I had a tiny group, but could not have asked for better students! Ranging in ages from 6 to 11, they amazingly all had some sewing experience, plus plenty of imagination and dexterity. We practiced the running stitch first, making our future monsters a little pillow. Then it was on to designing and making the monsters themselves.
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Seven-year-old Emma was inspired by SpongeBob's pet snail Gary. The addition of legs transformed him into this cute little monster named Meep. Meep's embroidered mouth is awesome!
Eleven-year-old Drew was the master of picking cool materials! I love the orange felt she used for this little monster's front side - it was a scrap that has already been stitched on. I think the stitching adds great texture to her project, and she did an awesome job on the construction! And Drew has more that she will add to her little monster: a red heart, an embroidered X for one eye, as well as a jagged line and a tail on the back. Cute!
And now for a little Christmas: Rob and I put up Christmas lights outside yesterday, then hosted our first dinner party and game night with friends! Rob cooked salmon to perfection and I served my favorite spicy Chevy's Fresh Mex salad recipe with Mucho Mango salsa and sweet & spicy Chipotle Dressing on top. Find the recipe in this book:
Ho ho ho!
2 comments:
Love your tree! Absolutely adorable! (The orange house is standing out like a sore thumb though... should have mead a more quiet color. But I always think of bright, cheery colors when I think of you!)
How great with the monster-dolls the kids made. They all look great! And how much fun they must have had. Their dolls sure look great. thanks for sharing the idea. I might have to try that with my niece and nephew. :-)
What a cute big! tree..really fun. so different.
oxox
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