10 lords a leaping craft

Guest Post : Simply Homemade Ten Lords a-Leaping In Victorian times paper dolls called Jumping Jacks or French “Pantin” were a popular toy. Children would cut out each piece of the puppet, assemble the joints then string would be tied together to make the arms and legs to dance about. This puppet came to mind when working on a the 12 Days of Christmas Project: A 10 Lords a-Leaping Pantin. Supplies: Empty Wooden Thread Spool 6” Dowel Acrylic Paints (red & green) Wooden star Double sided tape…

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If you had 9 ladies dancing, then how can you forget ten lords of leaping? So on the 10th day of Christmas - ten lords a leaping.

Today's guest, Susan, is a very special friend I met via Flickr. A crafter turned cookier, Susan re-purposes patterns that she originally designed for other mediums such as soft sculpture textile painting to use as

12 Days of Christmas 10 Lords-a-Leaping

Illustration about 10 Male ballet dancers leap. Part 10 of the 12 Days of Christmas. Illustration of tradition, caroler, lord - 399386

We actually asked a Lord how high he would jump for us.

my true love gave to me ten lords a leaping... ...nine ladies dancing eight maids a milking seven swans a swimming six geese a laying FIIIIVE GOLDEN RIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS four colly birds three French hens two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree! The Lords a leaping turned out to be surprisingly difficult. Why would a Lord be leaping? What would he look like as he lept? Would he be holding a top hat and an umbrella? What kind of jump would it be? Is it a dignified leap? I know... silly…

10th Day ~ 10 lords a leaping Christmas door display