Sewing...

I was very busy last week creating some things for one of my best girlfriends' baby shower. I can not wait to meet her little princess! I love making and giving (I also love receiving), one of kind homemade presents. I decided to try to sew two little stuffed toys for the babe. Her room is going to be owl themed so I used a free owl template to make this baby owl. It wasn't hard, but it was harder than I thought! It required a lot of hand stitching but for my first attempt at sewing in 15 years, I will take it!

When I was cutting my pattern for the elephant I completely misread the part about adding 1/4" to the pattern in two spots. The fabric I had for the elephant is so soft and I did not have enough to re-cut the pieces, so I just went for it. This is why the elephant has such a little head! I will not make that mistake again! I did add crinkly material in the ears for baby to play with so I think that makes up for it! : )

And even though this is not close to perfect, I do love this pearl pacifier clip. Because obviously beautiful babes need to learn about pearls and pretty things 

as newborns <3