Monday, December 23, 2013

DIY Doc McStuffins Inspired Felt Band-aids

The first time we asked our daughter what she wanted for Christmas she said she wanted a bike and helmet for Mama and Daddy. My heart melted. But...we live in Colorado and we will probably not take any family bike rides for a few months. I suggested some more Magna-Tiles since she likes to build with those and it is one of the toys I can tolerate playing with too. I also suggested some more art supplies since the kid seems to go through glue sticks and watercolor paint like there is no tomorrow. She agreed.

I thought I was getting off easy until...she sat on Santa's lap and told him she wanted Doc McStuffins everything. Great.

A quick Pinterest search revealed a ridiculous amount of Doc McStuffins merchandise but then I remembered I had pinned some felt band-aids for stuffed animals. All I had to do add a pink heart. So I present to you my DIY Doc McStuffins felt band-aids. Note: I am sharing with you how I made these with the materials I had on hand. At the bottom of this post I also share some other options.


Materials: 
  • brown felt
  • white felt
  • Heat n Bond (permanent kind)
  • 3/4 inch beige Velcro (scratchy side only)
  • pink glitter heat transfer vinyl 

Tools:
  • heat press (or iron*)
  • Silhouette Cameo 
  • scissors
  • pick tool 
  • paper cutter

Directions:

STEP 1 Cut out all pieces to size.


I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the heart. I used "4 hearts" by Lori Whitlock (Design ID #20253). The exact size is 0.815" by 0.950".

STEP 2 Apply Heat n Bond to white felt pieces and the Velcro pieces.

To learn more about Heat n Bond, click here for .pdf instructions or watch their YouTube video here:


STEP 3 Assemble parts.



I centered the heart on one side. (This is easy since the heat transfer vinyl has a built in transfer tape.) On the reverse side, I centered the white felt rectangle and placed the small strips of Velcro at both ends. (see picture)

STEP 4 Apply heat.

Option 1: I set my heat press  (I use one in my shopsto 320 degrees and pressed for 15 seconds. 

Option 2*: Now I do realize that not everyone has access to a heat press.You can use an iron too. Use a scrap piece of fabric and cover the band-aid. Then set iron to cotton setting and press firmly for 45 to 60 seconds to adhere the heart.  Flip the band-aid over and iron on the white rectangle and Velcro for another 8 seconds.

STEP 5 Use scissors to round the corners.


That's it!

Of course the band-aids need a storage box. Here is the one I created with a little spray paint (leftover from my hopscotch project) and an Altoids box:


I got the idea from Pretty Things by Keren Dukes.

Other Options:

If you have a sewing machine, check out this tutorial from Little Bean Workshop and this tutorial from Pink and Green Mama. But if you are more of a glue gun girl (or guy), check out this tutorial from onelittleproject.com.

Whatever method you use, I hope you and your kiddos have a blast "taking all the ouches away!"

P.S. Here is the matching Doc McStuffins headband I made from a purple headband and some flowers I got at Joann's. I just used my glue gun to attach one of the flowers to the side of the headband.


I also bought a lavender stethoscope from at a medical supply company for only $3.39!  I'm hoping to share the DIY Doc McStuffins check-up table my husband made soon. Stay tuned!!

2 comments:

  1. These are great!! I have a friend whose little girl has been going through band aids like crazy for her babies. I'm going to have to share this if that's ok!

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    1. Please do! Tell her to email me if she has any questions.

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