Boo Boo Bird
8:02:00 PM
If you are a mommy of a brand new baby, let me warn you...before
they start moving, get ready.
And by get ready,
I mean have a first aid kit ready to go. This little guy is my newest (and
cutest) addition to that first aid kit.
If you are a klutz like me, you know that your little ones’ genes are counting against them—the chances of injury are just too high. My three literally each had a completely unrelated injury within 24 hours last week (Lil bit got a gash on her foot from a door scraping her, Sweet Pea bit her lip when she fell against a chair trying to walk, and Princess Pea was bit).
Bumps, bruises,
and blood are in their future. And then there are the imaginary wounds. If you
have a toddler or a preschooler, you know what I mean. But it isn't really
financially feasible to give a band aid every time there is a perceived injury.
(Because then we would feel like we were financing the first aid industry by
ourselves). That’s where this idea came into being.
I was surfing around Sugar Bee Crafts—Mandy has a super awesome
blog, and awesome sewing skills!—and saw her owie owls.
I saw these cuties and I thought, what a wonderful idea!! In our
house, you must have blood actually coming out of your body to get a band aid. We
do have teething rings in the fridge that we sometimes use to put on the
occasional bump and bruise, but recently the twins have needed those teething
rings for, well, teething! So I took Mandy’s general idea—to fill a little
fabric animal with rice to put in the freezer for an “ice” pack—and I made my
own pattern!
Since I am considering changing my banner to little birds under a
column (see the start of the artwork here), I had to make one of those little
birds be that ice pack. So I drew up a pattern (I made it larger than what I
wanted so that I had seam allowances).
Then I cut out the paper and pinned it to a folded piece of fabric—the
fold is at the bottom of the bird. This way, I only have to cut the bird out
once, and I don’t have to seam the bottom.
Then, with the wrong sides out, I pinned the bird together and
sewed it up. I left an opening that was just large enough to turn the bird
right side out and put the rice into the bird.
After I turned the bird right side out, I cut out the wings (I
made these a little smaller than the pattern) and a little triangle for the
beak, and then I used fusible webbing to adhere the wings and beak to the bird.
I wasn’t exact about getting the webbing to the edges of the wings—the webbing
is to hold the pieces in place while I hand stitch it in a couple of steps and
for extra security.
Then I used a kitchen funnel to pour the rice in, and then
stitched up the last little bit of the bird body.
For the final touches, I stitched on eyes using contrasting
thread, and using the same contrasting thread, I hand stitched the wings and
beak. I wanted a rustic look, so that’s the reason for the rough edge and hand
stitching. You could use a machine to sew around each wing and beak, but you
would need to do that before sewing the body together.
So here’s my little bird—ready to administer first aid! Isn’t he
cute? Lil Bit has already tried to steal him to play with him.
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19 comments
These are adorable. I have made many of the pads but in the shape to go around your neck. These are much cuter!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love the birdie shape. It takes the sting out of owies when we give our little ones bandaids and cute owie ice packs! I should ask my girls their favorite animal and then make them each their own owie animal friend. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I love it!
ReplyDeleteyour little birdie is so cute~ great job!!
ReplyDeleteI no longer have little one's but this is a wonderful idea that I would've definitely tried. It's so adorable. I found you on Made U Look Linky and I'm your newest follower. Swing by and link up at my hop when you have time.
ReplyDeleteGwen @ www.alittleunhinged.com
What a cute idea! My kids would love this!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome and so cute! We would love to invite you to join us on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes. I know our readers will love your ideas! Have a great weekend!
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These are great! I like the bird and the owl, I'll need a whole fleet of animals for this house!
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ReplyDeletereally cute - good idea too!
ReplyDeleteThat is so clever. I have to make myself one of these
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This little guy is so cute! I love the fabric that you used too! I need to make one for my first aid kit.. my kiddos would love it.
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Super cute! I just posted about first aid essentials. I don't have kids but I'd use it as an "ice" pack. Hopped over from Made you Look
ReplyDeletei love these! especially the owls!
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I've always used rice-filled packs for heat. I never thought to use them for cold. What a great idea! The ice blocks really aren't a comfortable solution. Thanks for joining the party at One Creative Weekend!
ReplyDeleteThese are really cute and what a great idea! Thanks for linkin up!
ReplyDeleteKim@madeinaday
I had not thought of rice as I had been using sawdust! Very cute and maybe easier!
ReplyDeleteSmiles, Cyndi
Great idea....I came over from Ginger Snap Crafts. I always have the hardest time getting my kids to use ice packs when they get a big bump...I bet they would be way more amenable with something cute like this. :) I will give this a try! New follower here!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like this idea...and I have tried my boo-boo bird on several kids (other than my own) and the only problem we've had has been the kids wanting to keep them! Glad you stopped by!
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