Thursday, December 2, 2010

Christmas Tree Angel/Fairy


I took one of my kids baby blankets and cut a small hole in it, about a inch and a half. I sewed the doll head in and added arms by also making tiny cuts in the blanket and sewing the hands in. I had these two beautiful white feathers that a good friend gave me years ago and so they finally got a greater purpose. Wings. My son said he was very upset that the angel doesn't have a magic wand....I am working on it! I took some cotton pipe cleaner and wrapped it with that shiny fiber stuff (sold for needle felting in wool) for the halo.

Lumpy Snake



Christmas is coming! Time to make gifts. This is a snake I made some time ago out of old knee high socks that all had holes. You could easily find socks at a thrift store or free box. Just cut off the foot part and sew them together, I stuffed the inside as I went.
Another way is to crochet or knit in a round all your left over ends and scraps. When we have a party with tons of kids it is almost certain that their will be about 4 to 5 little ones training Lumpy all over the place!

Doll making class




I just finished a doll making class with a local waldorf pre-school teacher and doll maker. I was so surprised to see how my boys took to these babies. They are so cute with them! One day I was expecting to find them getting into something, because they were so quiet. I walked into the room and they both had all the blankets and pillows around them holding their baby with the calmest sweetest looks on their faces. It went on for long enough to do the dishes, wow!
It is such a wonderful thing to appreciate people getting together and doing handwork, especially when it's for a child. I am so glad to be in such a community.