Thursday, May 19, 2011

Caution! Cute Attack!

A quick post to share with you a couple of really fun books.  "The Cute Book" and "The Cuter Book" are full of tiny, easy, delightful felt cuties :-)  I made three in a snap; each one probably took two hours from cutting out to finishing.   These would be great projects for children, all the sewing is done by hand.  The kitty on the left I turned into a pin to wear (just sewed a safety pin to the back).  Teddy and Bunny are toys for the Pocket Pixies.

















You can see Finch snuggled up in bed with Bunny and Bear ( and a sleepy kitty!).


I own "The Cute Book," and borrowed "The Cuter Book" from the library.  If I were buying just one, I'd pick "The Cuter Book," because, well, it was just cuter :-)

 A peak into the Cardboard Cottage.  Little by little more things are being added to improve the cozy-ness for its occupants.

A pretty portrait on the wall, and a wool rug for the floor.  I used simple applique shapes from the book "101 Appliqué Blocks" for the rug.

















Well, not such a short post after all.  More felt goodness to follow!

22 comments:

  1. Adorable! I admire your creativity and talent.

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  2. That rug is simply lovely!

    Thanks for sharing some felted fun!

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  3. I have this book, too--adorableness! Your little Aranzi characters are wonderful and the house is awesome. I want a "real person size" rug like that! :)

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  4. As always, your work is amazing.
    I love looking at your BLOG.


    Sandra

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  5. WOW! Thank you so much. I love them, all.
    I think I need to make some more toys. Just for fun.
    Hugz, D'Ann

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  6. Thanks for sharing! I will see if our library has the same book, they all look so wonderful, I adore your creations, one of my favourite blogs to read.

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  7. Thank you so much for your good words, Sharon, IamMe, and Else :-)

    I had this book for about a year before finally making any of the felties; if I'd known it would be so much fun, I'd have done it sooner :-)

    Beth

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  8. And thank-you very much, Sandra, D'Ann, Sue, Susie, and Orgucantam :-)

    Beth

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  9. They are so cute I just love it! When we are in the U.S in Oct, I must find where to buy the book!

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  10. I just love Aranzi Aronzo patterns. I still haven't bought any but they're on my Amazon wishlist.

    Your little plushies look right at home in the doll's house :)

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  11. Thank you so much for your good words, Typstatting, Corina, and moleymakes :-)

    Beth

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  12. Thanks for the warning - those are extremely cute! I'll have to check those books out from the library for the girls.

    Beautiful work, as always, Beth!

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  13. Your really small dolls and cuties are just that ... TOO TOO CUTE! lol... You must mark them EXTREME CUTENESS always...lol!

    hugz

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  14. Thanks for sharing! It's fun to see how your dolls are settling in in their new house!

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  15. The bunny and bear are so cute!!! I would love to have The cute book, if I could.

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  16. My goodness, how darling! I just love your doll houses, too! Precious!

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  17. Cute and Fun! Thank you so much for the good words, Jill, Creativedawn, Millasew, Anna, and Lois :-)

    Beth

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  18. Hi Beth.
    my mum loves the dolls you make and the doll houses so do I.

    From Melanie

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  19. Thank you, Melanie and Melanie's Mum :-)

    Beth

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