I would like to introduce my new friend! She is a cute kitten who was made following the Katie Kitty pattern from Wee Wonderfuls: 24 Dolls to Sew and Love.
Last weekend, while doing some holiday shopping, I found a copy of Wee Wonderfuls at my favorite used bookstore for only 16 dollars! Yes! I love this book so much since all the projects are incredibly cute and fun to make.
My cousin graduated from UC Davis last weekend, so I decided to make her a bear from Wee Wonderfuls. She is made from gray corduroy that I bought at a creative reuse center, and she has bead eyes and a felt nose. This bear pattern has arms and legs that are attached to the body with buttons, meaning her arms and legs can move around... is it weird that I find that rather exciting? I decided to make this bear extra pretty by adorning her with an embroidered leaf necklace and felt rose.
In other news, yesterday was my 24th birthday and I had an excellent birthday surprise in the world of blogging... Tilly included me in an inspiration post on her blog, Tilly and the Buttons! Tilly has a great blog, so go check it out! And thank you to Tilly for making my birthday more bright!
I've spent my evening making a big mess (as usual) while working on a silly project. Yes, I am making a mini version of myself... why not, right? I saw a simple doll on another craft blog and thought I'd try one out for myself.
So here is the beginning of mini Natasha, complete with a cute corduroy dress that features a peter pan collar and lace trim. It was only after I embroidered the hair that I took a step back and realized that the bangs I had made left me with Beiber hair... hrm. Oh well. It's a fun little project, but I have to go buy some polyfil before I can go much further.
And now I'll leave you with a picture of Parker in spooky glasses, just in case you're in need of a good laugh tonight!
He insisted on being photographed atop the most regal throne we could find.
He was a bit shy in front of the camera at first...
But eventually I got a smile out of him.
And shh, don't tell, but I took a picture of his cute tail when he was turned away!
The pattern calls for felt, which I didn't have on hand, but I did find the sleeves that I had cut off an old sweater a while back (a great substitution). I chose red cotton with little white polka dots for the body.
The elephant eyes and mouth are embroidered. (Check out my box of embroidery thread... possibly my best thrift store find of all time! The plastic organizer stocked full of thread for just a few dollars.)
A little smile hiding under a trunk.