I love making wool felt animals. I've made 3 of these :) I did her just for fun but plan to sell a couple on the market board (especially now that I waited too late to delete an esnipe bid on an ebay auction and I'm probably going to be stuck buying it.. will know in about 4 minutes :rolleyes: )

she's about 3.5 - 4 inches tall ... the perfect size for Caden's little hand. He just adores her.. been riding her in the back of his toy truck all morning :heart:



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and can I just add how wonderful it feels to craft for just fun again. I was thinking I would never want to craft again. Then Jack had ball practice the other night and I thought I would just throw some stuff in a bag and play around for the hour and a half I had to wait on him. So I just cut out some animals. Decided to stitch one up during a movie that night. Wasn't really in the mood but thought it might come to me. I saw her coming to life and I started getting that little giddy feeling again.. the one I remember from way back when I actually had time to just craft for me. It's so nice to not feel the pressure of a deadline :)

he is adorable and WHOOO HOOO on finding inspiration again!

I'm so glad you are feeling better about crafting! And the elephant is absolutely adorable!

OMG! I love him!!! James just said he wants an 'elefanant' too!!! :) He already swiped my bunny that I just finished! :)

Happy to see you feel better about crafting:)

Ellie is adorable..Lorna would LOVE her..she loves elephants..was the first animal she ever mimicked too...LOL.

How cute. I love her.

Where did you get the pattern? Where to you get your wool from? I am wanting to get some wool to make animals and more bendy clothes.

well you already knwo how I feel about her:lol:

Actually Jaden just saw her, adn the first thing she said was....."oh mom...can we get order her!"


She just loves her too:)

cute!!!!!

now get busy on the full circus-style headpiece and blanket for it's back. I wanna see beads AND sequins! Go...go...

(don't hurt me....::running away very very fast:::)

OOOH! That can be Mrs. Jumbo. So don't forget to make her baby too...y'know, Dumbo, with the big ears.


:::running and cackling wildly:::

and doesn't Dumbo have a little mouse friend...who wears a band type outfit....

and don't forget to wire Dumbo's trunk so he can hold the feather. The feather is very important.

Beautiful Sherrie!

excellent job! she is precious!!

I love her.. she has personality!

Dannielle ~ I've told you a thousand times in chat to lay off the crack but you refuse to listen. Don't make me come up there!

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Thanks everyone. I'm going to make a couple more tonight for my website.

I got the basis of the pattern from Sewing Tiny Toys. I just looked at it and then drew one out on paper changing the head just a bit and making it a bit smaller. I also did my own tail which I wired. I made a few more patterns with the trunks in different positions. I also made another pattern for a nonjointed elephant.. may actually do that one tonight first. The felt is a wool blend from Joanns :)

oh i want to see those elephants too, different trunk positions sounds soo cool:monkeydan

i'm with daneille on the ruffle and beads:smirk::p

oh i want to see those elephants too, different trunk positions sounds soo cool:monkeydan

i'm with daneille on the ruffle and beads:smirk::p

I *knew* I was speaking your language! :lol:

Oh she is just darling! What a wonderful project to get you back on the crafting horse, or elephant, as it were. :)

Sherrie,
Your elephant is terrific and I know how it can get with hand crafting - and I am so happy that the joy has returned.

Warm wishes,
Tonya

I *knew* I was speaking your language! :lol:


:lol: we need to team up so she'll have to do it:smirk:

Lorraine and Tonya ~ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/steague6/emoticons/222thanks.gif

Kris and Dannielle ~ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/steague6/emoticons/222tapfoot.gif I know where you live and I'm from Arkansas. For a case of Bud I can hire a couple of good ol' boys to pay both of you a visit.


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oh I kill me ....

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you're too funny....:lol:

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