I'm one month and four days away from my son's first birthday! We're on the countdown! I have been so excited for his birthday and have had the theme planned out for months! It's sock monkey themed for those who don't know.
As a result of my sock monkey theme, I wanted some actual sock monkeys as decoration. I am quite disappointed with the cost of buying a new sock monkey. I'm seriously looking at $8 and up PER sock monkey! So I decided on this lower cost alternative of making my own!
I started by going to Walmart and picking up some long (knee-ish) length socks. You only need to get a pair of socks where the heel doesn't match the rest of the sock (as in a different color). I discovered that Christmas colors are out, but I don't really want my son to have a Christmas themed sock monkey collection. So I found a color that would last for more than just through Christmas. I found a pair for just under 2 bucks. Then I went to the crafting section and found some "stuffing" for making stuffed animals and whatever else you can stuff. The entire bag was about 3-4 bucks.
I then used this Instructable. I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but with all the pictures and easy to understand steps, I finally had some success. My first monkey looks a little funky (not in such a good way). I think the ears look pretty funny and one of the arms is way stiffer than the other (and the eyes aren't very even). My husband walked in the door and said that it was professional looking. I still think I'm a bit challenged in this project, but is definitely one I plan on repeating over and over and over again, as these sock monkeys will decorate his room. So... 2 bucks for a pair of socks and the bag of stuffing makes more than one monkey (I think I could easily make 3 more). I think I"m saving quite a bit of money, which always makes me a little happier!
So... the result? Here it is!
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