My sweet nephews, who are the most adorable little boys there are, just turned two. Incredible, as it seems just yesterday when I caused a near panic attack in my sis with my surprised blooper when she told me..."That means you need two of everything!"
Although, I am so darn far away from those wonderful lil ones I think about them daily. I can't believe their growth while I have been away and I tear up when I hear their little voices in the background of phone conversations.
Knowing I wasn't going to be there for Mason and Owen's birthday was a hard pill to swallow so instead I focused on what project I was going to make for them. I had been wanting to make these little cars from the book Fun Dolls, for a while and thought it would be a good time to do it. Once, I finished I knew it would be perfect for them. Constructed in felt and kapok filling I knew they would be close to indestructable for four little hands.I remember my little brothers had this road mat that they loved so much and would play on it endlessy with their hot wheels. I knew I had to create something similar for their new cars and decided to create a little landscape town with lots of big roads for their big cars to roam.
To be honest I did have a few AHHH! moments that come with freestyle projects, but after breathing through it and getting the scale I began to have so much fun. The little mailbox, the tire swing, the school fountain, they all started to take life with the more time spent on the little stitches. I thought of how much Mace and Owie would want to probably touch the different colors and little bits and I got so very happy knowing they would soon be playing on top of it.
Hearing about their glee upon opening their presents made my heart just want to burst out. I was on cloud nine knowing they knew that even though their Tanta Mems wasn't around she was in spirit and she loves them very very much!
To their wonderful mom, you are amazing and I cannot wait to see you and make dinner and drink wine and talk talk talk. Love you lady.
2 comments:
you are awesome!
they do love touching it and feeling all the little bits. and the roads are being put to good use.
i cannot wait to see you too, mems. love you so much!
This is amazing! I would love to create something similar for my nephews, who are also very far away from me. Can you tell me what the overall size is? Your work is beautiful and so inspirational.
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