Due to some forgetfulness on our part, I had the hour between church and birthday party to whip up a gift for sweet little Elena, who turned 1 on Thursday. Here’s the Lady of the Hour in all her birthday glee.
“It’s my party, and I’ll play with my toes if I want to!” Happy Birthday, Elena!!!
Here’s the whale I made. Seriously. We’re talking 30 minutes start to finish. I didn’t even know what I was making until I started rummaging through my fabric. Whew! I don’t recommend doing this if you love your family and want to maintain the Fruits of Kindness and Patience (and Love and Joy and Peace and…).
Buttons are a major no-no when making toys for babies. So Elena’s Mommy might be gluing the sucker (or putting him on a shelf?). I actually tried to embroider eyes, but with 5 minutes, things were looking disastrous. Out came all my buttons in a frenzy, and then I breathed very deeply and sewed this one on as securely as possible.
[One good thing about this experience is that I now want to make a stash of baby gifts like the whale to have on hand for parties. This may be wishful thinking, but it would certainly be convenient!]
All the kiddies got to play in a ballpit at the party. That was pretty great. Emily was even more interested in the balls than she was in the puppy, and that’s really saying something!
My friend Leah and I compared our newborns. This is Jacob and his buddy Augustine. Jacob is the older of the two by about 20 hours.
BFF
May 26th, 2008 at 11:11 am
A handmade toy in an hour??? If your earlier posts were not sufficient evidence, this whirlwind project certainly qualifies you as a Crafter Extraordinaire. Nice going.
The BFF photo looks like they are encouraging each other in their crying outbursts. Are they already competing?
June 8th, 2008 at 11:12 am
oh my gosh, those cranky newborns are so cute! all that kicking and arm swinging!