Monday, December 31, 2012

Mama-made

A little glimpse into my little one's Mama-made gifts:

Mama made Christmas gifts
C's Phoebe mouse with sweater to match her own Phoebe sweater.

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K's Phoebe mouse also with matching sweater

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Mouse sweater rav notes here. Mouse doll rav notes here. I had fun knitting these guys up. I decided to forgo embroidering  their eyes and nose and went with wool felt instead. Their little faces are quite endearing. These mice have been dragged everywhere since Christmas day so I am glad I decided to go with superwash wool for them after much debate.

*Oh, right now might be a good time to mention that I took all of these photos late in the day so they aren't the best but hopefully you get the idea!*

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K's Mama hen with chicks. My Aunt actually got K the Mama hen (who was made by our lovely school store manager, I believe) but I decided her wings (which are pockets!) needed some babies to snuggle in. I used a yellow felted sweater and made two chicks for K and then one each for C and Little L.

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Little L's tree blocks (some made by me and some found in consignment at our school store) and fabric bucket for storing them. I knew right away when I saw this Heather Ross dwarfs fabric that it would be absolutely fabric for use with tree blocks. The fabric sadly is now out of print but I found some on Etsy or you could check out her new book which has software to make your own fabric from her prints! The fabric bucket pattern is from Maya Made.

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Lastly, and the most popular of the gifts, C Baby and K baby were once again re-done and just like new. The girls do not have a lot of toys and really play with their dolls more than anything so they get destroyed well loved very quickly. I made new dresses and pantaloons for them, too.

One gift I do not have pictures of yet is Little L's Christmas sweater, even though he has worn it three times since he got it. I'll snap some pics of him in it soon. It looks so warm and cozy. I think he might need one in every color!

Up next will be the gifts my children made.

p.s - I forgot all about New Year's day falling on Tuesday and I am imagining that not too many of you will be up for participating in KCCO on that day so we'll postpone it one more week.
Happy New Year!


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Your Phoebe mice are FANTASTIC!!!! I was able to sew 2 mermice because I didn't get around to knitting my girls the dolls. You are a very talented knitter! I suppose I should start knitting outside of my comfort zone so that I can expand my skills too. The other dolls look great as well.
Your gifts rock! this year I had no time to do many mama made, thankfully I still have the Magic Kings on Jan 6th that is the day when kids get their gifts in Mexico. But I'm not shure if I will be able to pull the Red Cross uniform that I know he would love or just a pair of wool socks. Oh well, we had a friend in the hospital, so we should just be thankful that he is alive (peritonitis) and recovering.
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Oh my - how is your friend?!

K wants us to give gifts for Epiphany next year instead of on Christmas day so we just might do that.
Wow all of the gifts you made are amazing! I really need to learn how to knit better, but I just keep putting it off for some reason. I just imagine they all loved the gifts - I know I would have at their ages! I just love the mama hen and chicks idea, so cute!
How wonderful, I love the mice!! Such lovely gifts they received, so much love in each one.

Happy New Year to you and your family Nicole! All the best in 2013.
Beautiful job Nicole! You were able to accomplish a lot afterall (so don't you fret about the crayon rolls!!). I really, really, really love the sparkle doll shoes! I have never seen those before. And I am hoping re-making dolls does not become a yearly tradition for you!
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Thank you. Maybe the crayon rolls can be Easter gifts...
The doll shoes were a find at JoAnns. C really wanted them and they pretty much fit their dolls.
I love the little mice in their jumpers. They are so cute.
Wow! Amazing! I am sooo in love with those mice! Good job Mama and Happy new year!
What love-filled gifts, I'm certain they will be treasured dearly ;o)
Just wonderful...you certainly won't find anything like that at Walmart :) I love your handmade gifts. I handmade my little grandson a stick horse for Christmas this year and plan next years Christmas gifts being about 75% handmade,and the rest secondhand! I have 18 people just in my family I give gifts too.
Blessings on your new year
wow. I can only wish I could make the knitted things...
maybe one day (I'm 34) when I'm a Nanna, I might be able to make them for my grandkids...
hopefully a while away but you know, one day...

beautiful
Nicole,
I LOVE seeing what you've made. You are so creative and these are such soulful, heartfelt gifts for your children.

Happy New Year to your family!

Love,
Taryn
I love all your gifts! i wish i knit as fast as you do, then MAYBE my Elizabeth's sweater wouldn't be sitting in my bin to finish still *sigh* let alone one for the 2 older girls and likely my husband too! (and maybe even this mama one day? wait, all my nephews and nieces have asked for them too!) and by then my own kids may need the next size up.... LOL life of a knitter, right?

But i digress, I love your gifts - they are wonderful! And even though you didn't do a linky this week, I still posted a crafting post, so I can move unto non-holiday craft post next week :) you can check it out, if you like. http://kjoslyn78.blogspot.com/2013/01/keep-calm-a...
Oh, I love those knitted mice!!
Wishing you a great new year filled with beautiful craft projects :)
Beautifully made, Nicole. The chicks and hen are adorable. Your daughters will cherish those lovingly made gifts. Wonderful!
How do you "re-do" as you say, your girls' waldorf dolls? My older DD's dolls are in very good shape, as she's a very careful child, but younger DD is only 20 months--just a little younger than L, and her baby will definitely need some care. How do you keep your girls' girls looking so good?
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I am trying to put it lightly for my own sake with calling it "re-doing" them. Really I make a whole new doll but just reuse their wig and head form. I bought the patterns for their dolls a couple of years back when it became obvious to me that they will need major repairs in their lifetime. I do end up havign to make a new doll about every year now. My girls bring their dolls everywhere- including in trees.

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