You know how when you want to give a gift to someone and you want it to be memorable, how hard it is to find the perfect gift? I'm rarely satisfied with the options I have to purchase. Not that they're not nice quality or that the person won't like them but I know it will most likely be a gift that's forgotten and won't have any sentimental value to it.
My precious niece, Olive, whose birth I witnessed, is turning one! I can't believe its already been a year. Her mom is throwing a birthday party today and I wanted to get Olive something special. I know she's only one and doesn't have any clue about what's going on and won't remember anything about this day but I wanted to get her something special.
I had the crafty itch and decided to see what I could come up with. My sister said Olive loves to take things out of bags and put them back in. She could do it all day long. I thought it would be fun for Olive to have her own little bag instead of disassembling mom's purse every time she got the urge.
I pulled out some scraps and this is what I came up with:
It is the simplest of bags and only took about a half hour to sew but it will serve it's purpose!
Now, something to go inside the bag. I started looking for baby toys online and was reunited with the wonderful site called The Purl Bee. It's awesome!! She has tons of tutorials and even sells sewing and knitting supplies. She had this tutorial for a toy she called "Best Bunnies". I thought they were so cute and perfect for a one year old! This is how mine turned out. It is one bunny with alternating fabrics and the bunny has 2 faces, one on each side.
My precious niece, Olive, whose birth I witnessed, is turning one! I can't believe its already been a year. Her mom is throwing a birthday party today and I wanted to get Olive something special. I know she's only one and doesn't have any clue about what's going on and won't remember anything about this day but I wanted to get her something special.
I had the crafty itch and decided to see what I could come up with. My sister said Olive loves to take things out of bags and put them back in. She could do it all day long. I thought it would be fun for Olive to have her own little bag instead of disassembling mom's purse every time she got the urge.
I pulled out some scraps and this is what I came up with:
It is the simplest of bags and only took about a half hour to sew but it will serve it's purpose!
Now, something to go inside the bag. I started looking for baby toys online and was reunited with the wonderful site called The Purl Bee. It's awesome!! She has tons of tutorials and even sells sewing and knitting supplies. She had this tutorial for a toy she called "Best Bunnies". I thought they were so cute and perfect for a one year old! This is how mine turned out. It is one bunny with alternating fabrics and the bunny has 2 faces, one on each side.
