04.11.09

Easter Crafts in Progress

Posted in Crafts, Sewing at 11:07 pm by rachel

I am going for a 99% homemade Easter this year. That means saving cash and making each gift meaningful, since I’m taking the time to create it. I was able to make everything this year with stuff I already had: fabric Auntie Grace bought for us last summer, stuffing from an old pillow that had become lumpy, card stock and a laser printer, even an old pair of boxer shorts.

First, I used Martha Stewart’s templates to make this hen and chick. For the chick, I just printed the pdf at 100% and forwent adding the comb and wattle. For the larger hen I printed the pdf at 200%, which as you can see not just doubles the size but actually appears much larger. I had to sew everything by hand since I don’t have my machine out of storage yet. That made the process much, much longer than it needed to be, but it’s still an unbelievably simple project I highly recommend.

{The wing is made with said boxers on the outside and yellow felt underneath}

{Yes, I sewed the wattle a little too far to the end of the beak. It now looks like a tongue sticking out, which is what I’ll say it is from now on.}

{I’ll take more flattering pictures tomorrow, with the daylight and the *real* camera.}

For us adults, I have printed out this vintage-looking bunny basket pattern from the awesome Toymaker site (have a look around there if you’ve never been). A few store-bought chocolates or jelly beans and we’re set.

Oh, and how sweet is this pinwheel? Jax is big into paper these days (crunching it up and tearing it to shreds), so it could be a hit if I don’t mind it getting destroyed.

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