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Send a slithery postcard to your friends ....... newsssss travels fast!!!!!

Speedy Snake loves zipping at the speed of light
to tell his jungle friends his exciting news....

Follow these instructions to make your very own Speedy Snake to send to your friends!!

1 x piece of card: 50cms x 15cms
1 x piece of fabric/felt: 52cms x 17cms
1 x contrasting fabric: 52cm x 17cms
1 x piece of sparkly fabric: 16cms x 8cms
1 x button
2 x sequins
2 x beads
Scissors, craft knife and glue (PVA)
Some embroidery thread

1
	From contrasting fabric, cut out squiggly snake shape.
	Appliqué this on to large fabric piece by stitching round edge.
	Cut out stripes from sparkly fabric. Stitch the stripes on to the squiggly snake.
	Cut out background shapes from contrasting fabric. Stitch the shapes down.
	With the sequins give your snake some eyes! Add a bead on top of the sequin and stitch it down.
	Take some embroidery thread (50cms long) and stitch thru' fabric to make snake's tongue! (Do this twice).
	With another piece of thread, couch down the snake's tongue and then leave the long piece of thread free - this will be used to fasten your concertina postcard!
2
	Take the piece of card and in the centre of the shortest edge, 3cms from the edge, secure the button tightly. Now mark out every 10cms along the longest edge of the edge of the card and score with a craft knife - be careful not to go all the way thru'! This is so the card will fold easily. On the reverse side of the card, cover with glue.
3
	Turn your fabric with the snake face down and stick the card to the back of the fabric. Apply glue to the overlap edges of the fabric. Snip away the corners. Stick down the overlapping fabric - leave all of the glue to dry!	Snip away the corners
4
	Write your message, address, stamp, fold and tie up!

5
	All that's left to do now is to send through the post to scare your friendsssss!