#Lion nursery decor free

Cut fabric circles that are almost an inch larger than the paper circles.įold the plush fabric around the paper circles, and use hot glue to hold in place.Ĭut two smaller circles from felt or fleece to make the inside of the ear. Place the circles on top of the tan plush fabric. Using the ear pattern, cut circles the same size from poster board, heavy paper, or an index card. You can also make eyes from small circles of felt instead of using buttons. Since buttons can be a choking hazard, sew them on with needle and thread instead of using hot glue, if possible. Place muzzle on top of lion head, and use hot glue to secure in place.Īdd black felt nose and button eyes. When finished gluing, the lion muzzle should look like this on the backĪnd it will look like this when flipped to the front– As with the head section, making small cuts in the fabric will help with working around the curved rim of the cardboard.

Wrap the felt or fleece over cardboard edge and use hot glue to adhere the back.

Stack the cotton batting on top of the larger fleece/felt circle, and then place the cardboard circle on top of the stack. Also cut a lighter color circle from felt or fleece, large enough to wrap around the cardboard and batting. Using the paper pattern, cut a cardboard circle and a few layers of cotton batting the same size. Making small cuts in the fabric will help it to fold more easily over the cardboard rim. Now sandwich the layers with the cotton batting between the cardboard and tan fabric as shown below.įlip over to the back and use hot glue to attach the edges of the tan fabric to the back of the cardboard. Then cut a few layers of cotton batting the same size as the cardboard circle. Place the cardboard circle on top of the tan fabric and cut a fabric circle a couple of inches larger. Trace around the circle part of the face shape onto cardboard, and cut out. Here is a quick preview of how it will look after the next steps are completed. Once the mane has been glued in place, set the body section aside and begin working on the head, ears, and tail. It helps to make some cuts in the fur so that it overlaps nicely in the middle without bunching up. Once the hot glue has dried, flip the lion body back over to the front, and begin attaching the long brown fur sections to make the lion’s mane. Then wrap the fur over the edges of the cardboard, and use hot glue to attach to the back. Sandwich the cotton batting between the cardboard and the fur. You only need to cut batting for the bottom half of the lion since the top half will end up with a lot of thickness from the mane. To give the lion some extra softness and dimension, cut several layers of natural cotton quilt batting to add as padding. Your lion pattern will print on nine separate pages.

#Lion nursery decor free

cotton batting (optional, but nice for adding extra thickness and dimension)ĭownload the free lion pattern here and print on normal copy paper.

long brown fake fur for mane & tip of tail.

felt or fleece in a lighter contrasting color for ear insides and muzzle.

tan plush fabric for lion body & face (a little less than 1 yard).

In addition to the lion, you can also make plush giraffe wall decor from this post, which will give you a set of safari animal decor.Įnjoy creating! gather these supplies to make your lion wall art

The plush fabric for the lion below came from JoAnn. You’ll just need a little furry fabric for the lion body and some fake fur for the mane which you can find at any large hobby or fabric store. If you can cut cardboard and use a hot glue gun, you’re already halfway there. The best part is, you probably already have a lot of the supplies. The FREE pattern and instructions below will help you make a super soft 27 inch tall lion with fluffy mane. Every safari nursery needs its own lion king, and this 3D plush lion wall decor is a fabulous DIY nursery art project that you can make in a day.