Cute Styrofoam Ballerina Memo Board

Help your tiny dancer keep track of dance practice and recitals with this tutully unique memo board. Let her choose the colors she likes best.

Completion time – 2-4 hours

Materials
STYROFOAM Brand Foam
Sheet, 36" x 12" x 1"

Other Materials
Fabric, 45" color of choice, 1/2 yd. each:crepe satin; tulle
Coordinating felt, 36" color of choice, 1/2 yd. (oCoordinating ribbon: satin, 1/2" x 1 yd.;sheer, 3/8" x 1/2 yd.; grosgrain, 1" x 2/3 yd.
Coordinating satin ribbon roses, four
Coordinating ruffled lace, 3/4" x 1 yd.

Tools
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Fine-line black permanent marker
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
Sewing needle
Coordinating thread
Craft pins
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

1. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Trace
bodice and two sleeve patterns onto foam sheet; cut out.

2. Temporarily pin satin fabric across front of foam bodice,allowing at least 2" border all around; fabric should besmooth. Trim excess fabric, leaving border.

3. Turn bodice fabric side down on work surface and firmlypull excess fabric around side and bottom foam edges toback; pleat edges along curves as necessary. Glue fabric edges
to foam to secure.

4. Turn bodice fabric side up on work surface. Trim excessfabric along neckline only, not shoulders, leaving 1" border.Cut slits in excess fabric at neckline every 1-1/2", cutting
from fabric edge to foam edge.

5. Fold fabric down against neckline; glue to secure. Pullexcess fabric at shoulders around to back side of bodice andglue. Glue 1"-wide ribbon along neckline edge, over fabric, to
cover cuts; trim excess.

6. Cover foam sleeves with remaining satin fabric in same wayas bodice, being sure there is a right and a left sleeve asshown. Use glue gun to glue sleeves to bodice.

7. If desired, trace complete bodice onto felt; cut out. Gluefelt backing to back side of foam.

8. Cut tulle in half lengthwise, creating two 9"-wide strips.Sew tulle strips, end to end, to 1/2"-wide satin ribbon lengthusing a gathering stitch; do not clip threads. Pull threads to
tightly gather ribbon, adjusting gathers to fit bottom edge of
bodice; glue ribbon to bodice to secure.

9. Glue lace over top of skirt, along sleeves and aroundneckline, trimming excess. Tie ribbon bows as desired and glueto dress as shown. Glue ribbon roses to bow centers.

10. For hanger, cut sheer ribbon length in half. Tie two endstogether in a bow; glue free ends to top back edge of bodice as show.

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