Advent Swap-Mini ornaments/Flying Soft Balls
Bits of Goodness has a number of swaps going on right now and I participated in the Advent one. Advent is a 4 week season celebrated by Christians in December as they await the birth of Jesus. In Europe there is a strong tradition of Advent calenders that are opened on the 24 days before Christmas. The calendar might be 2-D and little doors are opened to show a little photo or 3-D and small gifts are hidden in pockets of a wall hanging or something similar.
I made these for the swap. I am making some for my Etsy shop but they will have beads.
They measure about 2.5 inches across and hang about 7 inches long. They can either be an ornament of a soft flying ball suitable for inside play. No breakage when the ball lands!
Here are the cut out shapes-6 in all for each ornament.
When I sewed with young children in my Waldorf Kindergarten I would use the larger shapes on the left- much easier for preschoolers. Boys in particular liked to sew these because they were making an action toy.
Linking up with:
Frontier Dreams - Keep Calm Craft On
Brighton Park - The HIP (Holiday Ideas Party)
Happy Whimsical Hearts
needle and thREAD
Friday's Nature Table
Creative Friday
Sharing Saturday
Sharing Creative Ideas
Eco-Kids Tuesday
Marigolds' Loft
Waldorf Wednesday
I made these for the swap. I am making some for my Etsy shop but they will have beads.
Here are the cut out shapes-6 in all for each ornament.
When I sewed with young children in my Waldorf Kindergarten I would use the larger shapes on the left- much easier for preschoolers. Boys in particular liked to sew these because they were making an action toy.
When stitching and beading let your fancy take you. In other words play with design.
Finished ornament for Etsy:
Linking up with:
Frontier Dreams - Keep Calm Craft On
Brighton Park - The HIP (Holiday Ideas Party)
Happy Whimsical Hearts
needle and thREAD
Friday's Nature Table
Creative Friday
Sharing Saturday
Sharing Creative Ideas
Eco-Kids Tuesday
Marigolds' Loft
Waldorf Wednesday
These are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteOh thanks, I loved the feather on your latest post! Also the walk through the woods photo. Thanks for visting.
DeleteI love these balls, they are easy to make and for me a good inspiration for teaching my pupils at primary school! Thank you for that! Have a good week and greetings from Germany! Sabine.
DeleteGlad you could use this with children! The turtle on your blog is very cute. Thanks for visiting from Deutschland.
DeleteA lot of work there! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI like hand sewing and embroidery so it's not so much work. Not like dusting!
DeleteSo sweet, great idea. Thanks for linking up on Tutorial Thursdays.
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Natalie
www.marigoldsloft.blogspot.com
Oh, these are so wonderful! I hope I'll get one :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you do too!
DeleteYou make them look so easy, I'm going to give one a try to see if my sewing abilities are good enough! ;o) Lucky swap partners!
ReplyDelete~ joey ~
You know what they sy, practice makes perfect. You could do them on a sewing machine but it would still entail some hand sewing to close them up. And then you could not bead them.
DeleteAdorable! I love these, and I never thought to use making action toys as a motivation for young boys. Thank you for sharing on Eco Kids.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was always trying to engage the boys in handcrafting something that was meaningful to them. Thanks for hte compliments!
DeleteHi Karen, You Christmas ornaments are beautiful. I love the beading, really pretty. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteAli x
:D Back at you.
DeleteThat's beautiful! Such a great gift to give for the holidays. Thanks for the tutorial! Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments. happy Tanksgiving.
DeleteThese balls are great! I featured them on my blog today. Thanks for sharing at the Eco-Kids Link-Up! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/11/out-of-hangers-and-eco-kids-link-up.html
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for featuring me. I very much appreciate it!
DeleteThese are wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to visit!
DeleteHow nice of you to say so, Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! I especially love the extra touch of the beads.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up on Waldorf Wednesday. I hope we'll see you back this week! Feel free to add multiple links since we were off last week.
http://ourseasonsofjoy.com/waldorf-wednesday-link-up/waldorf-wednesday-13/
Those are adorable!! Hi! I'm your newest follower and was kinda maybe sorta hopin' that you'd hop on by my blog and follow me back!!
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Sarah
www.enjoyingtheepiphany.com