whales, iguanas, and dinos...

Oh, my!

When I think of the contents of a child's Easter basket, I usually think of the year that I was seven, and we got stuffed bunnies that looked real (well, we thought so, anyway), and the usual Mommy-made chocolate bunnies and jelly beans. Simple. Sweet. Eastery. I try to maintain that same feeling when we do our bunnying, and yet somehow, the child ended up with a dino puzzle, a stretchy rubber iguana, and a whale. I drew the line at Transformers though... they have no place in a bunny basket.

This whale was my creation. He was done in just a few hours, and I think he's adorable. (Thanks a million for the sewing machine help, Susan! But I still wimped out and hand-stitched the darn thing.) This is another felted sweater project. He was pretty simple, the same on both sides, about a foot long. I used the cuffs of the sweater to create the grooves on the underside of the jaw. One of his fins is a pocket, specially made to hold a little boy's tooth so it won't be lost before the tooth fairy can get to it. Soon, people. My boy has his first-ever wobbly tooth. And he couldn't be prouder.

His camera smile, by the way, is improving quite a bit. I'll be sad to see those baby teeth go...

Comments

[Karen]

Turned out absolutely adorable! Can't wait to see it. Are we still on for tomorrow?

[collette clay]

Amy, I love the Whale and I am sure that Zack loved it too. I have to agree that Transformers have no place in an Easter Basket.

[kirsten]

amazing whale! you did awesome.

[raesha]

The whale is fantastic!! I've always been a sucker for whales - we had a yearly "Whaling Days" celebration in my hometown. Very cool.

[Psaltis]

What a gorgeous little whale and a wonderful idea for those pesky teeth. I'm sure the tooth fairy will be very impressed.

[Renae]

Amy, you are Killing me with all of this handmade adorableness! And yet, I still don't have the patience for such things. It's nice that some people do though. I love the tooth idea!

[miss chris]

That whale is darling! Love it. I've felted some sweaters and am too chicken to try and do anything with them.

(And what a handsome smile. Oh my. Will you ever have your hands full in a few years!) xo