Big deal alert: I finally took the plunge and needle felted something. I’ve had the tool for two years now, and only ever really used it for a few yarn joins here and there. Before I sent off the lamb lovey, I decided that it needed a face after all. As a quick summary, it was way easier than I thought it would be, but I definitely need more practice to make it look less creepy.
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If you recall a few summers ago, I mentioned the Sew Softies kit and how my babysitting child loved to complete them! Well, he’s now seven years old (almost eight), and he’s moved on to these more intricate mini animals!
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I know that I posted a little while ago about the Twilight Sparkle I made for a babysitting child, but I wanted to talk a little bit more about the eyes! They were made with felt, and even though they were super basic and glued on, I know that there are so many more directions that felt eyes can go.
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This summer, I’ve been doing a lot of babysitting, and something that I love is being able to do crafts with these little ones as they get older and have better fine motor control! One of the parents has been doing a great job of providing craft kits and other fun games, and I think these sewing kits are my new favourite.
I’m an old-fashioned kind of girl. For example, I like using an actual planner instead of my phone, I try to send as much snail mail as possible and I LOVE the idea of postcards. When I saw this little DIY panda as part of a postcard, I knew I had to give it a try!