Ayla had a birthday party today and I knew I wanted to give her friend a handmade gift so she found a design she wanted and we made a stuffie together. I cut out the pieces and did the sewing and she did the stuffing.
I didn't want to deal with digging through Xmas wrap for some birthday wrapping paper plus it just didn't seem right with my handmade gift. I thought about what could I repurpose. I love that reusing things in new ways concept. I have a stack of old books they got rid of at the library at work and I knew I could find uses for them.. I saw the stack sitting there, picked the biggest one, an old book about birds, and it became clear. I took two pages out (sorry bibliophiles) and stitched them on 3 sides on my sewing machine. Then I put the stuffie in the package and stiched up the remaining side. We added a bow made of vintage ribbon and a handmade card. It was gorgeous. I am definitely doing this again!
I didn't want to deal with digging through Xmas wrap for some birthday wrapping paper plus it just didn't seem right with my handmade gift. I thought about what could I repurpose. I love that reusing things in new ways concept. I have a stack of old books they got rid of at the library at work and I knew I could find uses for them.. I saw the stack sitting there, picked the biggest one, an old book about birds, and it became clear. I took two pages out (sorry bibliophiles) and stitched them on 3 sides on my sewing machine. Then I put the stuffie in the package and stiched up the remaining side. We added a bow made of vintage ribbon and a handmade card. It was gorgeous. I am definitely doing this again!
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