Saturday, June 20, 2009

Meet Elsa!


This charming, one-of-a-kind sock monkey was a Christmas gift from my daughter, Amanda. She secretly went on-line and found a sock monkey pattern, then found a monkeyish sock at the local K-Mart, and did her designing when I wasn't home. Amanda is a writer, and doesn't think of herself as an artist (although she is quite good) and really doesn't enjoy sewing so creating Elsa was a true labor of love.

Elsa arrived naked, so I recently made her little wardrobe with some soy-batik fabric and a little red felt; the buttons are actually covered brads. Thanks Amanda!!

3 comments:

sonja said...

Elsa is darling and needs some beach attire for the months ahead..how tall is she and around the hips how broad is she...thinking out lound again i might have someting for her....i used to make removable cloth doll clothes about 14 " tall and even made hangers ....tell Amanda she is wonderful

FlutterbugArtGirl said...
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FlutterbugArtGirl said...

I LOVE Elsa! Tell Amanda she's a writer AND artist -- and there's one more thing we have in common: I made a sock monkey family. I always wanted a sock monkey when I was little so I made my own family of them when I grew up!! Now several of them live with various family members of course but I still have a few sitting on a bench in my tiny entry way. I'll snap a photo and post on my blog for Amanda. (Elsa has cousins in Texas!!) Her clothes are wonderful too Edz. You and Amanda don't laugh too hard when I get mine posted... the Oregon/Texas cousins aren't as sophisticated as the New York Elsa... *giggles*