I can never figure out why two photos taken in the same place within seconds of each other, will come out so differently. Case in point - these two pics were LITERALLY taken seconds apart, in my basement. Bizarre! Weird colour shenanigans aside, I made a bunch of candy corn zippies this year for the greats (niece + nephews) and my young neighbour kiddies - I tucked candy inside, then tucked the zippy into a Halloween cello bag with glow in the dark bracelets and rings - I think the kids will like them :D
Here are most of the other candy corns I did - I think I made 11 altogether :D I'm quite pleased with how these turned out - IIDSSM, I think they're adorable :) (The actual colour is brighter than the photo shows - this is another example proving my lack of camera savvy!)
Halloween pillowcases for a couple of the greats - I had different fabric bought for the cuffs but - as other sewers know, fabric can shrink a LOT when it gets washed, and mine did! It shrunk so much that it wasn't usable for the cuffs, so I used stash fabric instead. Thank goodness for a huge stash *ahem* :D
May I introduce you to Casper? I finished him last night - he's a Christmas gift for a little one in the family :) The pattern is Cosmo Caterpillar from Two Little Banshees - I can't find it available online anymore - I got it, ages ago, @ fatquarershop. It's very quick and easy to work up. I got the Very Hungry Caterpillar ribbon (used on the bib) from Ebay a while ago - it's actually what the gift is themed after :D
Things don't always work out as planned - my first attempt at the caterpillar gift set, didn't go as well as I would like. I matched the flannel I used, to the colours of the actual Very Hungry Caterpillar. The sewing is fine, I didn't (and still don't) like the look of the finished pieces - they look too plain, too boring. I knew I wouldn't be happy gifting them because they don't feel *right*. When I saw Casper in blue, I knew I'd made the right decision to redo him :D
Posting to Celtic Thistle Stitches'
Ho Ho Ho and On We Sew for October (blue gift set) and to
New to Me for October (the candy corn and caterpillar #1 :D)
Wish I was coming to your house for Halloween, lol, love those candy corn zippies! And of course I love your caterpillars....such a darling set!
ReplyDeleteCasper is absolutely adorable Sandra. I bet your Candy Corn zippies go down a treat too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to New to Me and Ho Ho Ho and on We Sew too :)
Love the zippies! I also love BOTH caterpillars! It's nice to see you on the blogs again! Those are going to be great presents~~~~ :) Hugs Mickie :)
ReplyDeleteGreat gift for Halloween-ers I just handed out small packs of sweets!
ReplyDeleteVery cute little gifts there, love the hungry caterpillar!!
ReplyDeletePhotography is a funny thing, I can't work out how 2
pics can look different like that either. lol Nice though.
Cheers, Anita.
When I see the two caterpillar sets together, the blue set really stands out. I liked the original, but it's not a patch on the second.
ReplyDeleteHow sick is that I want to go to Blue Hills to steal the green caterpillar? Sometimes even I worry about me. I will admit that the new caterpillar is adorbs. If what you are saying is that I will not be able to get the caterpillar pattern, I am very unhappy! I have been counting on doing that one! Yes, I know I have dozens of other stuffy pattern, but I really wanted to steal your whole idea with the book, stuffy, and bibs for Agnes. I will find that pattern! Nothing can hide on the internet or so they say. Wish me luck.
ReplyDeleteI love your caterpillars! The blue one is especially cute but both are lovely :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job ! The caterpillars are really cute, especially Casper !! Lovely name, by the way (my son's name is Jasper ;-) )
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