I finished their 1st birthday presents!

Thanks so much for this idea. They came out cuter than I imagined...and just in time. Their birthdays are next Thursday!

Here they are:
Ashlyn Cover
SH
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N and Last page


Everything is the same for Ansley's name except for one letter:

E

This was such fun to do. Now I can hardly wait to give it to them

 

oh that is soo adorable...where does the time go

 

that is absolutley adorable, you did a great job....i WISH i was crafty so bad.....!!

 

[SIZE=10pt]They turned out great!!

I guess I really should get started on mine...I only have 2 months

April [/SIZE]

 

you are so talanted! That is ADORABLE!

 

Those look great!!! I love how you stitched each letter on differently. What a great idea. And all of your pictures look amazing. Did you free-hand them?

Your girls are going to cherish those books! Good job mama!

- Carrie

 

VERY cute. Can you give me a brief description of how you did this? I am craft-challenged but think they would make great gifts!

 

:bow2:

WOW!

 

Thanks for all the compliments!!

Diane, basically, I found lettering and coloring book-type images on the internet and printed them out. I had to modify them to fit the size I wanted. There's a heat and bond product that I ironed on to one side of the felt. Then I cut out the shapes and letters. Then, I ironed them onto the book page. Finally, (and definitely the most time consuming) I stitched around all the pictures, letters, and pages. To bind the book, I ran thread through the left side of pages, "catching" the stitches that went around the page.

I wouldn't consider the project hard but very time consuming. I can't remember exactly when I started but I think it was about 8 weeks ago. I am pretty crafty and can sew fast. However, I worked on them most nights for 2-3 hours and spent 8 hours last Tuesday while a friend watched the girls. Remember, though, I made 2 books!!

Let me know if you want more details

 

They are gorgeous!!!! And funny thing is, I'm the one that posted the idea and I still only have THREE pages done...talk about procrastination. You've inspired me to get ON my booty and finish this thing. You did an awesome job :banana: :banana:

 

Great Job! :clapping:

 

Oh my gosh - how awesome!! You did a great job!!!! :Clap:

 

How adorable and creative and what a great thing for them to keep to look back on later in life.

 

Wow-- great job! SO cute!!!

 

:bow2: you did an awesome job--wanna do mine?? LOL

only 9 letters in DS's name and 10 in DD's j/k

sandra


Edited because i can't count!!! LOL

 

Your books turned out GREAT!!! You did such an amazing job!!! I am looking forward to starting these...still need to pick up the supplies!

 

Those are really cute! WTG!

 

so cute!!!!

 

those are so cute!!

 

Those are SOOOOO cute! Excellent job and what beautiful keep-sakes for your daughters.

 

So So SO cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Musst make for my twin granddaughters. Am always looking for unique gift ideas for them. Where on the net did you go to find the images???????????????????????????

 

these are beautiful - and i have to say the last page brought tears to my eyes.
way to go, crafty mama!