Felt Elves

Good morning... there are snow flurries here in Minnesota this morning.  I think winter is officially here. (sigh)
Today we are going to handsew these little felt elves.  I got inspired by this darling paper by doodlebug designs http://doodlebug.ws/  The line is called santa's workshop.  I looked at the little elves and cut out similar shapes for their bodies and clothes.

I started with their heads.  I hand stitched around the edges, stuffed them with polyfill and added yarn braids to the girl.

For the arms and legs I used pipe cleaners cut in half.  I wasn't sure what I wanted for the eyes... i left them blank until I decided.

The boy elf is carrying a pipe cleaner candy cane.  they both are embellished with little buttons and pompom trim.

I decided to stitch on their eyes with black embroidery floss.. I added little pink cheeks too.

I had a perfect little box for these to go in.  I cut paper to cover each side and glued it on.

I made a cute little card to match... a perfect fit!

Come back tomorrow to see hat and mitten ornaments!