitted Easter rabbit
Tips :
- you can fill the rabbit with a single egg, or lots of other eggs or sweets
- you can make your own little fluffy pom-poms using your fingers and a pair of scissors : make a pom-pom – leave a long length of wool on the pom-pom to sew it onto the rabbit
- you could also make small toys by filling the rabbit with stuffing
- this is another project you could ask people to do for you at home
Cuddy toy – folded rabbit
Selling price : 5 – 8€
Level : easy
Instructions : how to make a simple folded rabbit cuddly toy
Tips :
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we used donated soft dressing gowns and donated material suitable for sensitive skins
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make sure you use stong sting or thread to attach the toy and pull the knots very tight
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we embroidered the face so nothing could fall off the rabbit for a young child to swaller
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of course the toy is not CE approved – so you would need to provide a little not with the toy, saying then parents would use the toy under their own risk
Polymer clay – bracelets and keyrings
Selling price :
- keyring : 4 – 5€
- bead bracelet on leather cord with slip knot : 3 – 4€
- charm bracelet : 8€
Level : quite easy – but you will need to help children
Videos :
You can have fun with polymer clay. Mix colours lightly to make colourful beads, or try something more sophisticated, for example :
Tips :
- you can have a special theme to your articles depending on your fund-raising event
- you will need a simple jewellry tool kit, including wire cutters, flat nose pliers (for holding small items without marking) and round nose pliers (for shaping and opening/closing jump rings)
- there are lots of jewellry accessory sites on-line – we used perlaya in France
- we found spending the extra money on polymer clay glaze made the jewellry more attractive and probably more resistant – it goes a long way – the brush should be integrated into the bottle lid (very practical)
- you can work glitter into plain polymer clay to add some sparkle
Bags – old jeans
Selling price : 15 – 30€
Level : difficult
Ideas and Instructions : Google “bag old jean”
Tips :
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these bags were made from donated fabric, jeans and trinkets for decoration
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they were made by a sewing enthusiast and were a great success
Little animals – hen
Selling price :
- keyring : 5 – 8€
- mobile : 15 – 20€
Level : quite easy – but you will need to help children
Instructions : how to make a little hen
Tips :
- use sacking for a natural look and felt is practical for the wings and the crest
- bright colours are a success
- you could use felt for the body and handsew with older children
Photo album – star
Selling price : 10 – 15€
Level : quite easy – but you will need to help children
Video : how to make a star book or photo album
Instructions : how to make a star book or photo album
Tips :
- you will need to invest in a guillotine to cut the card
- scoring the folds make a better quality finish
- you can make all sizes of album
- your choice of card will change the quality of the finish
Loom band – charms
The number by each photo shows the number of elastic bands needed.
Selling price : 1 – 3€
Level : quite easy, but takes patience and practice
Videos :
without loom : Loom band charm – Flower
Loom band pencil topper – Koala
Loom band pencil topper – Penguin
Tips :
- start with an easier pattern, such as an angry bird or a flower
- the original rainbow loom elastic bands seem to be more resistant – a little more expensive, but less likely to break when you are hooking a more complicated charm
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