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Make a Toy Animal Skin Rug

29 January 2009 3,106 views 7 Comments Pin It

by heather


The Best of DIY tells us how she made a faux animal skin rug out of a stuffed panther. I just saw a huge bin of pretty decent plush bears at the dollar store that would be great for this project. And of course, there's always a glut of stuffed animals at the thrift store, including some huge ones for less than $5. [buy this rug]

Now someone just needs to design a toy taxidermy project for us. Never mind, I think I just did it by typing that sentence. What would we need for that? A wooden plaque, some paint, a stuffed animal and some glue, that's what. Sounds like a $2 project to me! Okay, a baby room with a toy-hunting theme? Morbid, but hilarious.

So, for the Toy Animal Skin Rug:

Project Estimate:

  • Stuffed animal, $1
  • Lining fabric, on hand
  • Needle & thread, on hand

Total cost: $1

7 Comments »

  • Swap-bot Weblog said:

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    # 29 January 2009 at 12:02 pm
  • Toys Toys and More Toys » Blog Archive » Make a Toy Animal Skin Rug | Dollar Store Crafts said:

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    # 29 January 2009 at 2:38 pm
  • Allison said:

    Thanks for linking to my stuffed panther skinned rug!

    # 29 January 2009 at 3:08 pm
  • Kate said:

    I am NOT even kidding, I have a friend of mine obsessed with both taxidermy AND miniatures, and we talked about making taxidermy for dollhouses!

    # 29 January 2009 at 4:51 pm
  • heather (author) said:

    I seriously want to try some dollar store stuffed animal taxidermy…

    # 29 January 2009 at 5:58 pm
  • MomK said:

    This would be great as a gift for a teenager in their school’s mascot. (Wildcats, tigers, razorbacks?)

    # 23 April 2009 at 5:16 pm
  • wait a minute said:

    go razorbacks pig sooie

    # 2 July 2009 at 11:46 am

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