Sunday, November 9, 2008

O's Doll Cradle...In Progress


IMG_9480 (Large), originally uploaded by omamom16.

Elliott and I have been working on O's doll cradle today. He was not at all excited about it, but he worked hard once we got started :) I drew out a pattern on a grocery bag and then traced it onto the board. Then Elliott cut everything out. It's a bit assymetrical, but hopefully O won't notice the imperfections :) I sanded it tonight, and I'm hoping to prime and paint it tomorrow.

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11 comments:

  1. SarahHubNovember 9, 2008 at 10:37 PM

    How great! We just bought a cradle to give Evie for Christmas, but hand-made is so much better!

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  2. AmberNovember 9, 2008 at 10:38 PM

    I can already tell it's going to be beautiful and O will love it!

    Zara adores the cradle that my grandmother handmade for me when I was a little girl. Toys that come with love built into them really are the best and stand the test of time.

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  3. rtsbeaconNovember 10, 2008 at 12:53 AM

    so exciting! My parents made a very similar cradle for my 2nd christmas. My dad still has it. Amber plays with it every time we go to visit them.

    My husband is not crafty, and we are in china now, but we got a great doll bed at Ikea for like $12, its helping with the transition to big girl bed.

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  4. KimberlyNovember 10, 2008 at 2:05 AM

    That is going to be adorable. O is going to have an incredible Christmas filled with gifts that were made with love and will be herilomes (sp) someday.

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  5. tracey (aka rainbowmummy)November 10, 2008 at 4:04 AM

    It's not imperfections it is originality!!

    I am sure this will stay in the family for a LONG time :0)

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  6. BeckyNovember 10, 2008 at 7:36 AM

    I can't wait to see the finished product! My husband is just learning how to use a saw for remodeling. Maybe he'll be able to do a project like this next year :)

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  7. dreamingmamaNovember 10, 2008 at 7:49 AM

    I think O will love it! What a man you have to! Anything for his family!

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  8. Gidget Girl ReadingNovember 10, 2008 at 7:53 AM

    that so reminds me after i take my oldest to school i'm going to take a picture and post it! i told i would then forgot sorry!

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  9. Gidget Girl ReadingNovember 10, 2008 at 10:31 AM

    i posted it with pictures if your interested:

    http://teachingtinytots.blogspot.com/2008/11/our-homemade-doll-cradle.html

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  10. tesslouiseNovember 10, 2008 at 10:05 PM

    My parents probably still have my old doll cradle, which my dad made when I was little.

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  11. MelissaNovember 11, 2008 at 2:50 PM

    Thanks, everybody! I didn't get to work on the cradle last night like I planned because I had a random fever :( Maybe tonight...

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