Shelley Made: September 2011

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

A Fairy Project!

So, for my daughter's 4th birthday I found this neat pattern from ikatbag.  I've never sewn with plastic canvas before - but hey, I'm keen to give most things a go!

This is how it turned out...


The Toadstool - a.k.a The Fairy House


Checking out their new home
And having a chat


We named them of course...

Tinkerbell

Rosetta

Silvermist


 And they seem to get on well together

They even have some sparkly decorations inside!



And they like to play peek-a-boo!


Did it go down well?  YES!



It took me a fair while to make, but it was so worth it!  My daughter loved it - so much so I've already had to replace the hair with wool rather than felt.  The felt hair just didn't quite stand up to the attention!

I used cotton drill for the coloured fabrics - and plain old canvas for the outer body, and I'm pretty pleased with the end result.

Tuesday, 27 September 2011

My First Post

Hello and welcome to my first attempt at a blog.  What is it all about?  Well, me really!  Or more importantly - the things I like doing.  I get such enjoyment out of creating things for my family and friends, and get inspiration from other blogs - so thought maybe, just maybe, someone might get inspired from me :)