12.15.2009

Hand Sewn Ornaments


This year I did an ornament exchange with some friends and friends of friends. It has been really fun going to the mailbox each day to find a beautiful handmade ornament waiting for me. For mine I made these little scotty dogs and I thought I would share them with you.

When I was young I loved scotty dogs (although I am no longer much of a pet person) and one of my most memorable Christmas gifts ever was receiving a stuffed animal scotty dog from my parents. So the sentiment in me decided to stick with the theme.

I used this free pattern online from www.allsorts.typepad.com and just shrunk it down in size quite a bit. While a bit time consuming, they were very easy to make and I am so happy with the way that they turned out.

Here they are ready to post. To package them I just cut up some old paper shopping bags and stitched around the edges to seal them.

8 comments:

  1. The dogs are cute as can be, but what I love is your packaging method. Great idea!

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  2. I agree with Jane, while the dogs are really cute, I'm in LOVE with your packaging method!

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  3. Those are SO cute! I'm in love with them!! Thanks for all the ideas and tips and everything! It's a Christmas present all year long!!

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  4. My Goodness, I think I love the packaging almost as much as the dogs! Great idea!

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  5. I also agree with everyone else. Both the dogs AND the packaging are fantastic!! Thanks so much for the share.

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  6. Hi Kelli! It's Celine (I don't know if you remember me but we were roommates junior year in the club house) :) I came across your old blog which led me to this one so I wanted to say hi :) It sounds like you're doing great and it was fun reading what you've been up to. If you're interested, my blog is: http://stinson-adventures.blogspot.com

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  7. how did i never think to package the jewelry i sell like that! fabulous!

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