Gift Idea: DIY Stick Horses

Many of us can remember back to a time in our life when we had a stick horse laying around. They are classic toys and classic for a reason! To this day, stick horses are great toy to spark a child's imagination!  1. Supplies: fabric, stuffing, yarn, long wooden dowels, styrofoam balls, felt. 2. Carve out a portion of the styrofoam ball and glue the stick into the ball. 3. Cut out your horse head from your fabric. Cut yarn (about 30 inches) and double over. 4. Sew around the perimeter of the horse head, adding the yarn in as you go. Make sure to leave the bottom or "neck" open. This is where you will add your stuffing.  5. Turn the horse head inside out and begin stuffing.  6. Once you have the horse head mostly stuffed, insert the ball into the neck and finish stuffing around the ball. Hand-stitch the opening closed. 7. Cut out the horse's ears and stitch around the perimeter. Turn right-side out and hand-stitch in place. 8. Add details such as a bridle and eyes. For these horses, I cut eyelashes from black felt and used fabric glue to glue them into place. I used the sewing machine to sew strips of scrap leather together to create the bridle and reins.  I've been making these horses for all the nieces and nephews! I'm hoping these will be fun toys they will cherish for years to come. xo. Katie

Comments

[Michelle from A Colorful Creation]

These are so cute! I wish I had a little person to make these for!

[Flor D.]

INSANELY cute! I love the printed fabrics!

[Leigh]

WOW these are completely adorable!!!

[CeeCee]

These are SO awesome!! I never had one of these as a kid. I'm missing out....

[Haley]

I am dying! Seriously the cutest things ever.

[ftashion]

This is uber cute! I never imagine we could make this ourselves! You are so creative!

Fang Ting
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[Kristen]

Awww too cute! What a great gift idea for the niece and nephew. LOVE the pretty eyelashes :)

[Lauren]

These are so stinkin' cute! Toys like these have a way of bringing back floods of happy memories from my childhood - thanks for that.

[Isabella]

Christmas gifts for cousins - sorted!
Isabella xo
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[Jessica]

Those are so cute!

Jessica
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[Naomi]

Oh my gosh, these are super cute! I don't know of any kids to make them for but I think I might just make them for show!

[Denisa]

Wow, that is amazing. Perfect idea like a present for childre. Have a nice day.

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[Rose Mannering]

These are awesome! I used to have a hobbie horse when i was little and I loved it

[Lisa]

Awww, so cute DIY! I might just make one for me ;)

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[Theresa]

Perfect! I love this idea!

Theresa
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[Laura]

So cute !
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[Eva]

Love it!! x

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[abby]

These are absolutely amazing!! I just wish we had little people around the right age to make them for! A few a bit too small so I will keep this for in a few years ;)

One of the best DIY's i've seen on here - and that's saying something! Thanks Katie

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[Bipasha]

adorable, esp. those shy eyelashes!

[Catherine Denton]

Those are the prettiest stick horses I've ever seen. I imagine your nieces and nephews are going to love them!
Catherine Denton
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