”Doorstop Dumpy” — An Elephant

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Canvas and craft, Character 'Doorstop Dumpy', Crazy doorstop, Creative craft, Creative doorstops, Cute, Doorstop Dumpies, Doorstop Dumpy, Elephant doorstop, Flowery fabric elephant, Lace trim and beads, Poem, Poetry, Unique doorstop, Wild imagination

After having ‘An elephant’ visit my site and leave a message for me I was inspired to make another creation in my ”Doorstop Dumpies” range. Taking some vibrant flowery fabric and coordinating  plain pink cotton I set about designing a pattern for my idea. See below for the end result, I have first a small poem in the style of,     ‘An Elephant’ (just not quite as good as his!) 

 ELEPHANT ”DOORSTOP DUMPY”!

‘An Elephant’ spotted a lack of his kind on my site

So, I introduce a hefty creative ”Doorstop Dumpy”

It is the largest doorstop I have in size

I do hope An Elephant has a nice surprise

She’s certainly cute and not at all grumpy

A narrow trunk and huge wafting ears

She can sit and hold back almost any door

With lace and beads adorning her head

Very pretty she looks –It must be said!

Quite a character to have on your floor!!

”Doorstop Dumpy” Elephant

”Doorstop Dumpy” Elephant

”Doorstop Dumpy” Elephant

Creative Patchwork and Applique – Folded Origami style bags

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Art and craft, Beads, Buttons, Character bags, Children's bag, Colourful, Colourful bags, Cord, Cotton Patchwork, Craft, Craft bags, Craft style, Crafty, Crafty ideas, Creative craft, Cute, Cute characters, Decorative beads, Hand quilted, Hand quilting, Handmade, Handmade and quilted, Handmade bags, Handmade craft, Little bags, Multi pocket bags, Origami, Origami bag, Origami folding, Origami style bags, Patchwork cotton, Style

Little origami bags

These little handmade bags for children are made using the origami method of folding. Each bag has eight internal different sized pockets, all folded from one square. The square starts as two pieces of cotton with a thin layer of wadding sandwiched between  It is simply a case of folding and hand quilting through as you go. For extra effect I turned back little flaps on the two smallest pockets which reminded me of ears! So to finish I added a few decorative beads, a cord strap and buttons for eyes and a nose – Which I think give them cute individual characters!

Decorative Dolls – Handmade Snow Men and Women – Dolls

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Aida, Arty moment, Broom, Brooms, Brushes, Buttons, Buttons and beads, Carol singers, Choir singers, Craft, Crazy craft, Creative craft, Cute, Cute craft, Cute craft doll, Fabric scraps, Felt, Handmade, Handmade decorative dolls, Handmade snow women, Handmade snowman, Hats and scarves, Orange felt, Out of tune, Pipe cleaners, Pompoms, Quirky, Quirky Christmas decorations, Quirky decorations, Seasonal craft, Seasonal craft doll, Seasonal snow people, Sweeping brush, Tartan fabric, Tiny beads, Tiny buttons, White aida, White pompoms, Wreaths

“Who’s not singing in tune then?”

These funny little, handmade, quirky, ‘snow men and women are really cute and all the more so when arranged as a group. They almost make you imagine they are a small choir of carol singers!

I made them from pure white Aida with little scraps of tartan fabrics simply folded to make hats and scarves then hand sewn to the body shapes.  Tiny buttons and beads were used for decoration as well as bright orange felt for their noses. Finishing touches using pipe cleaners to make broom shapes and wreath shapes and finally small white pompoms for snowballs