Fabric Painting Gifts

Fabric painting is something I thoroughly enjoy and it opens up a whole world of possibilities when making gifts for children. Have you noticed how they love to own something with their name on it? Whether its a mug, a T-shirt,  a doorplate, whatever it is seems to result in a swell of pride. I've made a few personalised pillow cases for children I know. I always try to incorporate something into the design that the child is particularly fond of. This pillow case is for a little girl who spends the summer skipping around the garden watching butterflies as they flit from flower to flower.

And this is a pillow case I made for another little girl who has a penchant for mice.

I must confess I share this fascination and when I was eight years old I had a pet mouse that lived in my cardigan pocket.  By the time my parents realised a wild mouse was visiting her cage each night  (he was small enough to squeeze between the bars at leisure) we had a flock of sixteen baby mice to contend with!

Comments

[Victoria]

That is hilarious - the wild mouse visiting with the pet! How funny, who would have thought. And I love that you carried it around in your pocket.

[Rebecca (felting and living sustainably in rural Ireland)]

Hi Deb

I'm still on the look out for a sheep breed. So far I've found Hampshire Downs near to us, and also Jacobs are quite popular all over Ireland. How do they fair with foot rot? Its quite damp here!

I'll pop over to your blog now to visit your sheep. x

[Deb Woolley]

Saw your post on Jo's blog (Celtic Memory) about Jacobs. We raise Jacobs here in Maine - over 60 of them. We also have a little stone cottage in Ireland but don't have any sheep there...yet....
Did you ever find any Jacobs over there to add to your herd?
Deb

[Lucy]

Excellent work :) I did love having things with my name on as a child, in a weird way I still do...!!!! I also remember when I was a child I 'rehomed' a common snail in a shoebox with loads of greens, water etc, and took it on trip to meet some family friends. I called it Sam the Snail. When I got back it escaped into my bedroom and I thought I'd lost him. A few days later he turned up, think he was crawling up the bed or the wall. After that I decided it was probably better if Sam was returned to the wild!!!!

[Jean]

Those are simply beautiful. I wish I had your talent for crafting!