the mermaid party

The mermaid dolls were created in conjunction with the mermaid-themed party requested by the now-4-year-old daughter. I posted about my terrific thrift finds earlier. In case you couldn't quite imagine what a tablecloth, a giant wad of blue fabric, and a pile of seashells was going to turn out to be, I am sharing some photos!

Fabric turned ocean for dolls turned wave decor:



The table in all its birthday finery:



Detail of the cupcakes:



We made our own toppers by scanning artwork, sizing it to be slightly larger dimensions than our large circle hole punch, arranging several on a single page, and then printing out the sheets. Admittedly this is easier for me because I have graphic design software. Then we punched out the circles and hot glued toothpicks on the back. The possibilities of what could be printed and punched are endless!

the mermaid dolls

My apologies for the lack of posts lately. I was frantically trying to finish those mermaids in the sliver of time after the kiddos were in bed but before I was too tired to sew. I ended up finishing them at 10 pm the night before the birthday!

One of the few steps done on the machine:

The thrill of making a toy! They already look like mermaids:

Things I was forced to get better at:
1. sewing curves on the machine
2. sewing teeny tiny things
3. handsewing of all kinds
4. improvising – I deviated from the instructions in several places!

The completed project:

You'll recall that I posted about making these mermaids and some Easter bunnies and some chickens. Well, friends, the reality is that we are going to skip right over those bunnies and move onto the chickens for my other daughter's birthday gift. There's only so much sewing I can fit in and I refuse to be stressed out about stuffed Easter bunnies!