Craft Stick Kitty Refrigerator Magnet
From Mary Ayres book Craft Stick Fun for Kids, Book 2. Permission granted by Grace Publications, July 1999. This Pattern May Not Be Sold!

You Need:

• 5 Mini Craft Sticks
• 1 Large Oval Woodsies
• 2 Small Teardrops Woodsies
• 1 Orange and 1 Yellow Chenille Stem
• 4" Magnetic Strip
• Yellow and Red Acrylic Paint
• Black and Orange Fine Point Permanent Markers
• Tacky Glue

Instructions:

Paint pieces yellow. Rouge cheeks by dipping a dry round bristle brush into red paint, loading it with a tiny amount of paint.  Wipe the brush on a paper towel until no brush strokes can be seen and only a bit of color is visible. Rub the brush in a circular motion on the cats cheeks.

Draw facial features and paw details with black fine point pen. Draw the stripes on all pieces with the fine point orange marker. 

Following the picture, glue body on top of legs. Glue ears to back of head. Glue assembled head on top of body.

To make the tail, cut a 3" length front he orange and yellow chenille stem. Twist chenille pieces together. Bend twisted stems into the shape of a tail and glue 1/2" on one end to the back of the body.

Cut two 2" pieces from the magnetic strip. Cut the pieces in half vertically. Adhere a narrow strip to the back of each leg.