I always like to have more than one project on the go at
once, now I have two theories for why I do this
1. I am so intelligent that I become easily bored and
distracted.
2. I simply cannot finish one thing before I start another.
My house therefore is full of dozens and dozens of half-finished
projects so my tidying regime (which is usually non-existent) consists of
putting everything away into plastic carrier bags and moving them to another
room – basically out of sight, out of mind.
You should try it, it works really well!
Eventually I get sick of all the carrier bags and decide to
tidy them away properly – now generally what happens is that I am so excited
about what I find in the bags…
’Wow! I’ve been looking for this for weeks’…
‘I forgot I even
bought these! …
that I never actually empty all the bags and put everything
away properly because I get distracted by what I have found! And so the cycle
begins all over again!
This last week I tried to tidy away some bags, but it just
didn’t work because in the second bag I opened I found a stash of felt….
Shall I tidy?
Shall I craft?
Shall I tidy?
Shall I craft?
Decisions, decisions…I just don’t know.
I’m sorry to say that the tidying lost out… I did some
crafting instead!
They are really simple to make and very therapeutic – I find
anything to do with toadstools therapeutic; I think it is because they are so
cute!
This is not a tutorial as such; this is just what I did to give you an idea of how it's done!
First I drew a picture of a toadstool, and then I separated
it into the red top and the cream/ beige (maybe even mushroom) coloured stalk.
I extended the stalk a little so that I could push it up inside the red top.
I cut 2 tops and 2 stalks (one front and one back) from
felt, cut a length of ribbon and found some white buttons.
I used matching embroidery threads to sew my toadstool, but
you could use any thread.
First I sewed the two stalks together (one front and one
back), I chose to do blanket stitch but you could use running stitches or over
sew the edges.
Then I sewed the buttons onto the tops, I put three buttons
on one piece – the front, and two buttons onto the other piece – the back. If
you sew the buttons on before you sew the two pieces together then all the
starting and finishing stitches are hidden inside the toadstool top. Very
clever!
I then placed the front and back tops together, sandwiching
the ribbon loop at the top and pushed the stalk into place at the bottom,
holding everything together I sewed around the edge of the top.
Finishing it all off with a key ring slipped through the
ribbon loop and there you have it a beautiful toadstool key ring.
So Cute! I'm going to make one this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI agree they are cute, I bet you can't stop at just one toadstool!!
ReplyDeleteThis is totally adorable and you sound like me...my daily dilema...shall i tidy or craft...
ReplyDeleteMy 10yo daughter and I are making one right now. She is doing such a great job of hand-stitching! I'm not sure how to post a photo in the comments though. :( Thank you for the idea and the pattern! :)
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