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Thursday, November 10, 2011

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!


8 comments:

  1. Hi Jenni. Just a little note to say I'm enjoying all your ornament making posts. I love how you've included little matching note cards and / or packaging with each of them!

    These elves are adorable!

    Loulou @ Loulou Downtown

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  2. These are so cute! And with the matching box..? To die for!!

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  3. Ahhh! These are my favorite so far! ~ Barbara

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  4. I have been looking at the time that you post... The middle of the night? That must be when you do your best work. Cuuuute.

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  5. Adorable! I love the attention to details like the eyelashes and the matching packaging. Waaaaaaaay cute!

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  6. Ha! Julia... I schedule my posts for 4:30... I usually sleep til 7:30! I love everyone's comments!

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  7. Que elfos queridos!! estou adorando olhar seu blog!!! Já sou sua seguidora!!!

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