12.04.2009

Nice Toys

I'm not sure how this happened, since I usually do all of my gift crafting in a last minute panic, but the only people I have left to craft for are my nieces and nephews. Therefore, my mind has been turning to handmade toys. Here are a few that have caught my eye lately:

1. How cute and stylish is this crocheted loop baby toy from Herbst Handmade? I attempted this project a few days ago, with disastrous results (my crochet skills leave something to be desired). I'm going to try to adapt the pattern for knitting this weekend - we'll see how it goes.


2. Adorable "Smile Crocodile" from We Wilsons. A zipper mouth? Ingenious!


3. Vintage Betsy McCalls paper dolls. I'm in love with these. How great would they be attached to magnets for little hands? (get high-resolution downloads of the dolls from 1951-1961 here)


4. Clever security envelope memory game from Maya*Made. Another great use for lovely security envelope patterns!


5. Fantastic printable activity books from Chez Beeper Bebe. How sweet are they wrapped up with a pair of safety scissors?


6. Also from Chez Beeper Bebe, these Black Apple doll accessories are wayyyy too cute. I think any doll would love a capelet, beret, and mary jane's.


7. I am a sucker for felt food of any sort, but this cake from ikat bag really...um...takes the cake. Incredible!



Are you crafting for any kids this year? What are you making?

7 comments:

MafiosaGrrl said...

Ha ha, that smiling croc is great!! Some really great stuff here.
I'm making taggies for some wee babes. Since I've been hoarding my ribbon collection for years that first cut was tough! But once I was done I was super happy with the results. Doesn't it feel good the de-stash?

Marie said...

I love the cake too. It's so cute and colorful!

French Press Knits said...

No...no crafting for the kiddies, but I think istead of toys I will be buying them things that they can craft with. Aunt MeMe's gotta start them crafting at a young age!

Michelle G said...

I made my first stuffed animal this week, a stuffed turtle.

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/turtle-plushie

Alli said...

Oh, taggies are such great gifts, MafiosaGrrl. Just think - now you can start rebuilding that stash!

Isn't the cake adorable, Marie? Underneath the decoration it comes apart into pieces. So cute!

Melynda, way to go starting them out early!

Michelle, your turtle is so cute. Great work!

VisuaLingual said...

I've got another one for you -- The Young Mad Scientist's First Alphabet Blocks. So awesome!

Alli said...

Oh my gosh, those are amazing, Maya.