These pictures posted in the wrong order. Grrr.
Anyway, the un-exciting pocket on the back for holding all the parts. The girl with the website, Ashley, recommended making it pleated, and I would recommend doing a pleat at the bottom, as well. It's just a lot of stuff to hold. (Mrs. Potato Head's hat doesn't fit at all. I over-stuffed.)
The Missus, where any girl would want to be--by the flowers.
Talk about cheesy. :)
I did like Ashley and just made one potato, with parts to interchange. (They go on with velcro. For guidelines on how to make your own, go to Ashley's post link above.) I have thoughts on more pieces that would be fun, but it took longer than I thought it would (three days in my free time) and I just wanted to be done. I'm thinking I'll give it to Jamie for Easter; he'll probably be old enough to appreciate it by then.Oh, and the point of the thing is that it's quiet. Since I've been looking for cheap quiet toys for church, I jumped on this one. Using my mom's AWESOME bag of felt scraps that she's collected and kept for probably decades for projects just such as this, plus my purchase of potato and pocket felt for 29 cents a sheet, plus the velcro, plus Mom's batting she didn't mind me using, this probably cost me all of $4. Compared to the Book of Mormon quiet book I wanted for THIRTY DOLLARS, that's pretty cool.
You like?? I can't even give it to my kid yet because he'll just chew on it, so please, leave comments and give me praise! :D
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Haha.....that turned out so cute! Warmed my little heart to see a friend for my Mr. Potato Head to play with!! ;)
Thanks for the link.
And Merry Christmas!
Ashley
I LOVE that Potato Head! I saw that on her site and wanted to do it too. :D
I saw that on her site and was thinking that I want to do one, but I just haven't gotten there yet. Yours turned out super cute, maybe that will give me the extra motivation I need.
I saw the idea for making a Mr./Mrs. Potato head the other day and I thought it looked like such a good idea. Yours turned out looking adorable! It makes me want to go and make one now!
would you share your version of the potato head pattern just the parts I figured out the body ashly said she couldn't help me till after the big move and want to give these to my dgd to play with in church but I have a hard time enlarging patterns from pic's yours is just too cute
Anonymous--I'm out of town (away from all my stuff) until New Year's, but if you'd like I can try to scan what I kept after that. I'm sorry if you wanted them before Christmas, for a present. :( But I do hope I can help after that, and thanks for the compliment! :)
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