Thursday, March 17, 2011

don't look, Kristyn


I had these visions last week of making some handmade gifts for my lovely friend, Kristyn, who is about to have her first baby. Her shower was on Saturday, and before then I had scaled back my grand imaginings to a simple taggie toy to go along with the nursing cover and books I had bought. Which I started making the morning of the shower and (surprise) didn't get done in time. So Lord willing, I'll give it to her when the wee boy is born. By which time I hope to have made some bibs and burps to go with it. Hope springs eternal.

I used Chez Beeper Bebe's clever, free rainbow sunshine plushie pattern (love it, thank you!) and scraps of chenille, fabric and ribbon from my stash.
Posted by Larissa Holland at 10:17 AM
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36 comments:

  1. SuzanneMarch 17, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    I adore this -- so cute and original!

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  2. AlisaMarch 17, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    It's adorable!

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  3. tinajoMarch 17, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Oh so very sweet! :-)

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  4. HollyMarch 17, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Love it and love how you made it your own. Hope you will share a photo in my FLickr group--
    http://www.flickr.com/groups/1273351@N21/

    Thanks for sharing, Larissa.

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  5. ShellyMarch 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    This will be precious, Larissa, and so useful! Ison was not a huge tag lover, but most little ones are. It will be such a sweet gift!

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  6. NeekyRabbitMarch 17, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    It's lovely I thought it was a little lion face. It's a great present especially if you don't know whether the baby's a boy or a girl.

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  7. chrisMarch 17, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Yay! I needed some new baby ideas for gifts! Yours is adorable.

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  8. NathalieMarch 17, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    This lion is so very cute!!! I am off to check out the pattern! TFS!

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  9. NathalieMarch 17, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    This lion is so very cute!!! I am off to check out the pattern! TFS!

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  10. KatieMarch 17, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    So cute! I actually have a sketch of this very thing that I drew up after seeing chez beeper bebe's free pattern :). After seeing it I'm going to have to make a few. Thanks for the inspiration, as always.

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  11. KristyMarch 17, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Absolutely adorable! Your friend is sure to love it.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 17, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    I'm in exactly the same boat as you right now... and I JUST posted today about it too!!! I had visions of making a giant complete set of everything baby out of these wonderfully coordinated fabrics... that was in August... suddenly it's March and the baby was coming! I had the wonderful reprieve of the baby being born 11 days late, and now the actual shower is not going to be until April :D... i still have time! well, time to plan to do more and better things, that probably won't get finished :D

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  13. green.bowMarch 17, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    this is right cuteee!
    love this one! :)

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  14. Grandma GMarch 17, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    Sooo cute! Maybe if I start one now, I'll have it done if any new babies happen to arrive? ;)

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  15. CaveGurlMarch 17, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I love him! So cute and perfect for any little one! Thanks for sharing!!

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  16. Rachel DMarch 17, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Love this! And I even have everything on hand to make it - score! Thanks for sharing.

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  17. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Adorable, I absolutely love it. Wow I wish I had some creative friends like you.

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  18. UnknownMarch 17, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    She's going to love it! Plus, this gives me some inspiration for future projects- Thank you!

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  19. LibbyMarch 17, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    She's going to love this. I've never met a mom-to-be who didn't mind receiving a gift later, especially when it's handmade. :-)

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  20. AnnaMarch 17, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    looove this larissa. and the cute nose you added makes it super cool!

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  21. MindyMarch 17, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    This is unique and SO adorable! My grandkids love the silky tags on their little receiving blankets, so this would be a perfect gift. I found some of that white fabric at the thrift store...have another grandkid coming in July...think I need to get busy. Thanks for sharing your beautiful idea!

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  22. Larissa HollandMarch 17, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    y'all, thanks as always for all the sweet plushie love! Holly's pattern is really cute.

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  23. Mama PeaMarch 18, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    So cute! She will love it! I have friends who have 10 year olds and I haven't finished the baby gift yet. Sigh. I feel like such a heel sometimes!

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  24. MarthaMarch 20, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Your work is amazing! I always love stopping by to see what is going on!

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  25. RobynMarch 21, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    That is really sweet, Larissa. Still can't believe ol' Brianna's gonna be a dad!

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  26. NöMarch 24, 2011 at 6:20 AM

    This is so very cute!

    And the circle quilt cover - wow, what an amazing piece of work.

    XX

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  27. OlsonApril 6, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    First time poster .. this is amazing, I'm in awe of it's cuteness!!

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  28. AnonymousApril 11, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Love how you "scaled back your grand imaginings to a simple taggie toy"! Find I have to do that myself to get anything accomplished! Great idea!

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  29. pasqueflowerAugust 7, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Adorable!

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  30. GailM.October 3, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    I made one like yours. Thanks for posting. It's sooooo cute. There are two new babies on the way, so I'll make another.

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  31. thingsforboysOctober 20, 2011 at 2:48 AM

    Totally gorgeous! I've been making taggie cubes, but this is much cuter.

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  32. AngelaJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    I thought it was a lion face too. I didn't use the tutorial, I just modeled mine off of yours. I used ribbons that I got from the baby shower, mostly blues and browns, and a bit of soft leather for the nose. It turned out great! Thanks for the idea!

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  33. HeidiMay 7, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Hi. Thanks for the idea, my nephew to come is getting my version of this. See pics here:
    http://passeligdose.blogspot.com/2012/05/pinterestinspirasjon-pa-min-mate.html

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  34. AD MillerJanuary 7, 2014 at 7:31 PM

    I don't know if you will still see this message since it's a post from a couple of years ago, but I was wondering what dimensions you used for the circle face? I looked at the linked PDF from the other crafter's site, but the circle looked quite small. I enlarged it a bit but am still not sure if it's big enough when I take seams into account. If you have a moment for advice, I would appreciate it! I hope to try making one of these soon for my baby due in early March!

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    1. Larissa HollandJanuary 7, 2014 at 7:56 PM

      AD Miller, thanks for the question! I wish I could remember for sure, but I don't believe I altered the size. Just the face. As near as I can remember, mine came out to be about 5ish inches across the stuffed part, maybe a bit less. Her template is about 5.5 inches diameter, which seems right.

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  35. AD MillerJanuary 7, 2014 at 8:58 PM

    Thank you!

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