Now call me crazy, but when I looked at this set, I saw pasta! Felt pasta! We have some teenies in our family and I love making them homemade gifts. Nothing says love from Auntie JJ like a handmade gift:) This set was just PERFECT for making felt pasta.
The pinked circle and pinked square dies make great ravioli and bowtie pasta. As you can see, I did regular, spinach, and squash pasta;) For the ravioli, just cut two pieces, stuff with a little pillow filler (or scrap felt), and sew up. For the bowtie, I just cut a square, folded it, and then tacked down the middle. This is a great project for any level of sewist (I hate the word "sewers", lol!).
I put all my little yummies into a muslin bag that I gussied up with a label. I couldn't resist using "Auntie Pasta";) To make my label, I used the large pinked rectangle and cut out letters with the new Avery's Alpha Dies. I used Aleene's glue for the letters. This glue works really, really well with felt. And the dies cut felt like butter!
And to end this post, here's the teenies that inspired this play food and will be getting "Auntie Pasta"!
My lovely teamies have some fantastic projects! Go check them out now!
JJ Bolton (you are here:)
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jj
You have really outdone yourself, JJ! What an amazing idea. I just love the way your mind works. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love your "Auntie Pasta." How clever! Never in a million years would I have thought of pasta by looking at this die set.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!!!! SWEET littles, too!
ReplyDeleteROTFL! I love the felt pasta! The sentiment on the bag is hilarious. Your creativity always astounds me. :)
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! I love, love, love the felt pasta JJ! Such a cute project! Your nieces are going to have lots of fun :D
ReplyDeleteOMG that is just amazing what a clever idea to have done for the little ones and I'm sure they will have a ton of fun playing with it :)
ReplyDeletewow this is amazing.. very clever and fun..
ReplyDeleteHehehhe these pastas are sooo cute!
ReplyDeleteAww, cuteness overload!
ReplyDeleteAnother wow project! I so wish you still lived in Hawaii. I would so pay to be a fly on your wall to see your crafty brain at work. Those are some blessed kiddos to have such a creative Auntie!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!! Wish I had teenies around to make this for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteI'm killing myself over "auntie pasta" - hee hee. This is so amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and clever project!
ReplyDeleteI love your "auntie pasta". And it makes me chuckle, too. I've made felt food before for my nieces and these dies sure make quicker work than cutting all the squares out with pinking shears. ANd the bowtie pasta is genius. And this fabulous gift couldn't be going to more darling little girls.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea. The dies do look like pieces of paste. I'm sure the kids are going to love playing "cook" with this food. thanks for sharing such a great idea.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute project. TFS
ReplyDeleteThis is so gosh darn stinkin' cute!!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, this is all sorts of adorable!!! TFS!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my word, I don't know what I'm more impressed with ... the perfectly shaped felt pasta, or your clever take on the name! It's a toss-up, they're both out-of-this-world fun. My 6 year old son still plays with pretend food. It's really the only toy from his baby years that he still plays with. Your nieces should get lots of use out of your pasta!
ReplyDeleteOh this is so clever and adorable, JJ ... what a fabulous idea! Anita (in France) :)
ReplyDeleteSuch lucky girls to be receiving such a great gift!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I love how your brain works! :)
ReplyDeleteThis Rocks JJ....LOVE LOVE LOVE!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just toooooo cute! Love!
ReplyDeleteYou are just too clever, JJ! I love how you think outside the box, and this is brilliant! Thanks for making me smile...and for sharing the pic of those darling teenies!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha! FABULOUS!! You are the best aunty in the whole wide world! :-)
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!! this is awesome!!! what lucky littles!
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously one of the most fun projects I have ever seen
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! They
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Carla from Utah
Such a cool project JJ! I may case your idea! TFS
ReplyDeleteHow stinking cute are those teenies?! And your Auntie Pasta is so awesome...very clever and practical!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteWow, definitely a creative use for these dies!
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS project JJ!!!!!
ReplyDeletepretty sure it is killing me how adorable that felt pasta is! how brilliant!
ReplyDeletewhat an adsolutely adorable idea! The pasta looks perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! Thanks for the inspiration to use products other than paper!
ReplyDeletei got a chuckle outta this one!
ReplyDeleteOMG that felt pasta play kit is so cute!!! What a fun idea!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great die set and such a creative way to use them. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteOMG...what a hoot. You're so clever and that bag made me guffaw...such a terrific idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome gift for those two little cuties!!! So creative. LOVE it!
ReplyDeletehow fun for the little ones!
ReplyDeleteThese are just the most brilliant, fun playthings and I know several little one who would adore this little bag full of pasta! JJ, you are such an inspiration! What a great release. Bev : )
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and clever idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool idea, JJ!
ReplyDeleteYou are a pasta/die genius! I LOVE this! So adorable, they girls are going to love them!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea!! Love it!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love this craft project. I would love to do one for my little girl too, so lovely
ReplyDeleteI really NEED these dies!!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea, love this creative use of the dies :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! What an awesome gift and fun food item to play with! Great work!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKatie B.
What an adorable play set for those cuties! Love the new dies
ReplyDeleteThis is what happens when a foodie and a cardmaker would do when they get together--making Auntie Pasta! YOU make it happen! What a brilliant idea, JJ! Love this so much!
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot! Your two dollies are going to have a blast with your soft felt pasta! They are going to have a few stories when they are old too : )
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