Purim is my favorite Jewish holiday. The idea is quite similar to Halloween - it involves costumes and candies as well - although the story is different (most Jewish holidays celebrate how someone tried to kill us and how we, again, managed to survive somehow).
My girl, as expected, wanted to be a ladybug. She has this obsession for ladybugs, and I knew she'll go for that before we even mentioned the holiday. The boy had problems deciding. He changed his mind every 5 minutes or so. He wanted to be a lion, then Mickey Mouse, then a knight and somehow ended up with a cat.
So for my little ladybug I made a red tutu skirt (I used this great tutorial by Sachiko from Tea Rose Home, then I sewed black circles on it. That was the easy part. For the wings I used metal coat hangers. I made 2 circles out of 2 coat hangers, then covered the sharp edges with masking tape. Then I sewed red fabric with black circles onto them and finished with black bias tape. That was looooooong and exhausting... Then I made the antennae - I covered a simple metal headband with black felt and added black pipe cleaners with a small red felt ball. That's it, ready.
The cat was easier to make. I bought a fur like fabric ( I know, it looks more like a leopard than a cat, but I guess other moms were quicker than me, so that was the best I could find) and sewed pieces on the tummy, back, elbows and pants. I made the tail out of pipe cleaners wrapped with the fur fabric and ears from felt and fur, sewed to a headband. I used a glue gun to glue the fur onto old shoes and also made gloves with fur sewn onto them, but since this year we had a summery Purim (usually it's cold and rainy this time of the year), he wore them mostly for the pictures...
And both together...
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Felt Food Tutorial Part A
Finally! Even as my list of projects is only getting longer, I still managed to take some pics to explain how to make a felt strawberry, carrot and (peeled) banana.
For the strawberry you'll need:
Red felt half squares, around 7 cm (2.75 ") in diameter.
Small pieces of green felt (for the leaves)
Yellow thread (cross stitch thread is better, but you can definitely use a sewing thread), red and green threads.
stuffing
Begin with the red felt.
Using the yellow thread, sew small dots all around it.
Fold in two, right side in, with straight side on straight side, and sew the straight sides together.
Turn over (right side out)
Use the red thread to sew the open side. Sew a simple, loose stitch. Pull the thread a bit, so that the opening will close a little. Stuff and pull all the way, to completely close it, then secure with a few stitches.
Cut a leaf out of the green felt
Sew the leaf to the top of the strawberry, and it's ready.
Now to the carrot. You'll need a piece of orange felt, in this shape:
And a piece of green felt for the leaves
Orange thread
Green Thread
Stuffing
Fold the felt lengthwise and sew. Leave the top open.
Turn over (it might be a bit difficult to get it all the way. I use a chopstick to get to the end), sew a simple, loose stitch (as you did with the strawberry) and pull a little. Stuff it (chopstick can help here too).
Pull all the way and sew.
Now the leaves. The leaves of the carrot are a bit different than the strawberry ones. If you'll grab a carrot from the refrigirator (come on, don't be lazy, go grab one!), you'll see that there are 2 parts - one is lying down and the other part is like a stem coming out from the top of the carrot (I'm sure it has a name, only I have no idea what it is...). To make this part, we'll cut a rectangle out of the green felt and cut lines across, but not all the way.
Now roll it and sew a stich or two in the bottom.
Cut a leaf, similar to the strawberry's one, and cut a small hole in the center.
Insert the rolled rectangle into this hole and sew a few stitches in the bottom.
Sew it to the top of the carrot, and the carrot is ready as well!
And last but not least, the banana.
Yellow and cream felt
Yellow and cream threads
Stuffing
From the cream felt, cut a piece the length of an average banana, double the width.
Cut also 6 identical pieces, a bit longer then the first piece and about 3 quarters of the first piece width. 3 yellow and 3 cream.
Fold the first, cream piece lengthwise and sew almost all the way. Leave a small opening for the stuffing. Turn over and stuff.
Use a blind stitch to close it, and your banana is ready.
For the skin, place one of the 3 cream pieces on one of the 3 yellow pieces and use the yellow thread to sew all around. Do the same with the other 2 cream and 2 yellow pieces.
Take the first piece and sew one side of it to the side of the second piece, not all the way, just up to the middle. Keep sewing all the pieces until you get the skin. It's a bit complicated to explain, so take a look at the next picture, you need to sew according to the black lines, with the yellow felt inside and the cream outside:
That's it. Turn the skin over and put the banana inside (btw, ignore my skin. I accidently sewed it with the yellow felt out, so the stitches are visible. If you follow the instructions above, your stitched should be inside).

