Sunday, February 5, 2012

A tooth with teeth

Here's what I made for Courtney for her birthday... a tooth fairy pillow! I found the tutorial on the blog of the awesome Larissa Holland, mmmcrafts, a couple of years ago and couldn't wait till Courtney was old enough so I could make one for her. She hasn't lost any teeth yet, and probably won't for a while, but now she's prepared for whenever she does. :)


I love this little fairy! The closer I got to being done and seeing what she looked like, the more she made me giggle. The mouth is a pocket where the child puts the tooth, then it can be hung on a doorknob or some convenient place so the "fairy" doesn't have to risk waking the child searching under her pillow for that tooth... brilliant! The $ is then left in the pocket after the tooth is removed.

Do take note that the tooth has a gold crown.... heehee.

Incidentally, the ribbon was designed by Jess. The back side of it is the matching design in blue.

Here's a quick (because there were many more gifts to open!) pic I snapped of Courtney right after she opened it. Her eyes don't have their usual sparkle because she had a cold. Bummer to not feel up to par at your own party. But she had fun, anyway.


More birthday party pics later...........

4 comments:

Grace said...

The tooth fairy pillow is so cute makes me want to give up a tooth just to try it out.

Grandma G said...

Ha! Let me know if you get any loose ones, and I'll make a grandma fairy pillow for you! ;) I won't promise the actual tooth fairy will come, though.

Geneviève said...

Larissa Holland has some great patterns. Your tooth fairy is lovely. :)

I feel like if I ever have kids, my sewing projects list will be filled up for years. :D

Grandma G said...

Thank you! Yes, there are so many fun things to make... you'd better get busy! ;)))