Woodland Baby Favors

This past week my sister gave me a challenge...unique woodland-themed baby shower favors for less than $5 a piece.  Hmmmm....  I had a lot of fun brainstorming some ideas and these were the ones that made it to the try-it-out-and-see round.  Now, my sister just has to pick one!

First up, a felt squirrel pin in the colors of the shower....green, blue, and brown.

Along a similar line, I tried my hand at a needle felted acorn with an attached pin back.

Jessica carved this adorable rubber block stamp for us to use to decorate the next two ideas.

This mini brown bag would be perfect for giving out little bags of trail mix!

This is another option I thought of for distributing some take-home goodies.  A mini flower pot holding a fake topiary (made out of a pom-pom using some of that crazy style novelty yarn) and some woodland inspired treats.

So, now my sister must decide....we'll wait and see what she chooses!


Have you been in charge of baby or bridal shower favors?  What did you design?

Needle Felting: Try Number One

Over the summer, my parents were in Connecticut for a visit and we found this amazing little quilt shop (it is my Mom's special talent to find quilt shops wherever she goes!).  While there, I decided to pick up something new to try in the world of crafts: a Woolpets needle felting kit.  The kit is for an adorable and small blue bird...well, mine turned out closer to the size of a blue jay!!

Still, I don't think it is too bad for a first try.  I really enjoyed it and only ended up pricking myself with the needle twice!  I think I'll give it another go around in the future (after getting some more wool roving).

After needle felting this little guy (okay, big guy), I needed a snack.  So, I decided to try making some home-made sweet potato fries with maple sugar mayonase for dipping.  They were not as crispy as I would have liked, so I guess I will just have to try making these again too!

What new craft were you a little nervous and hessitant to try?