gnome snowsuit revamp

While many people were kind enough to share their children's clothes with us, we have chose not to have clothing with cartoony or cutesy characters on them. Here is my solution - sew a wooly patch over the offenders!
This little gnome is simply a triangle of fair isle wool (felted), with a cashmere oval for the face. Inspired by the little gnomes from Fyn's birthday party. It took a little figuring to make sure the whole image underneath was covered by the new wooly gnome.
Since the wool is felted, I just sewed it on my sewing machine with a straight stitch! And, it didn't take long at all. I've washed it a few times in cold water and it worked great!

recycled wooly patches, new on etsy!

Here's a way for you to revamp your own clothes, or perhaps something that has been handed down to you. Wooly patches add a little homemade goodness to everything from clothes to jackets and bags. Great for covering up logos or characters! You stitch, either by machine or by hand onto anything!

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snow day!

Fyn has grown an inch since his birthday, so we pulled out the next size jacket. It was torn, so I camouflaged it with an arctic hare. Seems appropriate, and hopefully it will inspire you to make some animal sweater patches. Boy clothes need some creative revamping almost all the time!

The fabulous scarf was knitted by a friend, Elara, as a birthday gift. You can her work on www.plinkplink.etsy.com. She made me a sweet enamel/silver necklace with leaves on it!

Hopefully, there will be another snow day this week and we can go sledding!