Saturday, December 1, 2012

It's A Baby Boom! Wet-Felted Play Mats- Part 5 of 5

My three completed baby gifts.

 
A close-up of one of the cones...

...telescoped down.

 
Mat one with the cones flattened...

 
...and popped up for play.

 
Mat two with the cones down...

 
...and up...

...doesn't the purple one look like an elephant's trunk?

 
Mat three with its single cone down...

 
...and up.

 
As you can see...

...each of the play mats has convertible 'appendages'...

...for a baby to manipulate or hold onto.

The tubes can be pushed through to the back...

...or craftily 'peered through' for fun.

Since the cones were dried in the collapsed position...

...they easily fold back down when you want them flat again.

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15 comments:

wollkisterl said...

Oh, I love it.Thank you, for the pictures.
LG Elke

Rachel said...

I can just imagine little hands exploring, tugging and squashing - such fun..

Heather Woollove said...

LG Elke--You are very welcome!!
Rachel--It was a fun project to make, too.

Kathryn Ray said...

This is awesome... fun for babies and their adults. :-)

Anonymous said...

That really is rather ingenious of you, and with those bright colors and the soft wool, what is there for a baby NOT to like??? I'd say you have a hit with this one. And I bet baby would agree too. :)

Heather Woollove said...

Kathryn--'Their adults'...I love that!!
Sandie--Hahaha...thanks!!

Andria said...

These mats are really rather ingenious! I really love how they turned out.

Heather Woollove said...

Andria--Thanks so much!! XO-

Terriea Kwong said...

Oh.. so sweet games for babies. Such a nice, pretty, safe playing mat to train the little fingers and colors. Beautiful gifts idea.

Heather Woollove said...

Terriea--I'm happy that you like it. I look forward to 'contriving' many more fun baby projects in the future when my daughters have children! :)

Anu said...

Cool!!!

Heather Woollove said...

Anu--Thank-you!

Becky Utecht said...

I love these, what wonderful gifts! Thanks for sharing all the photos and the process.

Heather Woollove said...

Becky--You're very welcome!! XO-

Heather Woollove said...

Becky--You're very welcome!! XO-