just. can't. let. go.
of the brookings trip, that is.
so, in addition to looking at pictures and making eve tell me her favorite things at the beach and ocean, over and over and over, i've immortalized the trip with the little help from a newly made flannel board.
i've had a large ikea frame in the girl's closet for two years, with the plan of making a flannel board. last week i finally pulled it out to get to work. i had the flannel and the masonite but no staple gun. but i did have a tiny little stapler. i so wish my camera was working because i would love to have this tiny thing documented for you to see. teeny tiny. but, i was not deterred. a little entertained, yes, but not deterred. i set to stapling the flannel to the masonite and was shocked to find some success with my mini stapler. at one point a staple went all the way through the masonite and into my wood floor. who would have thought? (umm, sorry chip. don't worry, no extensive damage was done) so, itty bitty stapler and all, the work of immortalizing the trip has now taken form in flannel board felt shapes of all the things that played prominently in our stay. the girls are having fun with them.
fish and campfire
shark (we never saw one but chip's fear of them is always prevalent when we're near the ocean) and evergreens (i'd say redwoods if they weren't so wonky. i was getting impatient)
rocky coastline (the elephant looking thing is supposed to be an arch rock. i'll have to work on it). and anemone and starfish.
there's a lot more on the list before true immortalization and felt-piece documentation of the trip is complete. my salamander attempts have been laughable and end up looking like tailed aliens, but i'm getting closer. i think switching to a free-quilting foot will help. whales, seals, otters, kites, kayaks, water and people will be coming, but for now we'really pretty happy with what we've got. the girls have surprised me with how often they're playing with them. eve's voices for the shark and fish are fantastic, while ruthie just yells "fish! fish! oh no!" over and over.
** note for me: this was initially posted 8.23.07. blog managing confusion.**
Friday, August 24, 2007 at 06:11AM
Reader Comments (3)
kate! fantastic idea, I have a flannel board, but never thought to frame it, genius. LOVE love love the felt shapes, i want some, but don't know if i would actually make some...
stop it! everything you do is too cute and clever. i can't stand it! i have no idea how you did that, even after reading the post...did you actually make those things yourself freehanding it? Like draw with a pencil and then cut it out? looks like so much fun for them to play with! i love chip's fear of sharks- isn't he going to alcatraz soon? i have a blog post in my head about sharks, but i haven't been able to do it yet. anyways, long comment i know, but your account of oregon made me look at real estate and jobs online. i pretty much want to live in brookings now "the banana belt of the oregon coast." (:
very creative. you never cease to amaze me, Katie.