Easy-Sew Food Plushie Keychains

These healthy 'snacks' smile back. Make adorable keychains with scrap felt and a simple sewing technique.

Photo by: Karen Kavett

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Easy-Sew Food Plushie Keychains

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Karen Kavett makes adorable food keychains out of felt using a simple sewing technique.

Materials + Tools

felt
embroidery thread
embroidery needle
scissors

fiberfill
jump ring
key ring

Cut Pattern

Draw an avocado shape on scrap paper and cut it out. Use your pattern to cut the same shape from light green and dark green felt.

Karen Kavett

Cut Pattern

Draw an avocado shape on scrap paper and cut it out. Use your pattern to cut the same shape from light green and dark green felt.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Cut Pattern

Draw an avocado shape on scrap paper and cut it out. Use your pattern to cut the same shape from light green and dark green felt.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Cut Pattern

Draw an avocado shape on scrap paper and cut it out. Use your pattern to cut the same shape from light green and dark green felt.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Cut Circles

Cut a large circle from brown felt and two small circles from black and pink felt.

Karen Kavett

Cut Circles

Cut a large circle from brown felt and two small circles from black and pink felt.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Cut Circles

Cut a large circle from brown felt and two small circles from black and pink felt.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Cut Circles

Cut a large circle from brown felt and two small circles from black and pink felt.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Circle

Thread your needle with brown embroidery thread and sew on the brown circle, stuffing it with a bit of fiberfill when you’re most of the way around.

Karen Kavett

Sew on Circles

Thread your needle with brown embroidery thread and sew on the brown circle, stuffing it with a bit of fiber fill when you’re most of the way around.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Circle

Thread your needle with brown embroidery thread and sew on the brown circle, stuffing it with a bit of fiberfill when you’re most of the way around.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Circle

Thread your needle with brown embroidery thread and sew on the brown circle, stuffing it with a bit of fiber fill when you’re most of the way around.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Face

Sew the eyes on the avocado with black thread and the cheeks with pink thread. Add reflections in the eyes with a small piece of white thread as well as a smile from black thread.

Karen Kavett

Sew on Face

Sew the eyes on the avocado with black thread and the cheeks with pink thread. Add reflections in the eyes with a small piece of white thread as well as a smile from black thread.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Face

Sew the eyes on the avocado with black thread and the cheeks with pink thread. Add reflections in the eyes with a small piece of white thread as well as a smile from black thread.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Face

Sew the eyes on the avocado with black thread and the cheeks with pink thread. Add reflections in the eyes with a small piece of white thread as well as a smile from black thread

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew on Jump Ring

Sew a jump ring to the top of the dark green avocado shape.

Sew on Jump Ring

Sew a jump ring to the top of the dark green avocado shape.

Photo by: Karen Kavett

Karen Kavett

Sew Edges

Pin the two shapes together and sew all the way around the edge, stopping to stuff with fiberfill when the opening is about an inch long.

Karen Kavett

Sew Edges

Pin the two shapes together and sew all the way around the edge, stopping to stuff with fiber fill when the opening is about an inch long.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew Edges

Pin the two shapes together and sew all the way around the edge, stopping to stuff with fiber fill when the opening is about an inch long.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sew Edges

Pin the two shapes together and sew all the way around the edge, stopping to stuff with fiber fill when the opening is about an inch long.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Add Key Ring

Add a key ring to the jump ring we sewed on to finish your cute avocado keychain.

Karen Kavett

Add Key Ring

Add a key ring to the jump ring we sewed on to finish your cute avocado keychain.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Add Key Ring

Add a key ring to the jump ring we sewed on to finish your cute avocado keychain.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Make Others

Make other food plushie keychains the same way with different colored felt thread.

Karen Kavett

Create a sunny side up egg plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Karen Kavett

Create a pizza slice plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Karen Kavett

Create a strawberry plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Karen Kavett

Create a red popicicle plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Karen Kavett

Make Others

Make other food plushie key chains the same way with different colored felt thread.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Sunny Side Up Egg Plushie Keychain

Create a sunny side up egg plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Pizza Slice Plushie Keychain

Create a pizza slice plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Strawberry Plushie Keychain

Create a strawberry plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

Red Popcicle Plushie Keychain

Create a red popicicle plushie key chain the same way as the avocado.

Photo By: Karen Kavett

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Easy-Sew Food Plushie Keychains

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Easy-Sew Food Plushie Keychains

Cut Pattern

Cut Pattern

Cut Pattern

Cut Pattern

Cut Circles

Cut Circles

Cut Circles

Cut Circles

Sew on Circle

Sew on Circles

Sew on Circle

Sew on Circle

Sew on Face

Sew on Face

Sew on Face

Sew on Face

Sew on Jump Ring

Sew on Jump Ring

Sew Edges

Sew Edges

Sew Edges

Sew Edges

Add Key Ring

Add Key Ring

Add Key Ring

Make Others

Make Others

Sunny Side Up Egg Plushie Keychain

Pizza Slice Plushie Keychain

Strawberry Plushie Keychain

Red Popcicle Plushie Keychain

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