On November 1st my niece Kylee gave birth to my great-nephew Brody. He's perfect! I got to hold him at Thanksgiving and it was amazing to have a little bundle in my arms. (No, mom, not THAT amazing...)
Anyway, I decided I wanted to make Brody a gift for Christmas and was inspired by the felt we used in the sewing class I taught at Wyatt's school. The kids were really into making all sorts of things out of felt. Also around this time I was concerned about some of the kids at preschool not knowing the letters of their name and I decided a name letter book would be perfect. I looked online for some ideas and came up with the rest myself. What emerged is the 100% hand-cut, hand-sewn Brody Book. I love it. I've been told I should sell them on etsy, but since each page took 2-4 hours, I'm not sure how cost effective it would be. My second niece is now engaged, so I guess I will make these books a labor of love for all my forth-coming great-nieces and great-nephews. That is until my eye-sight gives or my hand is gnarled with arthritis!
And my adorable great-nephew reading his book!