תופרים בעזרת החוט הצהוב נקודות על כל חצי העיגול (נכנסים בנקודה אחת ויוצאים הכי קרוב שאפשר)

מקפלים את חצי העיגול לשניים, כשהצד היפה בפנים – קו ישר על קו ישר וקימור על קימור ותופרים את שני הצדדים המקומרים זה לזה
תופרים את הצד הפתוח בחוט האדום בתפר פשוט רפוי. מושכים מעט את החוט, כדי שהפתח ייסגר מעט, ממלאים באקרילן וסוגרים את הפתח לגמרי.

גוזרים מהלבד בצבע קרם חתיכה בגודל של בננה ממוצעת, ברוחב כפול.

וגם 3 חתיכות זהות בצורתן, ארוכות מעט יותר מהחתיכה הראשונה וברוחב של בערך 3/4 מהחתיכה הראשונה כל אחת, 3 בצבע צהוב ו-3 בצבע קרם.
מקפלים את החתיכה הראשונה (בצבע קרם) לאורכה ותופרים בהיקף. משאירים חור קטן דרכו נמלא אקרילן. הופכים וממלאים באקרילן.
For the strawberry you'll need:
Red felt half squares, around 7 cm (2.75 ") in diameter.
Small pieces of green felt (for the leaves)
Yellow thread (cross stitch thread is better, but you can definitely use a sewing thread), red and green threads.
stuffing
Begin with the red felt.
Using the yellow thread, sew small dots all around it.
Fold in two, right side in, with straight side on straight side, and sew the straight sides together.
Turn over (right side out)
Use the red thread to sew the open side. Sew a simple, loose stitch. Pull the thread a bit, so that the opening will close a little. Stuff and pull all the way, to completely close it, then secure with a few stitches.
Cut a leaf out of the green felt
Sew the leaf to the top of the strawberry, and it's ready.
Now to the carrot. You'll need a piece of orange felt, in this shape:
And a piece of green felt for the leaves
Orange thread
Green Thread
Stuffing
Fold the felt lengthwise and sew. Leave the top open.
Turn over (it might be a bit difficult to get it all the way. I use a chopstick to get to the end), sew a simple, loose stitch (as you did with the strawberry) and pull a little. Stuff it (chopstick can help here too).
Pull all the way and sew.
Now the leaves. The leaves of the carrot are a bit different than the strawberry ones. If you'll grab a carrot from the refrigirator (come on, don't be lazy, go grab one!), you'll see that there are 2 parts - one is lying down and the other part is like a stem coming out from the top of the carrot (I'm sure it has a name, only I have no idea what it is...). To make this part, we'll cut a rectangle out of the green felt and cut lines across, but not all the way.
Now roll it and sew a stich or two in the bottom.
Cut a leaf, similar to the strawberry's one, and cut a small hole in the center.
Insert the rolled rectangle into this hole and sew a few stitches in the bottom.
Sew it to the top of the carrot, and the carrot is ready as well!
And last but not least, the banana.
Yellow and cream felt
Yellow and cream threads
Stuffing
From the cream felt, cut a piece the length of an average banana, double the width.
Cut also 6 identical pieces, a bit longer then the first piece and about 3 quarters of the first piece width. 3 yellow and 3 cream.
Fold the first, cream piece lengthwise and sew almost all the way. Leave a small opening for the stuffing. Turn over and stuff.
Use a blind stitch to close it, and your banana is ready.
For the skin, place one of the 3 cream pieces on one of the 3 yellow pieces and use the yellow thread to sew all around. Do the same with the other 2 cream and 2 yellow pieces.
That's it. Turn the skin over and put the banana inside (btw, ignore my skin. I accidently sewed it with the yellow felt out, so the stitches are visible. If you follow the instructions above, your stitched should be inside).
הדרכה – אוכל מלבד חלק א’
סופסוף הגעתי לזה. רשימת הפרויקטים שלי איכשהו לא מצטמצמת, אלא להפך – רק מתרחבת, אבל הצלחתי לצלם תמונות שמסבירות איך להכין תות שדה, גזר ובננה (מתקלפת) מלבד.
עבור התות תזדקקו ל: חצאי עיגולים של בד לבד אדום בקוטר של כ-7 ס”מ
חתיכות לבד ירוק קטנות (לעלים)
חוט צהוב (עדיף חוט ריקמה, אבל בהחלט אפשרי גם חוט תפירה), חוט אדום וחוט ירוק
מעט אקרילן למילוי
חתיכות לבד ירוק קטנות (לעלים)
חוט צהוב (עדיף חוט ריקמה, אבל בהחלט אפשרי גם חוט תפירה), חוט אדום וחוט ירוק
מעט אקרילן למילוי

