A shy guy, a platypus or just a custom toy from drawing

Look at this shy guy! Isn't it lovely? I don't know what animal is. I made this toy after a kid's drawing. Sometimes I think it seems like a platypus, but I am not sure. :)

It is hard to catch exactly the feeling, the smile, the attitude from a picture. But I did it and I like it how it turned out.

It can be a great gift for a child. I think it will be a nice surprise for him or for her to see the toy. 

Ema 

Freebie - A Christmas elf with every order

I like to sew little elves. They are perfect for Christmas. And I have decided to offer a free elf with every order in my shop. It is tiny, it has 24 cm (9,44 inches). You can put it on a table, under your Christmas tree or offer it as a present. Because a present can become a new present.
So, please visit My Etsy Shop, choose what you like and you will receive a little elf for free.

I will try to ship your order quickly. It is beginning of November, it is still time.

Thank you,
Ema 

Dog portrait - a toy from a drawing

A new custom toy made after a kid's drawing. this was a hard one, with lots of details, lots of colors, tiny stripes. I count 37 pieces. Or maybe are more? But it was fun. it is always a challenge for me to respect the details.

This custom toy is a dog with wheels. Maybe it has a story for sure. I love it because it has so many colors, it is a happy toy, cheerful and bright.

The back is simple. Sometimes I sew a name of the back if a customer wants this.

If you want a special personalized toy for you, visit My Etsy Shop.

Ema

Christmas gift for pets

Do you have a little one? A dog or a cat? Or another pet? Then you know that Christmas is coming for your darling too. I have in my shop a Christmas ornament for pet. It is a felt heart with name and a paw or a bone. And now I made other sweet red hearts just with pas and names on the back.

If you want to make some ornaments, use felt because it is to sew. Attach a ribbon and fill it with poly fiber. It can be any shape you want: a heart, a globe, a bone, even a little cone to fill in with treats. 

Think at your little pet this Christmas. Make a special treat for it, an ornament with its name. 

Ema

How to sew Christmas stocking for Advent Calendar

This is a lovely fabric from Makover. It has pre designed panel Christmas stocking and cutting line to help you get the right size. Each stocking has a different design and a number, so you can use them for an Advent calendar.

Here it is my tutorial. In fact it is not a tutorial, but I tell you how I made it.

It is nice that the fabric has even the how to steps printed on it. 

I cut all the stockings. Because I wanted to use different colored fabric for background, not just a single color for all the pieces, I cut the background fabric separately. 

I sew the top edge of every stocking. For the back, I sew the ribbon too. 

Then I put together a face and a background, wrong side to wrong side, and I sew on the edges. 

That's all. 24 mini Christmas stockings for an Advent calendar for kids. They can be hang on a bunting or they can stand alone. Ready for fill them in with sweets. A countdown calendar is a good method to teach your kids how to count, or to place in order the numbers. 

If you don't have for making an Advent calendar, you can buy the single one that I made. Visit My Etsy Shop Here.

Ema 

Halloween witch house ornaments

Ready for Halloween? Look at my felt houses. Black houses with colored windows.

I made them without a pattern. Just cut, cut, cut and sew, sew, sew. Fun! 

I put them a ribbon for hanging. It is easy to sew them. Make some felt houses, different colored or black or purple. For Halloween or for other occasion. 

You can buy a set of 6 felt houses in my Etsy Shop - Halloween Houses. 

Ema

Spiderman Round Pillow

Make quickly a round pillow for your little Spiderman. This is an easy sewing tutorial for sewing by hand a fleece pillow.

Materials: fleece double side red and black, thread, black embroidery thread, white felt, filling, white paper and a pencil, a round object with a 28 cm diameter .

I like to use double faces fleece because it is easy to sew and it fits to many projects. In this case, red and black fleece.
I have traced 2 circles on the fleece and I have cut them. I have drawn the eyes, 2 big black shapes like a tear drop and 2 white.

I have placed the eyes on the pillow and fixed them with pins. Then, with a pencil, I have traced the spider web lines. 

I have used black embroidery thread to sew the lines with simple stitches.

I have sew the white eyes, then the black ones on the pillow. 

I have put the both faces of the pillow face to face and I sewed at machine on the edges, leaving a small place to turn it. I turned it and I filled it with anti bacterial filling, then I sewed by hand the edges.

This is the Spiderman round pillow from fleece. Soft and cozy. For your kids.

Ema