I found out my brother and his wife were expecting a baby recently and I wanted to get baby "Ru" (Short/nickname for Ruark...not the actual name that is picked out) a gift. I often go to
www.thinkgeek.com for gifts because they are right up my alley. There, I found these:
The shark and monster blew me away with cuteness, but then I nearly died at the $39.99 price tag (plus shipping, I'm sure). Very soon after this, I remembered that I have rudimentary sewing skills and this would basically be a towel to a hood and decorate. I could totally do that! Then came the text messages to my bro about what to possible make. We decided monkey, elephant, or cow would all be pretty good and fun. Then came my research.
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| This pattern sold me on the "baby as the face" concept. And this particular baby is cute as a button, so I was pretty excited about monkey at this point. |
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| AND THEN I stumbled upon this pattern and decided that I must include hands and feet of whatever animal I choose. This also further solidified my "no double face" theory. |
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| Mr. Elephant was really at the top of the list of all of the styles I found, but the only way to make it an elephant was to put a trunk on the top of the head. And then you'd also have to put eyes on it. So, I am keeping this one in mind, but it turned out to be too complicated for my first attempt. |
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| I was crazy about this guy because he was so different. But, when it came time to pick a color, I had no idea what color octopi/octopuses/octopodes are (purple works, but I don't know the gender of Baby Ru and thought purple might not go over so well for a boy). Nor did I know how to make that head. Maybe next time, though. |
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| This was about the only cow pattern I could find and I'm not crazy about. it. I did realize that I could do a lot with it and it still be recognizable as a cow, but I couldn't think of a good way to do the black and white pattern on the body and head. Perhaps in the future, if I can find a "cow patterned" towel, this can become a reality. |
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| I found this to be super cute, but there's no way to do an owl without the face on top. |
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| This is a moose and I only added it to my thoughts because it would be distinct with the antlers. |
After I was inspired, I had to find something to tell me how to make a hood and possibly more. I found this
Pinterest board to be useful and
this website in particular.
And then, I skip the whole "process of" set of pictures and get to the finished set!
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| Here are my models Phaux and Lyka (people seem to think these are both shots of Phaux) showing that the ears ARE in an acceptable place! At least for dogs... |
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| Here we are all layed out so you can see everything, but you're missing the cuteness. |
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| And there it is! Maximum cuteness minus one. Will achieve maximum cuteness with a Ru Baby in its belly. |
And there she blows! The birth and delivery of a Tabitha idea.
