A quiet book page is FINISHED!

I started a quiet book for my niece, Stella, two years ago. It was a SPECTACULAR failure. I tried the felt Mr. Potato Head. I don't know if you've seen that but it's really super cool. I'll totally try it again. But I didn't sew anything. I tried to put the book together with binder rings. Fail. They ripped. Oh, and I didn't really make a book. I made a page. And a cover. And I had this great idea that I'd make new pages all the time to add. I did not. 

Skip to now. Stella is about to turn four and now has a little brother, Harlow. Sitting still in church, at doctor's offices, etc. is even harder for her little brilliant 4 year old brain. Add in the "No that's mine!" arguments with Harlow and now they both need a quiet book. Aunt Amy has decided to try again and do it right this time. 

I went to JoAnn on Friday. As is usual for me, I was seduced by the many felt colors and my ADHD went nuts. I can make this and I can make this and I can make this... I had 40 kajillion sheets of felt in my cart in ten minutes. And let's not discuss rickrack. 

But I got it together and put things back. I realized I'd do best to get just enough to do a page or two at a time. So I stated out on Stella's first. First page is now complete!

I stitched a beehive and leaves onto a felt sheet with embroidery floss. The numbers on the flower centers I cut out free hand with teeny scissors and just glued on with fabric glue. Then I stitched them onto the background with the red flower shape behind them. The flower does not have the edges stitched down. 

With green three, I stitched a loop of green ribbon behind each flower. Then tied a cute bee button to a long ribbon and stitched the ribbon end down. The kiddo gets to lace the been through each flower and then bring it back to the hive. You may not be able to see it, but the hive has a little slit cut into it so the bee can go back into its home. 

I so enjoy actually finishing things. Next page is picking root vegetables. :)