てるてる坊主 ( teru teru bōzu ) which means "shine shine monk" is a doll made of white cloth that Japanese people hang outside of their window. It is usually handmade and it reminds of ghost. How said an old legend it is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day. In fact the word teru is a Japanese verb which describes sunshine and the word bōzu is a Buddhist monk, or in modern slang 'bald-headed'.
What about the story?
There was a monk who promised a village plagued by constant rains that he could stop the rains that were ruining their crops and bring good weather. When the rain continued and the monk was decapitated by the unimpressed villagers.
Teru Teru Bōzu song
♪てるてるぼうず、てるぼうずTeru-teru-bōzu, teru bōzu
明日天気にしておくれ
Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure
いつかの夢の空のように
Itsuka no yume no sora no yō ni
晴れたら金の鈴あげよてるてるぼうず、てるぼうず
Haretara kin no suzu ageyo Teru-teru-bōzu, teru bōzu
明日天気にしておくれ
Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure
私の願いを聞いたなら
Watashi no negai wo kiita nara
甘いお酒をたんと飲ましょてるてるぼうず、てるぼうず
Amai o-sake wo tanto nomashoTeru-teru-bōzu, teru bōzu
明日天気にしておくれ
Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure
それでも曇って泣いてたら
Sorete mo kumotte naitetara
そなたの首をちょんと切るぞ
Sonata no kubi wo chon to kiru zo ♪
Translation
Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu
Do make tomorrow a sunny day
Like the sky in a dream sometime
If it’s sunny I’ll give you a golden bell Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozuDo make tomorrow a sunny day
If you make my wish come true
We’ll drink lots of sweet rice wine Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu
Do make tomorrow a sunny day
But if the clouds are crying (it’s raining)
Then I shall snip your head off ~♪
Tutorial Teru Teru Bōzu ; チュートリアル：てるてる坊主
What you need:
• scissors• needle
• thread
• ribbon
• fabrics (I used felt but you can use also cotton)
• cotton-wool stuffing or a Styrofoam ball
Cut the fabrics making a square 30x30cm, cut also two ears and sew them in the center of the square.
Put the cotton-wool stuffing in the opposite part and take the fabrics making a little ball. 
Close it with the thread and put eras, you can make them cutting the fabrics or just using a pen.
And *jajaan here it is! I know that the original ones are white and without ears, but I wanted to make them in a cute way, hope you like them ~ ^-^
These are CUTE. I want to make one too ^_^
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aww thank you ^-^ ♥
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