Now for the main protagonist.
Doing baby Jesus is very simple. It will take you no more than 10 minutes.
First, get a piece of cotton and roll it into a small ball; this will be the head. Next, get another piece that is slightly larger and roll it up into oval cone; this will be the body. Now glue both pieces together. The size should add up to something like this compared to the adult figurines.
Now wrap him up with a long but thin piece of cloth. It does not have to be perfect or the same shape as this one. (Remember, he WAS wrapped in "swaddling clothes"...basically, rags. So, no pressure!)
For those of you doing all-cotton, wrap him snugly in a piece of cotton and ta daa! You baby Jesus is done!
(For those of you doing cotton-cloth-paint figurines, you'll want to paint his face BEFORE you wrap him up to avoid painting the cloth.)
For those of you doing all-cotton, wrap him snugly in a piece of cotton and ta daa! You baby Jesus is done!
(For those of you doing cotton-cloth-paint figurines, you'll want to paint his face BEFORE you wrap him up to avoid painting the cloth.)
I really like re-using some of my old stuff. For his "swaddling clothes" I used an old leather skirt I don't use anymore. (Which I will use again for one of my next figurines)
Cotton-cloth'ers, you're done!
Cotton-cloth-painters, here is how your baby should look like.
Happy Crafts-making!
