Follow the felt road...

Back in February I decided to make something homemade for my two nephews for Valentines day ( I did make my two boys a few things but will have to look and see if I can find the pics).  Quite a while ago I had made my son a felt road mat inspired by ones I had seen on different blogs and my two newphews loved it.  I couldn't wait to start on this fun project.  The thing I love most about these mats is how portable they are,  whether it is bringing it from room to room or even bringing them out at a restaurant to keep my son entertained until his food arrives :)  This is an awesome project to use up lots of felt scraps. 

I wanted two that were similar so there wasn't too much fighting but different so if they laid them side by side it would be like a small neighborhood.  I even made little drawstring bags with car ribbon (how cute, I know!)  so it would be easily stored/toted :)

I forgot to get a close up of the football field, but remembered to get one of the golf course.  This was definetly the most detail I have done with the pieces of felt being so small. 

I  decided to add a small "garage" on the back of the mat for a small car to be stored in.  My nephews loved these mats and I can't wait to make more for gifts :)

A little bit of love.....

When I had my boys, some of  my favorite gifts were the ones that were homemade.  I've had several baby showers lately and really wanted to make something special for them.  I loved the idea of a homemade baby gift because I know how much they meant to me.  For one, I made small "taggie" lovie, a pair of baby shoes & a felt bee (theme of her shower).  You could tell by the look on her face that she absolutly loved them. 

Felt bee that I used as a package topper :)

Itty bitty fleece shoes

My 1st "taggie" lovie

(Had to show you my Halloween ones that turned out super cute.)

These adorable lovies have become a favorite craft of mine lately and are my go to gift for new babies.  (I've made so many lately with all different designs, ribbons etc., that I plan on selling them this fall at a craft bazaar)  I have another shower this Saturday and made her a big"taggie" lovie.  I can't wait to see her open it!



Gone Felt Fishing....

I have been inspired by so many awesome blogs I have found on the net.  I saw a felt fishing set on http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.com/2010/07/felt-fishing-set.html (this blog is sooo awesome and full of tons of cool ideas!)and oh my goodness.. I knew I had to make one right away! 

Any excuse to buy more felt or go to the craft store makes a project top priority ;)  I didn't take any pic during the process (this was before I started my blog)...but I was able to capture many awesome pics of my 2 little boys enjoying their fishing set :)  Calvin (who is 2 and my oldest) found this set awesome!  He was instantly entertained and proceeded to play with it on and off all day. Calvin was so proud whenever he caught a fish. He had to show me and say " I fish" :) 

He plays with it every day!  Even Ethan (my 9 month old) thought fishing was pretty fun! 

This was actually a pretty fast project to complete.  For me that was great because with 2 busy lil boys actually completing any  project is hard.  I didn't use the templates that were on the blog but rather cut shapes out by my own template or just winged it.  This is a great and fun toy to make!!! I'm even thinking of making a small felt pond to put the fish on :)



Back of Fish w/Velcro...
The hook will still "catch" the fish even if the 2 pieces of Velco don't match up!