Step 1 - The bin

I bought a regular plastic bin that wasn’t too heavy and after some lengthy debate with Natasha, my studio mate, I eventually gave in and cut the top off it to improve the proportions. The bread knife was actually better than a saw to do this with…

Step 2 - The smile

Sackboys are extremely cute little characters and a big part of that is their wide, expressive mouths. It was with some considerable trepidation that I started cutting the shape out of the bin with the bread knife as I knew that messing things up at this stage would be pretty ruinous to the finished piece. It all seemed to go surprisingly well and the smile was completed without me losing any digits!

Step 3 - Bulking up the shape

A sackboy’s head is about as wide as it is tall so the bin needed some serious padding before it could be wrapped with fabric.

I went to Brighton’s Foam Shop which has been open as long as I’ve been in Brighton but had CLOSED before the first time that I actually needed it. AAAAARRRGGGHH. After a quick think with Tash we decided to go in search of other materials and eventually found some heavy duty bubble wrap that seemed to be perfect for the job and wasn’t too pricey.

When we got back to the studio I set about layering the bubble wrap with an extra layer or two at the opening to create the bell shape that the Sackboy’s require.

Guide continues after the jump !