Posted by Som
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:55:00 GMT
Hello, blog! Long time no see!
For Christmas this year, my beautiful and generous husband gave me some Amy Butler fat quarters and two new books: Aranzi Aronzo's Fun Dolls and Cute Dolls. As it turned out, they arrived just in time!
My younger sister gave birth to her second daughter a couple of weeks ago, and what better way to welcome the new addition to the family - and show some love for the three-year-old new big sister - than to make a couple of new dolls?
Rabbity-Rabbit is, of course, on the left there, with the letter "F" for Finley, the new baby. Silky-Kay, with all of her non-baby-safe red hair, is on the right, with "H" for Hayden, the proud new big sister. They both sport new dresses in fashionable white felt with pink embroidery detail around the seams. I hope that they - and my two nieces - grow to be the best of friends.
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Posted by Som
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:46:00 GMT
Is there any crafting material better than felt? I think not. It's inexpensive, it's durable, it doesn't fray, and it comes in an explosive variety of colors and textures. I haven't worked with felt for a while now, but here are three of my past projects that I'm particularly happy with:
1. Felt Puppets
Fox and Cow
Horse, Hen, and Cat
The patterns for these puppets come from Valerie Bendt's Successful Puppet Making (Bendt Family Ministries 1999, $20.00.) The original designs call for you to glue the pieces together, but I like the extra detail of the embroidery stitches. Both of my daughters love to play with these puppets, and they've held up surprisingly well, despite their best toddlerish efforts to destroy them.
2. Hello Kitty Purses
Front View
Back view, with contents.
The tiny coloring books were the inspiration for these purses. We found the books -- only about 4" high -- at our local comic/manga shop, and I thought that the little purses to hold the coloring book, some crayons, and a few stickers would be a good carseat activity for the girls. Like the puppets, the purses have held up well against toddler abuse.
3. Warumono
Warumono waves from a perch on the bookshelf.
I haven't the courage (yet) to order an Aranzi craft book, but that didn't stop me from making my own little Warumono doll to guard my books from silverfish and unscrupulous borrowers.
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