Hen Shaped Book - pattern

Cute little hen with 3 chicken. I made a hen shaped book for kids. It is suitable for 3-6 years old kids and you can make a lot of activities.

Activities you can make with this book:

1.      Talk about the family

2.      Talk about the farm and the animals from the farm

3.      Talk about the life cycle of the chicken

4.      Teach your kids about “inside” and “outside” and play with the chicken inside and outside the nest

5.      Create a short story or a song

6.      Play “I spy …”

7.      Take the book when you travel by plane or you are in a visit

Cozy in their nest.

 You can buy the pattern and make your own book:
Craftsy Store
Etsy Store

If you have any question, leave a comment. I love to hear your feedback.

Ema 

Lavender Cross Stitch Chart

I love lavender, its perfume and its color. These days I have tried an old passion: cross stitching. I learn it when I was in 7th Grade. Now I make these simple design for some perfumed items: a card, a sachet and a bookmark. I used my daughter's markers and I made a chart for this pattern. You can download it HERE

The sachet is made from aida and has another sachet inside filled with lavender.

I sew the lavender on aida, then I sew aida on the felt. I put some lavender seed under it. Smells wonderful!

I hope you like my project and my pattern. Leave a comment if you have a feedback. 

Thank you. 

Ema

Music felt board - PDF pattern

Start teaching your kids music with a little game. It's easier for kids to learn something if they can manipulate and feel some items. For this reason I made a felt board with detachable note, with a treble clef and staff.

Activities to make with kids:

1. Talk about music notions: the staff, the treble clef, the notes.

2. Explain how to put the notes: on the lines or between the lines.

3. Count the notes.

4. Sort them by colors. 

5. Invent a song about a bird.

6. Play with detachable pieces: the bird, the sun, the clouds. 

If you want to buy a finished product, a felt board with all its pieces, click HERE - Music board

If you want to make your own music board, use my PDF pattern and click Here - PDF pattern for music board

Let's sing.

Ema 

Felt Heart Lavender Sachet - How To

I made this sachet to give it as a gift to a customer. It'a a great and easy project for Mother's Day or just as a simple present for someone.

Materials you need: felt, needle and thread, beads, polyfill, aida, lavender seeds, ribbon, scissors. 

How to make it:
Cut 2 pieces heart shaped felt (size as you desire).

Sew some beads if you want.

Make a sachet - Use aida and make a pocket.

Fill it with lavender.

Sew it to finish.

Use a ribbon to make a hanger.

Fill the heart with polyfill and put the sachet inside.

Sew the heart around and sew the ribbon.

Done.

Ema 

Frozen pieces

I made these pieces for a banner. For a girl who loves Frozen movie. I used colorful felt in assorted colors: dark and light blue, 2 kinds of purple, magenta, white.

Each piece is almost 5.09 inches (15 cm) in height. Because they are thin, I sew them on another piece of felt - a snowflake.

I used some beads for Elsa's dress. The snowflakes are filled with polyester.

Ema 

Crochet Hen - free pattern

An easy crochet hen / chicken - free pattern

You can sell your finished item, but please said that it's my pattern. Thank you.

You need: you can use any type of yarn or hook. I used hook no 3, Golden Alize with metallic insertion, red and orange yarn, black beads, needle and thread. I used 2 threads for the yarn.

Abbreviaton:
sg - single crochet
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
db- double crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease

The body - with yellow
r -ch 6, sl st to make a ring
r1 - 2sg in each st, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 12 st
r2 - inc, 1sg, inc, 1sg and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 18 st
r3 - 2sg, inc and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 24 st
r4 - 3sg, inc and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 30st
r5 - 4sg, inc and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 36st
r6 - sg in the back loop only, sl st in the first, ch 1
r7 - sg in each st, sl st in the first, ch 1
r8 -r9 - db in eac, sl st in the first, ch 1
r10 - 4db, dec, 4 db, dec and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 30st
r11 - 3db, dec, 3 db, dec and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1  - 24 st
r12- r13, - sg in each, sl st in the first, ch 1. Stuff the hen.
r14 - 2sg, dec 2 times, 1 sg in the last, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 16 st
r15 - 2sg, dec, 2 sg, dec and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 12st
r16 - sg in each, sl st in the first, ch 1
r17- 1sg, inc and so on, sl st in the first, ch 1- 18 st
r18 - sg in each, sl st in the first, ch 1
r19 - dec 2 times, 1 sg and so on, 1 sg in the last, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 11 st
Stuff again.
r20 - 1sg, dec 2 times, sl st in the first, ch 1 - 7 st
r21 - dec 3 times, finish, hide the tail.

The beak - with orange - 3 sg in the front of the head, turn, dec, fasten off, hide the tail. With red - under the beak - insert the yarn, ch 3, sl st in the second st from the hook, sl st in next 2 st, fasten off, hide the tail.

The ridge - with red - insert the yarn, make 3 sg, ch 1, turn, sg, 2 sl, finish, hide the tail.

The eyes - sew 2 little black beads.

The wings - make 2
r1 - ch 3, turn
r2- 2sg in the second st from the hook, 1sg, ch 1, turn - 3st
r3 - 2sg in each - you have 6st, ch 1, turn
r4 - r5 - r6 - sg in each, ch 1, turn
r7 - dec, 2 sg, dec, ch 1 turn
r8 - dec 2 times, finish.
Sew the wings.

Best,
Ema

Crochet Simple Slippers - Chocolate with Oranges

Inspired by some brownies I made these days, I made some ... assorted crochet slippers too. Light brown with dark brown edges. Brown bow and some orange tulle. Easy to make.

My pattern is available in My Ravelry Store - Simple Crochet Slippers

Best,

Ema