Can I take bendy people in traditional clothing? This one is calling to me. Tiny little Chinese hats, etc. How many are usually done in these swaps (per person I mean)? Like a male and a female I would make per person including myself?
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I couldn't find a pagoda pattern.. so I made this mock-up out of paper. I want to make it out of red and black felt and sew it with gold thread.
I think I need to change the shape of the door.. and have to work on the top layer.
For those who have made houses before - how do you get the felt to stand up?.. I am thinking that it will not be stiff enough.
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i know the felt on its own will not be strong enough, but if you go to Joannes they have somethign called Peltex (I think) you would use a layer of it between layers of felt
I made tree house fairy houses with wool felt for a swap a while back and I starched the wool for those. But I'm thinking it may not work well for what you are doing. I wanted the tree trunk part of the houses to be granrly and kind of knobby looking, like a tree trunk. It may work if you starch the wool first and then let it dry, and then sew it together ... but it may also be too hard to sew through.
When I was trying to figure out how to make my houses, someone suggested using a double layer of felt with thin cardboard in between (like a cereal box panel) to help them stand up.
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I am thinking about making fortune cookies out of clay. They would not be bendy sided, they would be life sized, and you could slip a tiny piece of paper with a message inside for your child. I was thinking that you could use them to have the fairies leave messaes for your children ... do you guys think that's a cheesy idea? LOL! They would be really super easy for me to make and I don't want you all to get them and think they're lame! LMK what you think
I couldn't find a pagoda pattern.. so I made this mock-up out of paper. I want to make it out of red and black felt and sew it with gold thread.
I think I need to change the shape of the door.. and have to work on the top layer.
For those who have made houses before - how do you get the felt to stand up?.. I am thinking that it will not be stiff enough.
wowsie, wow, wow!!! It's Timtex that is the really stiff interfacing like in a baseball hat brim, the fabric bowls, etc but the cereal box in between 2 layers of felt sounds easy and much less expensive.
ok - i cannot believe i am volunteering for this...but i will make my challange (inspired by gronilot!) the chinese dragons - the kind you see in a parade - with the head and streamers behind it.
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Lorena - Mama to Chris and Ethan
I have decided I am going to make the fortune cookies; I started them a little while ago. I will make 2 for everyone, and will package them in a little take out box I will include something else related to Chinese New Year as well, probably some origami, but I am not sure what yet.
bonnie - you could make simple red envelopes. they are decorated on the front with chinese symbols. they were used to give money instead of presents. i was going to make them - until some swap spirit took over my body and typed parade dragons LOL
I think fortune cookie messages are super.. I just have to remind them not to break it open to get them.
I will look into those products or see how hard it is to sandwich some chipboard.
A Dragon.. what a great idea.. I can't wait to see it. I have to warn you I was up all night figuring out how to do that pagoda.. so expect a sleepless night! But once I "clicked" it was not too hard at all.. just had to figure the shapes!
WOW Pagodas and dragons....traditionally dressed bendies, fortune cookies and origami...WOW.
this is going to be so amazing!
you mamas are all soo talented! i can't wait to see all these wonderful items. Jaden is going to be besides herself when she sees these treasures
and i will remind HUnter to not eat the cookies
i love the idea of the fairies leaving notes for the kids
I am just super-excited about this swap as well. I originally intended the items to be for my children, but I keep forgetting that and in my daydreams see myself setting it up, admiring all the pieces, etc. LOL.
I never had such great playthings as a child (ok, the woods were great but nothing like these creations!!)
bonnie - you could make simple red envelopes. they are decorated on the front with chinese symbols. they were used to give money instead of presents. i was going to make them - until some swap spirit took over my body and typed parade dragons LOL
I am so happy that you are doing the pagodas. 
to Chris 
and Ethan 
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