Sunday, January 13, 2008

Salvaged Bunny


While going through lil' b clothes recently I noticed one of her favorite shirts was fraying beyond remedy and a favorite pair of tights had huge holes in the toes. One of my motto's for the New Year might be "spot keeping crap!" because I keep noticing things around the house that are in shambles but I still keep them, thus having a house bulging with too much stuff. So when I saw this, I thought, "This is crap, throw it away."(pardon the crassness) But then I had a better idea.

I realized that I love the fabric on the tights and shirt, and I should use it. So combining a worn -out pair of wool socks with the tights and shirt, I made lil' b a stuffed animal of her choice, a bunny. So here's, "Steeko" as she calls it, and she always reminds me that she's a girl bunny.

I was going to make it while she slept, but she got so mad when she heard this idea. So we spent Saturday trying to "make it together", which included a lot of frustration, love, cute moments, mess, and stuffing all over the house. Steeko's a unique and slightly ghetto new addition to our house, but made with love.

6 comments:

Tricia said...

that bunny is so absolutely adorable. it looks like its part of a line. you know, with t-shirts and lunch boxes and plushies. it's perfect!

bethany said...

this is one of the cutest things i have ever seen!

Jadah said...

Dude you rock and yet are so incredibly dorky at the same time! This is why I love you so!

Megan Malone said...

I want to do craft night asap! and you'll be the first to lead it with "bunnies birds and more" as our lead project

mostly ugly said...

omg ~ are you really THAT cool? :)

MamaP said...

ahh...feeling the love.

thanks eric.

mej-no, I am really not that cool. it's not that polished looking in real life.