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11-02-2008, 09:06 AM
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Here's a wonderful site with great directions for the Readers Digest Santa. It doesn't have any pics but the instructions are terrific! SANTA CLAUS MUSEUM Readers Digest: A Crafters Dream, circa 1970’s
One of the more interesting Santas in the museum is made of a Reader's Digest magazine. Creating Santas from this magazine was a popular crafting activity in the mid-1970's.
Here are the directions for making your own Reader's Digest Santa!
Remove the covers from the Reader's Digest. Fold the page diagonally from the top right corner to the center of the book and then fold the remainder of the page in half lengthwise. Fold each page this way and then glue the last page to the first page. When you have finished the book, spray paint the outside white. Cover all but the "tummy" with red fabric of your choice (ie felt, velour, velvet, velveteen, etc...). Add a head (she used a pre-made Santa & Mrs. Santa head), Santa's hat, and Mrs. Santa's bonnet. If you want you can use a piece of white fabric over the "tummy" area. She would also paint the bottom of Santa with a little black paint for his boots. Be sure to add a belt around Santa at the point where the diagonal & the straight fold meet. |
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Reader's Digest or Paperback Santa Claus 
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