how many posts featuring mushrooms can one little ol’ blog really have? well here’s one more! for years i’ve been using a big plastic jug full of thistle seeds as a doorstop for the back door. i finally decided to make a cute doorstop and settled on-you guessed it-a toadstool!
the tall one is about 10 inches tall, the short one is about 8½ inches tall. The bases are made using a 32oz yogurt container and a 16oz earth balance container. i filled them with gravel to give them some weight.
the pattern i made for them is here http://www.madewithlovebyhannah.com/toastooldoorstop.pdf so you can print it out and make one yourself! the letters in the directions below refer to the pattern pieces.
first fill the container with something heavy, i used gravel but sand or rocks would work well too. put on the top and tape it on securely.
sew the stem sides (A) together on both sides, then sew on the stem top (B). turn right side out and insert your container. pin the stem bottom (C) on and stitch by hand.
sew the 5 cap pieces (D) together, meeting together at the top. then sew the cap bottom (E) on a little more than half way around, leave about a 6-7 inch opening.
turn right side out, and insert the cardboard piece (C) so it sits inside at the bottom of the cap. stuff the cap. sew up the opening by hand.
glue the top to the base.
i decided to glue some cute trim around the edge of the cap and some ric-rac ‘grass’ around the bottom. it’s really hard for me to make something and not put ric-rac on it. i couldn’t help topping them off with a pair of sleepy pixies! whee!
Those are amazingly cute!!! Did you make the pixies yourself? Their faces have a very 50s quality. So charming!
good enough for the mantelpiece let alone a doorstop! just beautiful! t.x
First - your craft is so great! All of it! I’v been reading your blog for ages and lusting over your skirts :)
But what made me comment here… is that I thought I was “the only one” with that vintage happy sewing needle book! My mum got it for me at a flee market like 15 years ago. I love mine so much!
YYYYYYYYYYEAH!! Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!!
I love these! Thanks for posting the pattern!
These are MOST adorable!
I love your sewing machine. And I have that exact same needle book. Precious stuff. Love it all.
Thank you, these are sooo wonderful !!!!! Clarice
I made a toadstool this past week, too!
Check it out!
http://hollyklein.blogspot.com/2008/08/fun-guy-foot-stool.html
You can never have enough fungi around…can you?
thanks everybody! the pixies are vintage, i bought them from shop66 on etsy last year. holly, the toadstool stool makeover came out amazing!! i love that ‘happy sewing’ needle book too, especially since i don’t like sewing by hand so every time i pull it out to do some it’s like a little pep talk!
Absolutely adorable and a brilliant way to recycle! Thank you for sharing such a fabulous project. xoxo
OH MY GOSH! HOW CUTE ARE THESE ?!?!? I LOVE them! Soooooooo completely adorable! LOVE LOVE!
Oh, I love these so much! You are so clever! Yay for ric-rac!
Allison x
Oooooh! Will be perfect in my daughter’s room! It’s all woodland animals and mushrooms. And I’m all about the mushroom posts too!
http://welcometogirlland.blogspot.com/search?q=mushroom
Can’t wait to sit this guy right on top!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1006/1351429245_8bb9146bf3.jpg?v=0
Love your blog. Knew about your shop, but not your blog! Loves me another blog added to my Bloglines!
Thanks for the pattern. xo
omg, hannah, so cute!! love, love, love.
Thank you,, next week i will throw out my Waterjugg,,,smile
i love these!!!
they wouldn’t be the same without the pixies tho & i don’t think i have any of those laying around ;)
Your idea is magnificent