Friday 16 July 2010

Birds!

Recently stuffie making hasn't been top of my to do list but I do have some pictures to share from a swap I did a little while back. For Christmas I received a sewing calendar, which outlines a crafty task to do every 3 days or so. In this, I spotted a cute owl egg cozy and decided to adapt the pattern to make a stuffie. The swap requirements were to make two stuffies, one big and one little, similar to my panda swap previously. Here are my finished owls, I really struggled giving them away so I definitely need to make my own ones at some point. Notice the sparkly felt round the eyes, which I found in hobbycraft - I think it adds a little twinkle to the eyes!


In return, I received my best package to date, it was wrapped using cute Sellotape and contained several small bits along with a set of purple penguins which I absolutely love. The stitching is so neat,.  The sender was worried about them looking more like parrots, but she really captured the penguin look.
 

15 comments:

  1. Very nice! I'm trying to make some too. Cupcakes...at the moment... I'm happy to be your follower!
    Mad About Pink

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  2. Aw those are so cute! I want to make some like that for my niece and nephew. Thanks for visiting my blog!

    emmanemhandmade.blogspot.com

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  3. love your penguins I they are so cute!

    april rainbowafterrain81 on swapbot...thanks for following me :)

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  4. Awww...

    So much cuteness. I'd like to learn to make them myself.

    -MsRigby (via swap-bot)
    http://overlycute.blogspot.com

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  5. These are so cute! Your very talented!

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  6. Thank you all for you kind comments, I really enjoyed making the owls and was very happy to offer these penguins a loving home.

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  7. Oh, these are adorable! I'm just learning to sew and I love looking at what people do!
    sara0811/swapbot

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  8. Those little penguins are to die for, so cute. Bluefeather from Swapbot

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  9. Hi this is Xochitl - cricucritter from swapbot:
    Ilove your little pillow friends, specially the owls they are adorable!

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  10. oh my goodness these guys are too cute!

    LesleyKnitsPretty on Swapbot

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  11. Very cute, I love birds!

    I am a partner for the Blog Me Baby on swapbot - Deidreart

    www.deidre421.wordpress.com

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  12. Gosh, those stuffies are sooo cute! Had to feature them in my blog! Looking forward to seeing more of your crafts (:

    xx
    mag @ swapbot
    blog me, baby

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  13. Your owls are amazing! I love the detail, and their patterns. You are a very creative and inventive person, hope you don't mind me saying. Those penguins are adorable and the creator has done a fantastic job! It is truly wonderful to be be reading your blog and seeing what you are up to. Many happy returns from Ana Goncalves on Swap-bot, Blog me Baby exchange.

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  14. SO CUTE!

    robotgranny
    SB- blog me , baby swap.

    superstickylabels.blogspot.com

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  15. Your owls and the penguins are so cute! I have that calendar that you were talking about. I love it! I really hope they come out with a new one this year!! Oh, your octopus looks like it will be really cute too!!
    Kelly (kellylynn9 from Swap-bot).

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