Microfibre Monsters
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Today I have been making Microfibre Monsters!
How fun are these little critters? So cheap and easy to make (if you shop in the right places of course!)
I spotted three different coloured microfibre sponges in the Poundshop, which when I saw them, immediately thought of turning them into monsters for Halloween. I also bought some ping-pong balls from eBay. In all, about a fiver was spent! I also pulled a black permanent marker from my craft box, as well as my hot glue gun and wire. This was definitely a bargain, as I’ve seen these cloths/sponges in regular shops for over £5 each!
So simple to make, and you could go wilder with them if you wanted, adding more features, but I just stuck with the googly eyes, since when I did add features I personally didn’t like the look of them.
I drew pupils onto the ping-pong balls to make eye balls and then stuck them in place with hot glue. The orange microfibre cloth was a hand-mitt, so it doubles up as a puppet :D
For the green monster, I stuck on three eyeballs…
And finally, for the blue monster, I pierced a hole in each ping-pong ball with a skewer (carefully!) and hot glued a length of wire into it. I then was able to push the wire down into the sponge to make springy eyeballs for this monster!
I think they’ve come out great! I can’t stop giggling at them, because I think they’re hilarious (I’m easily amused!)
These would be great for a Monster Mash party – I hope you have fun making them!
Carrie
October 8, 2012 @ 3:40 pm
Very creative and fun. Love you idea.
Michelle {The Purple Pumpkin Blog}
October 8, 2012 @ 5:58 pm
Thanks Carrie – glad you like it!
xoxo
BeanBugCrafts
October 5, 2012 @ 1:00 am
These are SO Cute!! I’m having a monster mash Halloween party and these would be so cute as decorations. I’m going to have to look for the microfibre sponges at the store now! Thanks for sharing, pinning this for sure. Found your post from the Lil Luna Linky party!
Michelle {The Purple Pumpkin Blog}
October 5, 2012 @ 6:51 am
Thank you! They were such a fun and easy decoration to make – I hope you find some microfibre sponges and are able to make them too! Would love to see them when you do! Your party sounds like it is going to be a load of fun! Going to go and take a look at your blog now and subscribe so I don’t miss when you post about it!!
xoxo