Minecraft Stuffed Creeper Doll

Need a project for when you're away from your crafting table (computer desk)? Bring a bit of the Minecraft world into real life with a cuddly little creeper pal!

The creeper's blocky geometric shape makes this a great beginner project for people unfamiliar with sewing. Also it's your best shot at giving a creeper a hug without it costing you the north wall of your house.

Step 1 That's a very nice EVERYTHING you have there...

Tools:
     Ruler
     Erasable Marker - you can find one made especially for fabric at any craft store
     Fabric Shears - Aka big ol' pair of scissors
     Sewing needle
     Pins

Materials:
     Green Fabric (fleece is good) - About half a yard should do, go to the fabric store if you don't feel like punching sheep and cooking cacti
     Matching spool of thread
     Fiberfill - Stuffing
     Either black embroidery thread or black fabric scraps

Comments

[creeperkeeper]

AWESOME me and my nan made this plush

[Dusk Shadows]

cute
for moving TNT

[Pichu47]

Because creepers love hugs :3

[Toadash]

just to let you know you forgot to toes on the creepers feet but it still looks great. i would have made one but i don't like sewing but a wile ago i decided to knit one because i like knitting more than sewing. if you want to look at my creeper it is in the game life 2 contest, and congratulations on winning the game life 1

[Gnara]

What were the dimensions for the eyes and mouth?

[FlorenceVictoria]

If you look at a picture of an actual creeper face and use the method of measurement that the creator used (2 pixels=1 inch), then the face becomes a whole lot easier.

[Gnara]

Thanks. I've already created 2 of these. lol.
They're a big hit at my school..the nerdy kids love em

[antoman11]

they would be 1" X 1" for the eyes and then for the face it would be 2" for the left of the mouth and 1" up and across. that's just what i used though.

[FlorenceVictoria]

One option for making the face just a bit easier is putting the face on before you sew the squares of the head, just remember to keep right sides together! Also, I will probably end up using felt, possibly more fleece, and using a sewing machine to sew it on using a satin stitch.

[rlawless]

Hey can you make translate the inches into cm? Because inches are to damn hard

[toborock]

With all due respect, you can do that yourself dude!
Google it!
:)

[Kittyisgood]

you could try using an online conversion tool. Just type in your measurement and there you go! :D

http://www.ask.com/web?q=conversion%20cm%20to%20inches&askid=2a72a9f5-008c-4c96-8b3e-de94ebee3b10-0-ca_gsb&qsrc=999&o=102535&l=dir

[zachtorch]

1 inch = 2.5 cm

[stryderbomb]

Hi, sorry if you have already mentioned this, but what is the exact name of the fleece that you used (there are different types).

I'm making a Creeper for a Design Tech project and this information would be very helpful! :D

[DucttapeNinja]

I wish I could tell you. I got the stuff out of the scrap bin, so when I first bought it I wasn't even sure it was fleece.

[stryderbomb]

Oh well, I'm sure I'll find some similar fabric but just thought I should ask, thanks anyway!

[ScienceWiz]

Thank you so much for this instructable!!!
This thing is so cute!!

I'm gonna make one for my boyfriend soon, he looooooves creepers and runs around making creeper "sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss KABOOM!" sounds all day.

Thanks for such a great tutorial!

[cchen6]

So I'm not the only one...haha my boyfriend will love this!! :# he will probably let his anger "out" into this hahahha jk :P

[smonroe1]

I'm makng one for my boyfriend too! (: But its for his birthday.

[Meigas]

Also making one for my boyfriend's birthday. :D

[cchen6]

wooooooooow......that´s a nice doll you have there.....hahaha I love it, I´m not really "good" at crafting and sewing but I'll give it a shot!! thank you sooo much for this!

[heartart]

Hey...one more note. For folks who haven't been sewing or don't want to mess
with embroidery for face, you can use Fabric Glue..it is AMAZING and perfect
for things like this, unless you are giving to a young, young person who might chew on the eyes..then sew then down as well. But the glue is super strong.

Great instructions.

[DucttapeNinja]

Oh, smart! That's something I had never thought of. Thanks! I'll add that to the page and hopefully save some people some grief.

[heartart]

My daughter LOVES minecraft and a mess of other games, but have to make this for her!!! She loves pillowy stuff too, so perfect idea. Thanks!

[jakobus9]

since the bottom of the head is gonna be covered up by the body for a large part I have sewn the head shut, than I cut a hole in the bottom, flipped it inside out, filled it, and closed it up.
I think this is a way to go when your slip stitch is as visible as mine ;-)

[DucttapeNinja]

Aha! Good idea.

[jakobus9]

the result after 3 days work =D

[Akask]

Now make a plush enderman :)

[jakobus9]

that's not a bad idea =D
I just counted him out:
(unit = pixels)
*the head= 8x8x8
the eyes are 1x1x3 and are 2 pixels apart and are 2 pixels away from the bottom of the head.
*the body = 8x4x10
*the arms are 2x2x30
*the legs = 2x2x25

that should get you along.
I'm afraid that it will have to be on the same scale as the creeper, otherwise you won't be able to flip the legs and arms inside out.

[Silver Brush]

This was an easy creature to create! The instructions were easy to follow. I made one for my son for Christmas and it was a hit! Also, I went to a white elephant party this year with a "my little pony" theme. I played around with the instructions and created a "my little creeper". What fun!

[DucttapeNinja]

Awesome!
The creeper just got 20% cooler.

[littleman794]

It would have been appreciated if you included how to NOT embroider the face on. My face came out looking terrible because of the very vague 2 sentences on how to use scraps.

[DucttapeNinja]

Sorry about that. I thought it might be weird to spend a large section on something I have no pictures for. I'll add a section now so hopefully it won't bother anyone else.

[arstinson]

These were great instructions. Thanks for adding them. The creeper I made turned out awesome. This was my first time sewing so it took quite a bit of time (25 - 30 hours), but my son loved his Christmas present none the less.

[Celine1107]

I love this! I attempted to make one.... it didn't really turn out the way I wanted. I guess I did ok considering this is the first time I have ever attempted to sew something! You can see all the stitching on mine! LOL Yours is soooo amazing! I'm giving it to my brother for Christmas because he plays Minecraft all the time!

[rskriver]

keep up the good work

[spizman]

Chuck norris: when me and medusa make eye contact, SHE turns to stone.
Spizman: i can hug a creeper.
Chuck norris: 0.o

[Micizzle]

You are awesome. May I use this?

[bombsiteb]

i just make a litle suprise for my friend(inside the creeper doll is somekind of jack in the box but when they touch it will pop up)

[katiebuggy21]

Thank you so much for posting this! I made one for my boyfriend as a gift for our one year and it made him very happy! I made mine out of camo fabric :]