the trip

I made these little i-pod cases at the special request of two friends who have newly acquired one of these nifty little gadgets. I'd never seen an i-pod before so Tom printed out a little cardboard make-it-yourself version from the internet so I could make sure the cases are the right size.

I made them a little bigger than the i-pod so they could also store the cord and headphones in there too. I made the little button-loops from plaited embroidery floss. They were a super-easy and quick project, but I think if i had a non-cardboard i-pod of my own, I might order one of these felted covers made by Kimberlee over at  anemone crafts. Very sweet.

Have you seen the work of Ezra Jack Keats before? Arlo and I are in love with our copy of The Snowy Day, but yesterday I found his book 'The Trip.' Both the story and illustrations (especially the way in which painting techniques are combined with pieces of photo collage i.e. sky-scrapers, children's faces, etc.) are beautiful, and it's a book that I think will stay in my heart for a long time. And hopefully in the childrens', too.

Clearly, our next crafting project will have to be a peep-show from an old shoe-box.