I am very pleased to report that while I may have been missing in action from the land of blog for a couple of weeks, it has not been because I have let all things small pleasure-like drop. The opposite is true in fact …I haven’t had time to blog because I have had too many craft projects on the go!
First off I had another go at the Martha Stewart Apple Doll for one of the girls my Mum is supporting who is in hospital at the moment. All was good, I even managed to get her arms more accurately lined up than on the one I had tried for the Monkey. Until disaster in the form of an 18 month old struck. Seeing the new doll on the kitchen table, the Monkey decided to climb and claim her for her own, which would not have been a problem except for the doll’s face was freshly painted. So after a Monkey cuddle she closely resembled ‘The Joker’.
Thankfully operation patch up was a success, after I used fusible web to attach a new face for her. The result was pretty good considering what had happened I thought.
So once the doll was completed (the little miss on the left above) it was onto the Easter projects I have been drooling over for a couple of weeks now. My aim was to have them all completed by Easter Sunday for the Monkey’s easter hunt – and I did it!
The first project was the fabric carrots that I wanted to be part of the easter hunt. They were really fun to make and super cute.
Fabric Carrots
Having never tried to make a felt bag before, I found the easter bag really easy and quick to make. I am keen to make some more at another stage. The appliqué was a little harder, not perfect but I designed it myself and the Monkey loved it.
Easter Hunt Bag
And finally I found this little pattern on etsy at buggalugs. It was a little different to the softies I had made before as all the seams etc were on the outside but was still fun to make. The only problem was I sewed the ears too far down, so the HTC thought it was more mouselike than rabbitlike but I think he is a cute mouse/rat anyway.
Baby Bunny
There was a part of me that wondered whether the Monkey would be too young for an Easter Egg hunt this year but it turns out I needn’t have worried, she loved it! Looks of ‘Ooohs’ and squeals as she discovered all of her hidden treasures.
Yes, Monkeys do love an Easter Hunt!
So that’s what’s been keeping me out of trouble of late! I am also very pleased to report we have a new member of the family that I am in love with, but I will blog that once I have decided on a suitable moniker for her.
