You can always depend on a dragon to help out when needed! With this Dependable Dragon Pencil Case you’ll know just where your pencils, pens, markers, and other creative tools are when inspiration hits!

Supplies 

• Printable Dragon Pencil Case Templates – Wings | Face
• Sheets of felt, 8 ½-inch by 11-inch (foam & heavy stock paper could work too)
  • 2 Dark green (or color of your choice)
  • 1 Light green (or color of your choice)
  • 1 white
  • 1 black
  • 1 yellow (or color of your choice)
  • 1 purple (or color of your choice)
• Fabric Glue
• Scissors
• Velcro (optional)
• Green Thread and needle (if you would like to sew instead of glue your case)
• Glitter glue (optional)

Directions

1. Print the Dragon Templates
2. Cut out alternating 7 rows of scales from the dark green felt and 7 rows of light green felt (One row of the template scales is longer so you can tile them as shown on double row of scales the template. You will trim them later.)
3. To make the top of the head, cut a rounded top (instead of straight across—see picture).
4. Cut the eyes from the white felt, pupils and nostrils from the black felt, horns from the yellow felt, and wings from the purple felt. Set aside.

To make the head

1. Fold one dark piece of felt in half lengthwise to make the pocket for your supplies
2. Cut a wavy line along the bottom of the felt to make lips (see picture)
3. Glue or sew the open side and bottom together, leaving the top open

To add the scales

1. Starting at the bottom, lay one row of scales a little above the wavy bottom. Glue the top of the row to the folded pocket base.
2. Overlap an alternating green row of scales on the first row, glue the top to the folded pocket base
3. Continue alternating dark and light green scales until you reach 9 inches on the folded pocked base
4. Use the rounded row of scales for the top of the head. See how to insert horns below before attaching the top of head.

To insert the horns

1. On the rounded row of scales, mark where you want the horns to be
2. Cut two small slits in the felt where the horns will go
3. Insert the bottoms of the horns into the slits

To finish the head

1. Glue the top of the head with horns to the folded pocket base
2. Trim any longer rows of scales to meet the edges of the folded pocket base
3. Add the eyes and nostrils to the face

To make a velcro closure for the case

1. Cut the base following the line of the rounded row of scales
2. Glue or sew strips of Velcro along the inside edges

To attach the wings

1. Turn the dragon case to the back
2. Glue or sew the wings to the center of the back, attaching them at the center edge
3. Outline or sprinkle the wings with glitter glue (optional)

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