Monday, February 22, 2010

The drought has ended.



So I've made some stuff. Actually, I've been making lots of stuff, I just don't quite get around to posting.

So in some strange way, this is my favorite corner of the house, though I don't seem to be able to photograph it very well. Something about the Zack-height hooks, with the little coats, and the little boots just gets me. And I've just added a little bag to the hooks, to wrangle his hats and mittens.

A closer look.

The owner of these little hats, coats and boots just turned 2. Somehow. I'm not entirely sure how. But he is quite quick to tell you how old he is when asked.

Less than a week before his birthday party I got the idea that he needed a Birthday Crown. And wouldn't it be cute if I were to give those away as favors to the other kids? Though at the time of this brilliant idea, only one other little girl was coming. In the end, 5 other kids came. So I made 6 crowns.

This is Zack's.


These are the rest.

Here's an action shot.

I must say that the crowns weren't a bit hit with the under-10 crowd. The kids were either in the don't-put-anything-on-my-head stage, or the I'm-too-cool/old-for-this stage. But I knew it was a bit of a crap shoot going in, and I had a lot of fun making them, so I didn't really mind.

5 comments:

patti said...

Nice stuff!! I love the crowns. They are adorable. Happy, Happy Birthday to Zach!!

kdh said...

Oh my goodness birthday boy! He looks great -- what a fun party. I'm glad the shirt fit (mom helped me pick that out) and the crowns are adorable. ADORABLE! They look like lots of fun to make.

I'm so glad you posted. Maybe this will be motivation to rejuvenate the blog.

Erica said...

LOVED the t shirt! He got a wardrobe change minutes before guest arrived.

Thanks about the crowns! They were lots of fun, and I'm going to have to get more felt to make more.

amy said...

cute bag and good idea for all the little hats and mittens and gloves. i use baskets but i need something bigger. thanks for the idea. the crowns are great. did you just make the design up or were you inspired somewhere? can't believe zack is 2. happy birthday!!!
also thanks for breaking the blog drought.

patti said...

Wow! What does that say? I hope it's something nice...