A Few of My Favorite Things

I've been trying to come up with some fun new crafts to try because I feel like I've been doing a lot of the same things.  I've been working a lot on embroidery, plushies and felt art cards recently.  Of course, I will continue to make them (because they're my favorite!!) but I wanted to try to include something new into my collection of crafty things.  I still wanted to do something that I love...so, what would be better than combining my favorite crafts into one awesomely fun craft experiment??

I have seen people make cute pictures with fabric and embroidery hoops so I wanted to try it out myself.  I was very inspired by my turtle pictures so I thought I would try out my little experiment by making a turtle (I'm going to make a turtle plushie at some point, too.  Won't that be cute??).  

I drew a simple turtle and cut the pieces out of felt.  I used a basic backstitch to stitch the pattern onto the shell.  Then I used my favorite blanket stitch to sew the pieces to the fabric.  I used french knots for the eyes.  I stuffed the turtle shell so it would be puffy like a plushie!  I love it!! 

It really was a pretty simple project, but it was very time consuming!  It was a little awkward to sew.  It might have taken a little less time if I didn't stab myself with my needle so much, too.  I kept having to stop every time I poked myself!  OUCH!!!!  Oh well.  It was worth it!  :-)

Here's the finished product! 

See??  It's puffy!!

I have this picture hanging in my hallway.  Now I have to figure out what to make next to add to my collection.  :-)