How to Make a Ballerina Peg Doll

Yesterday on the blog I put up a simple tutorial on how to make a no sew tutu. I thought it would be fun to make a matching ballerina peg doll.

What to use the peg doll for

Birthday Party craft

Birthday Party Favour

Home craft

Christmas (make it an angel by making the tutu white and adding some wings)

What you need

Wooden peg (you can get these from craft stores)

Stocking, wool, elastic, hair band or string (for the pirouette arms)

Tulle (scraps will do)

Elastic

Fine point permanent marker

Paint or permanent markers

Drill — size 4 (optional)

Glue

Scissors

What to do

1. Cut strips of tulle about 1 cm by 9 cm (or adjust to the desired lengh of the skirt). Don’t worry too much about getting it perfect because it’s easy to adjust the length of the skirt with scissors once it’s complete.

2. Tie a piece of elastic  tight around the peg doll waist.  Thread pieces of tulle under the elastic and tie in a knot so both ends hang evenly. There’s a detailed tutorial on how best to tie on the material in this post. Continue until the skirt is complete.

3. Remove skirt from peg (keep it for later) and decorate the peg with a permanent marker pen (or paint). I prefer to use paint pens or permanent markers so I don’t need to wait for paint to dry.

4. Draw  face and hair on the peg. Put a bit of personality in the face. For the hair bow, tie a small piece of tulle in a knot and trim the sides to get the right size for the bow. Attach to the doll’s head with craft glue.

5. You may leave the doll as it is now or if you are happy to drill out, you can put pirouette arms in.

{drill the arm hole}

6. Cut a hair band (or use old stockings, wool, string or elastic) for the arms. Cut to size and feed through the hole. You may need to small sharp object to push it through the arm hole.

{thread the arms through hole}

7. Put the skirt back on and you’re done! Here are things you can use the peg ballerina doll for:

• Play with the doll
• Use to decorate a bedroom
• Give as a gift
• Give as a birthday party bag favour
• Use as a birthday party activity (you will need to prep the pegs by drilling the hole and threading through the arms (the two most difficult parts). For very young children, I would make the skirt too and allow them to decorate the peg with felt pens before putting the skirt on.

Why don’t you make the no-sew tutu as well!

Other Links

How to make fairy wings

A Fairy’s Home or a Pirate Trap

How to make a no sew tutu