We found this adorable book by Mo Willems entitled Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and thought that the perfect way to complete the present was to make a Naked Mole Rat that my niece could dress while reading the story.
So, after shopping around for the perfect Naked Mole Rat materials (a very difficult task if I may say so!), I went off of Willems fabulously illustrated Naked Mole Rat...with a few personalized modifications...added a few inventive felt garments so Naked Mole Rat can "get dressed"...and arrived at:
I love how he turned out. I think he managed to be so ugly that he's cute! So, he can be casual in his pants and tie-dyed shirt, or professional in his suit with fun red tie. I made one horrifying discovery, however, after taking these pictures and looking at the book....I forgot to give Naked Mole Rat a tail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yet, it is fairly quick and easy to fix...
The picture is a little blurry, but you can see the new tail, and you get a glimpse of the Midwest Nutmeg tags I made.
And, there is no way to spend an entire afternoon sewing without a little snack. Vanilla and Lace put up this yummy recipe for peanut butter chocolate pretzels on her blog; to find it, go here.
I hope everyone had as happy and productive of a weekend as I did!!!
Have you created with inspiration from a book lately?
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