A Star Is Born

1/27/2011 05:28:00 PM Posted In Edit This 12 Comments »
Nope, that doesn't mean the new baby has arrived!  It means that I've finished another little critter for the mobile!  This one is a starfish.  I made it out of felt and again, the whole thing is hand sewn.   Like the seahorse, I stuffed its points as I went along.  I was pretty sure that if I got the whole thing together except for a little "stuffing slit", it would be a devil of a job to get the stuffing into all those points.  Doing it as I went along made the stuffing process quite easy.

It measures 5 inches tip to tip.   The beads are sewn on, but I think I'm going to back and put a wee dab of glue under each one just to be sure it's safe.  The thing is, I know by doing that I'm risking ruining the whole thing, but what the heck - I have more felt!  So, without further ado, here it is!



12 comments:

Elza said...

Really lovely, Nancy and it must be such fun to do.

Vicki Holdwick said...

Wow, Nancy,

This is beautiful!

xoxo

Mari Brown and Colourblob said...

Oh Nancy, this is just beautiful, love the softness with the sparkle on top. Really, really beautiful.

Barbara B said...

The love that's going into it is so evident. I love both this one and the turtle.

Sarah said...

You are extremely good at this sewing and designing lark Nancy!

Cathy Holtom said...

Lovely, I can't wait to see the whole thing put together!

EVA said...

Very very pretty!! I understand your concerns over the beads and safety for a baby's mobile...hope the glue worked well!

She Who Doodles said...

it is going to be the most beautiful mobile.

Unknown said...

This is going to be fantastic! Love this one!

Anonymous said...

Lovely - can't wait to see the next one!

Cowgirl Red said...

Love the bead work! I just wanted to reach out and touch the star. Terah

Alex said...

It's such a delicate and pretty little star. =) I'd totally pluck this from the sky
THanks for your comments Nancy.