The most recent homemade gift was some bath puppets for our niece's first birthday in January. The idea and pattern for these puppets came from Martha Stewart's website. I got the washcloths from TJ Maxx and the felt from Hobby Lobby. I wanted a more finished look for my puppets, so I made the pattern about 1/4 inch wider on all sides, then sewed 1/4 inch seams around and flipped it right-side out. The felt noses are glued on with fabric glue, and the eyes and pig's nostrils are just small french knots of embroidery floss. The kitty I came up with, and those ears were kind of a struggle! They are a smaller version of the pig's ears.One difficult thing about the finished product is that the cut edges (which are inside the puppet) of the washcloths leave a little fuzzy snow wherever they go. Perhaps the original method of zigzagging all the edges would've prevented that. Oh well!
Overall, I think our niece loves the puppets at bath time, although my sister-in-law says they're too cute to actually use for cleaning!
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Evie LOOOOVES them at bath time...I just started using them because she was basically begging me too! She thinks it's hilarious when they wash her up! Thanks for this gift, they are so cute and I always tell her they are from Auntie CayCay!
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