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YO-YO Watermelon Set

Date Submitted: August 05, 2007
Dress up your kitchen with this fun and easy yo-yo watermelon craft project.
YO-YO Watermelon Set
Materials:
  • Printed patterns
  • tracing paper
  • pencil
  • cardboard or poster board
  • scraps of both red and green cotton or cotton/polyester fabrics
  • permanent red marker or red crayon
  • shiny black dimensional paint
  • glue gun or tacky (white) glue
  • red thread
  • hand sewing needle
  • scissors
  • FOR YO-YO WATERMELON WREATH:
  • 6-inch grapevine wreath
  • 18- to 20-gauge craft ware
  • small amount of raffia
  • 3/4-inch flat red button
  • FOR YO-YO WATERMELON NAPKIN RINGS:
  • Two or more 1-1/2-inch wooden napkin rings
  • wood stain in color of choice
  • soft cloth
  • small amount of raffia
  • FOR YO-YO WATERMELON MAGNETS
  • Small amount of raffia
  • strip and button magnets
Finished size
Wreath measures about 6 inches across, napkin rings are 5-1/2 inches wide x 2-1/4 inches deep, large magnet measures about 2 inches wide and small magnet (with bow) measures about 5 inches wide.
Trace patterns onto tracing paper and cut out. Cut fabrics and cardboard as directed on patterns.
Small Watermelon Slice
Each small watermelon slice uses one cardboard circle A, one green fabric yo-yo A and one red fabric yo-yo C.

To form small yo-yo C, fold the edge of the fabric under about 1/8 inch with your thumb as you baste around the yo-yo circle. Leave long thread ends. Pull threads tightly together, then tie thread ends to secure and clip ends close to knot.

For yo-yo A, baste as directed for yo-yo C, leaving long thread ends. Center cardboard circle on yo-yo circle, then pull gathering threads tight, tie ends and clip close to knot. Arrange yo-yo so opening is over the center of the cardboard.

Glue red yo-yo C to center of green yo-yo A, gathered sides up.

Add dots of shiny black dimensional paint to fabric to form seeds as shown in photo. Let dry.
Large Watermelon Slice
Each large watermelon slice uses one cardboard circle A, one cardboard circle B, one red fabric yo-yo and one green fabric yo-yo B.

Color center portion of one side of cardboard circle A with red marker or crayon.

Form yo-yos A and B as directed for yoyo A of Small Watermelon Slice, making sure to center cardboard A on the red fabric yoyo A with the colored side up before pulling the gathering threads. Center cardboard B on green fabric yo-yo B before gathering.

Glue red yo-yo A to center of green yoyo B, gathered sides up.

Add dots of shiny black dimensional paint to fabric to form seeds as shown in photo. Let dry.
YO-YO WATERMELON WREATH
Make two small watermelon slices and one large watermelon slice from yo-yos and cardboard as directed.

Tie a 4-l/2-inch-wide bow from five or six 15-inch-long strands of raffia.
Cut five or six 6-inch-long strands of raffia Fold In half, bringing ends together and tying folded loops of ends together with a scrap of raffia. Repeat to form another loop.

Arrange raffia loops about 3 Inches apart on lower edge of wreath with cut ends ex- tending out. Glue large watermelon slice centered between raffia loops. Glue small watermelon slices on either side of large water- melon slice, covering looped ends.

Glue raffia bow to top center of wreath. Glue button to center of bow.

Use 18- or 20-gauge wire to form a small loop for a hanger. Turn wreath over and glue wire hanger to center top on back of wreath (behind bow).
YO-YO WATERMELON NAPKIN RINGS
Make one small watermelon slice for each napkin ring as directed.

Use a soft cloth to stain napkin rings with wood stain of choice, following manufacture’s instructions. Let dry.

Using three or four 15-inch-long strands of raffia, make a 4- to 5-inch bow for each ring. Glue bow to ring. Glue small watermelon to ring on top of bow.
YO-YO WATERMELON MAGNETS
For large magnet, make one large watermelon slice as directed. Cut a strap of magnet to fit behind watermelon slice and glue to center back of slice.

For small magnet with bow, make one small watermelon slice as directed. Make a 4- or 5-inch-wlde bow with three to four 15- inch-long raffia strands. Glue watermelon slice to center top of bow and button magnet to back of bow.





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