Easter Bonnet

There was a local Easter parade that had an Easter bonnet competition. Ever the one to jump on board with the opportunity to put something ridiculous on my childs head, I was pretty excited! :)



I had never made a bonnet before, and I was trying to stick with what I had on hand. This bonnet is made from white felt. I embellished it with 2 coffee filter roses, some little white silk flowers, embroidery and ribbon.

I should have taken a picture of of the bonnet not on her head, so I could show the detail better, but oh well. I used my Making Memories hole punch/eyelet setter to punch holes in the scallop edges of the bonnet. I layed pink ribbon underneath to show through the holes. I also trimmed the scallop edges with pink floss, in a blanket stitch. I was trying to make it so the detail showed up better then white on white.


You can't really see the little white silk flowers, but I put them on to help hide the stems on the roses.
Watching the parade with her big brother.

And with Grandma. :)

Unfortunately, we only got an honorable mention, but based on the number of people who stopped to comment on her bonnet before/during and after the parade - I would say that it was a winner!

Steiner Dolls

I made these little Steiner dolls on a whim. It's difficult to tell from the picture (and you will notice my lack of camera skills in all the photo's on this blog - mostly because I use my cell phone, instead of the camera) but the dolls head is a flesh color. I didn't have flesh colored knit, so, I used an old white t-shirt that I dyed with tea. Didn't have regular tea, so I used chai. Now the dolls smell all delicious. :)



Bonus that the dolls are the perfect size for the dollhouse made in the post below!

Tutorial found here...

http://soozs.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-to-make-steiner-doll.html

Fabric doll house

I made these little doll houses for my neighbor girls to thank them for taking care of our cat while we were gone. I loved making it, and is permanently saved in my project list.

Tutorial here...

http://uklassinus.blogspot.com/2008/08/fabric-dollhouse-tutorial.html