Monday, March 9, 2009

Lily's crocheted flower toy pre and post-slobber

This post is for @Papermasks on Twitter who said, after I signed off to crochet a toy for my baby, "@Happymaker Be sure to post a pic pre and post slobber."

(Ringo the fat cat)

During the construction phase


Pre-slobber


Post-slobber.

I swear Lily is always happy and smiling and kicking and cooing before I get the camera out. Something about the flash photography inspires her to put on her sullen teenager face for nearly every photo. That said, hey - why not crochet a baby toy? Lily is always grabbing things out of my crochet "element" stash of flowers and starfishies, so I deduced that it was time to make a special flower just for her. I figure I can use this one as a coaster once she tires of it. Or pin it to the wall. Or glue it to the toilet. I love to surround myself with happy, colorful things (much to my husband's chagrin). You ain't seen nothing yet, Baby! I may sew one to your grey shorts while you sleep! Ha HA!

Maybe someday I'll even put some of these on my Etsy store for my hookorally challenged friends. Dare to dream. Someday you too will be able to fly far too close to the sun in the form of a flower coaster gadget thingy made by ME! Wahooooooooo!!!

8 comments:

  1. Too cute! what a happy and simple toy. She'll probably still grab from your stash, well, because it's yours. :-)

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  2. Awww, even with a serious face, she's still adorable!!

    You know, my kids would probably go nuts for a crocheted toy like that. It's simple and colorful. We have millions of toys but sometimes it's the simple things that bring them the most excitement.

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  3. and... When you do I will buy it and glue it to my toilet! You're a wonderful nut!

    I realy do hope that you add more to your shop! I'm stil lusting over those easter ornaments!

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  4. I will, Marie. I decided that with the kids & the move & everything else going on, I need to step back from pushing myself to produce mass quantities of stuff, and take the time to learn new crochet techniques and explore ideas. I'm having a lot of fun, and I will get stuff on there before you know it.

    I really appreciate your support, enthusiasm, ideas and sweet spirit!

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  5. How can you look at those sweet Lily cheeks and not keep from wanting to smooch them 24-7. But I bet you do!

    The flower is perfectly sweet. How long does it take you to crochet one of those?

    I agree with Marie - you're a wonderful nut.

    xo

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  6. Can I please pinch her cheeks? Puh-lease?!?!

    Do I smell a genius idea? One day crochet toilet coasters will be the big thing and someoen will be saying "why didn't I think of that?"

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  7. Jannie, not long at all! It's hard for me to keep track of how long projects take due to constant interruptions. Why didn't I take this up when I was pregnant with Joe and on medical maternity leave with nothing but kidless free time on my hands? And thank you!

    Robin, just you wait!

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