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No Sew Bendable Elf on the Shelf Tutorial – Easy DIY Craft

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November 28, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday, Pinterest

published date: November 13, 2013
modified datt: November 28,2019

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How to make Elf on the Shelf Bendable. A no sew Tutorial for your North Pole Visitor.

How to Make a Bendable Elf on the Shelf

Have you paid close attention to the Elf on the Shelf Ideas found on Frugal Coupon Living. Hundreds of ideas and so many more to come!

Find plenty of Elf on the Shelf Photo Ideas in our Master Elf List with more photos coming regularly. Also take a look at our Elf on the Shelf Printables.

How to Make Elf on the Shelf Bendable

Looking to get creative with your Elf on the Shelf ideas. Do you want your special Scout Elf boy or girl doll to bend, hang, hug, groove, jig or more.

By inserting craft wire into his limbs in this DIY (Do It Yourself) Step by Step Tutorial, you will have a bendable elf in 5 minutes flat!

I used 16 to 20 gauge for my various Elf Dolls. This 16 gauge wire one is most like the one I used in this post. This 18 gauge craft wire comes with cutters!



How to make My Elf on the Shelf Bendable

Step by Step Elf Bendable Tutorial

1.) First, the thicker the better but you want to make sure you can easily cut it and slip it through the seam of the elf.

2.) Lift up the arm pit and slide about three inches of wire into the the seam of elf’s arm pit. Adjust as needed. I folded my wire to thicken it.

3.) Trim excess wire. Repeat under the second arm pit.

4.) Most Elf on the Shelf dolls  have a seam at the knee so you will need to have a lower and upper wire (calf and quad) in each leg.

5.) Go behind the Elf’s bottom, slide in a new wire in the seem. This one will only be around an inch and a half as you are only going the length of the quad. Repeat behind the second leg.

6.) Slide a new wire into the toe seam to the knee. This is about an inch in length.

7.) Trim all excess wire.

It is really that easy to make a bendable elf!

No Sew Elf Bendable Tutorial

Bendable Elf on the Shelf Kit

I lost my first Elf on the Shelf (long story, found here in our Unboxing Elf on the Shelf). With our second Elf, I did this with a paper clip. I used our Kitchen Knife Block Scissors to cut the wire.

On Amazon, you can also get a Bendable Elf on the Shelf Kit. We have purchased this too. It was fine. It was actually very cute and creative. It comes with a needle and thread and velcro, but let’s be real. I just don’t sew. If I had any sort of sewing talent (and time) I would take 10 minutes to use this kit.


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Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!

Elf on the Shelf 101

What is Elf on the Shelf?

Elf on the Shelf is a Christmas Tradition. The tradition has a book and a little red doll. The book is poetic and in rhyme sharing the purpose of the Elf‘s visits. The Elf visits each Thanksgiving. He/She goes and returns from the North Pole each evening. Every morning he can be found in a new location in the house. The doll has been found in the refrigerator, fishing in the toilet, writing messages on the mirror or hanging from the lights. It is VERY IMPORTANT, the Elf is not touch each evening or his Christmas magic will be lost! Each family is able to name their special elf. The elves return to their home (Santa’s North Pole Work shop) every Christmas Eve. An Elf’s Story can also be found on DVD

Love the No Sew Bendable Elf on the Shelf Tutorial? Find plenty of Elf on the Shelf Photo Ideas in our Master Elf List with more photos coming regularly. Also take a look at our Elf on the Shelf Printables.

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Last Updated on November 28, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Comments

  1. Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life says

    November 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    Your elf is so cute. Thanks for the great tutorial ~ which is great for anyone to make, not just the non-sewers out there. Would you be willing to share this post and any of your other great ones at our Making Monday link party? We would love it and think our readers will, too. Thanks. Have a fantastic day. http://www.abrightandbeautifullife.com/making-monday-14/

  2. sandra schuett says

    November 20, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    Wondering where do you get the Elf?

    • Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living says

      December 1, 2013 at 11:58 PM

      Online – here is a current deal https://www.frugalcouponliving.com/2013/11/30/elf-shelf-deal-free-5-amazon-com-credit/

  3. Kristin says

    November 22, 2013 at 10:22 PM

    Such a great idea! This is our first year with an elf n the shelf and I’ve been having a heck of a time positioning him!

    • Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living says

      December 1, 2013 at 11:59 PM

      I know – consider thicker wire too. If needed, I sneak in safety pins but I never want the kids to see!

  4. PJ @ Planned in Pencil says

    November 23, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    How fun! I’ll be sure to share this with my friends doing Elf on a Shelf this year! Thanks for sharing at the Pinworthy Project Party on Planned in Pencil.

  5. Elizabeth says

    December 1, 2013 at 8:23 PM

    Brilliant! :-)

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