Fuzzy Sock Lovebird Plushie DIY Tutorial | Sugar Maple Crafts 

Hey everyone! Today I'm going to be making this really cute peach-faced lovebird plush. This tutorial is part of my Fuzzy Sock Bird Plush series, where I turn various species of birds into sock plushies. I hope you enjoy the video, and feel free to subscribe if you haven't already for more fuzzy sock plushies, crochet tutorials, and whatever else I feel like making.
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MATERIALS:
-One green fuzzy sock
-A scrap of a pink fuzzy sock
-Needle and thread
-Fabric scissors
-Toy stuffing
-Something to mark the fabric with (I used a Sharpie)
-Tan/yellow needle felting wool
-Needle felting needles
-Needle felting mat
-Something for the eyes (superglue and flat-backed eyes, beads, embroidery thread knots, etc.)
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Instead of toy stuffing, you can use anything that's soft and fluffy. For example, fuzzy sock scraps or yarn scraps would work perfectly. You can also use needle felting wool, dryer lint, or cotton balls.
If you don't know how to needle felt, you can opt to make the beak out of polymer clay, leaving a hole in it to sew it on, kind of like a homemade bead. You can also sew on a piece of craft foam or felt instead. Have fun getting creative and adapting it into your own area of expertise!
As stated above, you can glue on eyes like I did in the video, or you can also sew on beads or make french or colonial knots with embroidery thread.
The wings are kind of finicky to make, so you can needle felt and sew them on instead. Polymer clay may be too heavy to make them out of, but you can try it out. If it doesn't work, you can also use a lighter clay like paper clay. Crocheting them with a fine yarn could be cute too.
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