58 hearts

It's a comforting fairy for Addy (7), who lost her grandmother, for whom she did the drawing. Addy's mom was redoing her daughter's room and she thought this softie would be the perfect touch on the bed.

She loved the hearts all around the fairy, so she came up with the idea of a blanket. And I loved her idea! What a useful blanket for a fairy - indispensable on cold nights or when having a picnic with Addy and other fairies. I sewed 58 hearts for the fairy and her blanket altogether :-)

Tündér egy tündéri mama kislányának - az 58 szív úgy jön ki, hogy van 4 a ruha hátulján is. Még szép...

Horses

My niece is a horse-addict. It is a severe addiction, she has tons of horse plushies. Some of them made by me... So it was just a matter of time when she asks me to make a horsy necklace. It was her idea to make three separate pendants in a row. I know what to do if I ever run out of ideas - I'll employ her as a designer :-)

Alternative way of use - a pirate girl :-)

Tesóm attól tartott, az unokahúgom legfrissebb ötletét nem tudom majd kivitelezni. Göndörödő sörény és lófarok ilyen apróban?! Na jó, itt-ott csaltam kicsit, de azért meglett :-)

A first-drawing-softie

This drawing was made by Noah, 3. It was the first "real" drawing he ever made, that's why his mom would have liked a softie of it. 

Ausztrál eredetiből. Ott lehet valami a levegőben, a gyerekek nagyon tutikat festenek... Ezt is szerettem például.

Mouse

I know it's not a businesslike statement at all, but there are commissions I would even pay for to get...:-)

For example this mouse from Italy, drawn by a 6-year-old boy.

Jó, tudom, hogy kevesen szeretnének bele ebbe a rajzba első látásra, de úgy látszik, nekem fura az ízlésem... 20 lábat varrtam neki. A rajzon természetesen csak az egyik oldala látszik az egérnek, és nyilván nem a hasa alján, középen vannak egy sorban a lábak - roppant életszerűtlen lenne ugyebár :-)

Crocodile

Rare moment: you can have a glimpse of the very beginning of a career! Anna is learning children's book illustration, and this is a drawing she did when she was a little girl. Now she's a bit bigger girl, she even has a boyfriend, and her boyfriend has a big heart - and this is the result of a big heart and love: a soft birthday crocodile.

Anna's boyfriend was very helpful and shared his ideas with me about how to change the black and white drawing into a colourful 3D creature. And he said there was an enormous smile on his face when he saw the final photos...:-) Let me tell you about my favourite detail, the teeth. It would have been easier to use felt for them, but I had a feeling felt wouldn't suit this crocodile. So I invented silk croc teeth! I made little triangles from white silky ribbon, I sewed them in a row, and that was the kind of denture I was satisfied with.

And finally I decided to make an extra softie from the drawing for the croc not to be alone - a brave little fish.

Újabb szerelmes fiú ajándéka a kedvesének. Igen, csak három lábat varrtam neki, mert tetszett, hogy három különböző díszítésű lábon imbolyog - és ilyenkor lehet szolgaian másolni a rajzot :-)

African beauty

Eva was 6 at the time when she drew this African woman for her aunt. Her aunt lived in Africa for long years and is passionate about this continent and the people of Mali, where she lived. And she was such a nice person to be in contact with... :-)

You know I sometimes buy supplies just because I think they are nice, and I hope they will be needed for some project some day. I had this softie's hair long before I got the very first email about it! The same colours, with some very soft wire inside - perfect for this hairstyle. What's more, Eva can rearrange her softie's hair a little bit, if she thinks the lady would like a new look.

Nem sokkal azelőtt, hogy megkaptam ezt a rajzot, éppen  arról ábrándoztam, milyen lehet egy fekete embert megvarrni firkababának. Kipróbálhattam. Jó volt.