תופרים בעזרת החוט הצהוב נקודות על כל חצי העיגול (נכנסים בנקודה אחת ויוצאים הכי קרוב שאפשר)

מקפלים את חצי העיגול לשניים, כשהצד היפה בפנים – קו ישר על קו ישר וקימור על קימור ותופרים את שני הצדדים המקומרים זה לזה
תופרים את הצד הפתוח בחוט האדום בתפר פשוט רפוי. מושכים מעט את החוט, כדי שהפתח ייסגר מעט, ממלאים באקרילן וסוגרים את הפתח לגמרי.

לגזר: חתיכת לבד כתומה בצורה כזו:

חתיכת לבד ירוק קטנה לעלים
חוט כתום
חוט ירוק (השתמשתי בחוט לבן כדי שיהיה קל יותר להבחין בו בתמונות)
אקרילן למילוי

חתיכת לבד ירוק קטנה לעלים
חוט כתום
חוט ירוק (השתמשתי בחוט לבן כדי שיהיה קל יותר להבחין בו בתמונות)
אקרילן למילוי
מקפלים את הלבד הכתום קו ישר על קו ישר ותופרים.
הופכים (עלול להיות קצת קשה להפוך עד הקצה. אני משתמשת בצ’ופסטיקס, כדי להגיע עד הסוף), תופרים לאורך הפתח בתפר רפוי (כמו בתות) ומותחים מעט. ממלאים באקרילן (גם כאן אפשר להשתמש בצ’ופסטיקס כדי להגיע עם האקרילן עד הקצה).
מותחים את החוט וסוגרים.
עכשיו לעלים. העלים של הגזר קצת יותר מסובכים מהעלים של התות. אם תוציאו רגע גזר מהמקרר (נו, אל תתעצלו, תוציאו!), תראו שיש חלק של העלים ששוכב וחלק שהוא כמו מעין גבעול שיוצא מראש הגזר (בטח יש לו שם מקצועי, אבל אין לי מושג מהו…). כדי להכין את החלק הזה נגזור מלבן מהלבד הירוק ונגזור בו קווים לרוחב, אבל לא עד הסוף.
מגלגלים לרוחב ותופרים תפר או שניים כדי לחזק.
גוזרים עלה, דומה לזה של התות וגוזרים חור קטן במרכזו.
מכניסים את החלק המגולגל שהכנו לתוך החור של העלה ומחזקים בכמה תפרים.
תופרים את החלק לראש הגזר וגם הגזר מוכן.











ואחרונה חביבה להיום – בננה.
לבד בצבעים צהוב וקרם.
חוטים בצבע צהוב וקרם
אקרילן למילוי
לבד בצבעים צהוב וקרם.
חוטים בצבע צהוב וקרם
אקרילן למילוי
גוזרים מהלבד בצבע קרם חתיכה בגודל של בננה ממוצעת, ברוחב כפול.

וגם 3 חתיכות זהות בצורתן, ארוכות מעט יותר מהחתיכה הראשונה וברוחב של בערך 3/4 מהחתיכה הראשונה כל אחת, 3 בצבע צהוב ו-3 בצבע קרם.

Thursday, March 7, 2013
Felt Picnic Basket and Food for My LO's Birthday
A month before my little girl's 3rd birthday, we began thinking. What shall we get her? What would she like? At the beginning we though that we'd get her a pet (she's obsessed with animals. Any animal. Seriously, any animal. Including insects, spiders and even cockroaches, which she strokes gently...). Eventually we decided that the 2 cats (that since then have adopted for us another friend) and the countless insects we have (we do live in the country, after all) are good enough for now. So we kept thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking. And then, just a week before the big day, I saw this amazing felt picnic basket, and knew immediately that this was it. I started cutting, sewing and weaving, and surprisingly, I finished it on time. I used the tutorial to make the basket (although mine came out higher) and added a 4 flowers. I also sewed felt food. Lots of food... And I'm very happy to say that she loved it, and she takes all of her dolls to daily picnics around the house.
I will soon post some tutorials to some of the felt foods, but for now - some pictures (it will allow you to start working on your basket first...).
I will soon post some tutorials to some of the felt foods, but for now - some pictures (it will allow you to start working on your basket first...).
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basket and food posing for a picture... |
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pasta, french fries, eggs & pizza |
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cookies, banana, strawberries & orange |
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cheese, tomato and lettuce sandwich & carrots |
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donuts and ice-cream bar |
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