Car Caddy

Another special project for Christmas..... This one is very much like the drawing/art caddy I made a while back, but this one holds cars and has a special figure-8 track for them to ride around.  You can't see the embroidery on this one because of the busy fabric, but the child's name and a Spiderman spider is on the front.  The pockets for the cars are sewn so that an individual car fits in each pocket

 This one has the handles on the top, too, in an effort to keep the cars in a little better.  

This one is very much like the drawing/art caddy I made a while back, but this one holds cars and has a special figure-8 track for them to ride around.  You can't see the embroidery on this one because of the busy fabric, but the child's name and a Spiderman spider is on the front.  There is foam core inside so that the cars have something sturdy to ride on.

The pockets for the cars are sewn so that an individual car fits in each pocket.

Working on 3 more drawing/art caddies .... and a ton of other stuff.  Hope your holiday season is filled with lots of creativity, love, and blessings. :) 

Have a wonderful Saturday evening and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!! 

~*Shell*~

Special Projects

Merry Christmas!  Are you busy creating special gifts for your family and friends?  I think I've undertaken a lot more than I should have, but it's time to just get it all done.

One of the gifts I'm making for little girls in the family is a drawing set.  I've seen many versions of the crayon roll-ups and caddies.  This design puts it all together and allows the kids to carry their drawing pad with them, along with the crayons or markers.

I had to make a prototype, right??  This one was made with my daughter in mind.  She LOVES John Deere.

This one is made so that it folds up to close and has a velcro closure strap.  The handles are made of ribbon. The ribbon wasn't double-sided, so I sewed two pieces together for each handle.  Her 'a' in the embroidery didn't turn out quite right - and if I was giving this as a gift, I would fix that - but she doesn't care.  It was just meant as a prototype, anyway.

Opened up, you can see the pockets for crayons, pencils or markers.  On the next ones I make, I will add velcro closures to keep the items in the pockets.  The drawing pad is easy to slip out.  So if the child uses up all of her blank pages - but not all of her creativity! - you can slide another one in.  The hole for the pad was made like a giant, custom buttonhole.  

I did put some 'header' material inside the fabric to give the drawing set more structure and stability.  Next time, I plan to use chipboard, if I can find it in a big enough piece for each set.

Overall, I'm very pleased with how the set turned out.  Honestly, I'm amazed that the first one turned out this well.  I guess, for once, I did a fair job of thinking through all of the steps!

I need to make 3 more of these, a car caddy - with an included track, and a fort kit.  Lots to do on my day at home tomorrow! :) 

Have a wonderful Monday and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!!!

~*Shell*~