Thursday, September 23, 2010

My Creative Space


My favourite oppy recently yielded this gem. At first I thought it was a single bed sheet, but it really is an actual piece of novelty Paddington Bear fabric. It has been ripped and sewn up in weird places, but it is almost one metre of fabric.


I knew straight away I had to make some baby rattles.


I have used polyester polyfill for these two, but I am thinking of trying this new Inner Green stuffing I have just heard about. Has anyone tried it and can offer an opinion? Or offer an opinion on any other more natural toy stuffing I can use in these and my rattle cubes (has to be washable and baby friendly)


Kirsty is back from holidays, many lovely creative spaces over at Kootoyou.

Happy Thursday to you.

Cat

Posted by Cat from Raspberry Rainbow at 7:40 AM
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14 comments:

  1. emma @ frog, goose and bearSeptember 23, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    so gorgeous. we listen to paddington bear stories on CD all the time here. great ideas for the fabric!

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  2. ChantalSeptember 23, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    What a great find, and you've done such a lovely job making them into rattles. I read on someones blog recently (sorry can't remember where) that they had used the inner green fill and they were really pleased with it. They had a sample sent from the company. Maybe if you contact the company directly and explain what you need it for they might send you some to try?

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  3. SarahSeptember 23, 2010 at 2:27 PM

    oh we LOVE paddington bear ... they are really cute!

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  4. 62cherrySeptember 23, 2010 at 7:52 PM

    cuuuute!!!

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  5. VicSeptember 25, 2010 at 8:38 AM

    Naaaaaaaw! What do you think they were trying to make, originally, with their weird ass sewing? Rattles are a brilliant idea!

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  6. Claire Chadwick @ Scissors Paper RockSeptember 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    Gosh...you are clever!
    Love it!
    I'm such a Paddington Bear fan :)
    As a kid I would ask Mum for marmalade on my sandwiches {i didn't like it....but wanted to be like paddington lol}
    xo

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  7. Cotton KiwiSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    They are very cute! Great find.

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  8. Brighton Breezy SarahSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    great find ... great idea! They look fab fab fab

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  9. LouSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:23 AM

    It certainly is a very good use of the fabric. Such a clever idea. They are a very cute print. Lou.

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  10. CatSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:33 AM

    Oh I love how creative you've been with the fabric you picked up at the oppy! I think the Paddington Bear rattles are very cute. I'm not sure about the filling but it sounds like a great idea.:)

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  11. Tamara | One Craftee MummaSeptember 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    I love Paddington Bear! Brings back so many memories!

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  12. marianSeptember 30, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    Cat, you are so CLEVER..i love your sweet creations..very inspiring!

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  13. UnknownSeptember 30, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    awwww what a great find!!

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  14. lindaSeptember 30, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    Very cute and such a cool idea :)

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Thank you for your comments. I always try to reply back to you and/or check out your blog, but some days this is not possible. Nice to meet you. Cat

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