Maria blogs at Sew Travel Inspired. A recent vacation to see her grandchildren in New Mexico inspired this fun craft project that upcycles old neckties. “I took my grandchildren to visit the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Old Town Albuquerque,” Maria explains.
Noticing how the shape of a necktie was very similar to the shape of a snake, Maria gathered some old ties and helped her grandchildren turn them into playful snakes! They attached eyes to the lower, wider ends of the ties to form snake faces. Maria pulled the seam out at the skinny end of the ties so there would be an opening there that the children could help push stuffing into. She stitched the ends closed and helped the kiddos add forked tongues to finish off their new snake friends. Adorable!
See the full tutorial for this fun kids’ craft at Sew Travel Inspired.
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