Simple Steps to Make Nemo Clown Fish Brooch with Felt

An impressive story named Finding Nemo narrates the clown fish single father marlin take adventures to find his abducted son Nemo while Nemo overcome various barriers to implement his escape. Inspired by this film, I want to make a felt clown fish brooch and name it after Nemo.

Necessities for this felt fish brooch:

Orange red felt
Yellow felt
Cream felt
Black sewing thread
4mm black painted glass bead
Brooch finding
Needle
Scissors
Glue gun

Instructions on how to make a felt fish brooch

Step 1: Cut out felt fish

1st, outline Nemo onto orange red felt;
2nd, cut out the fish pattern;
3rd, according the pattern cut out fish’s head and stripe of yellow felt and face of orange red felt;
4th, hot glue the head and stripes onto corresponding positions.

Step 2: Make fish’s face

1st, cut out a tiny circle of cream felt and place it onto face pattern;
2nd, sew black bead atop the circle shape, so the fish eye is done;
3rd, sew up fish mouth with black sewing thread;
4th, hot glue the fish face onto fish head.

Step 3: Sew up fish’s fins

1st, sew up fish fins along the whole body;
2nd, finish the sewing-up and cut off excess sewing cord;
3rd, hot glue pin back onto the fish brooch.

Finally the felt Nemo brooch looks like this:

Great! The felt fish brooch is done. Finding nemo conveys a theme that ordinary people though timid most of the time will fight for families and finish impossible mission. Therefore this handmade brooch is to remind you of this theme and bring you courage and confidence.