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Six-year-old Emma deemed this gift her “best present ever”, and I think deservedly so! She spent several hours making it for her friend A’s sixth birthday, and I think it turned out beautifully! It all comes in its own little shoebox house, complete with pillow, blanket (adorned with a star), dog leash, dog clothes, and leash.
Emma planned everything out and stitched it up all on her own. I cut out the pieces for the dog and the star for the blanket; she cut out everything else.
The little dog got two outfits, in green and blue. Because A is a boy, and – according to Emma – those are colors boys like (also known as colors Johnny likes).
She decorated the box and wrote A’s name on the front (edited out).
A really liked the gift, and Emma was thrilled with his reaction. She also had a BLAST at his party! She came home and said, “I played with BOYS! I played with the boys in my class for the first time EVER!”
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This is the “best present ever”! I know what I want for my birthday!
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Oh, I love that she made her gift and it turned out beautifully! I would love a gift like that too!!
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That is AMAZING!!!!
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This is absolutely adorable! I am glad that A liked the gift. Anna is going to a birthday party of her best friend who is also A tomorrow – she is making him a book :)
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maryanne Reply:
April 20th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Hooray for hand-made gifts!
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A absolutely LOVED the gift and even brought it to bed with him last night. =) He affectionately calls him “Pup”. Emma, thank you again for your beautiful gift… you are such a sweet and talented 6 year old!
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maryanne Reply:
April 20th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
I’m so glad he loves it!!!
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What a wonderful gift! He is so cute!
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This is so sweet! What a creative girl she is! Love it!
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That is beautiful! What a talented little girl! xx
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Wow, great job Emma!
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How wonderful on so many levels!!
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This is adorable! I am very impressed that she stitched this herself! She did metter with a needle and thread than do lol
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crystal@growingajeweledrose Reply:
April 20th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
better* hate typos!
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Your daughter is very clever. I love the thought and care she put into the gift, and the outfits are too cute. Well done Emma!
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Love that she designed and made this gift for her friend! It looks so great!
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Such a thoughtful gift! And cute, too!!
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Amazing idea beautifully executed! And yea for playing with boys! :)
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maryanne Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 8:29 am
The funniest thing about that comment was that she plays with A all the time – just not at school, maybe?
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What a great idea!
Sandy
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ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!!!!!
THIS IS PRECIOUS BEYOND WORDS!
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That is so cute! Her friend will love it!
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Wow how clever is she! That is amazing – it does look a very good present.
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That is so cute and amazingly personal. I would be thrilled to bits if the children made me one of those!
Thanks for sharing on Family Frolics. :)
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Oh my, the cuteness, so cute – it hurts!
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What an absolutely fabulous homemade gift! Your daughter is a sweetheart! I bet she was so proud of what she made. Just darling!
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maryanne Reply:
April 27th, 2012 at 7:59 am
Thank you, Chrissy!
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[...] Miss Emma over at Mama Smiles made a thoughtful birthday gift for one of her pals. She did a beautiful job stitching the toy puppy [...]
I just wanted you to know I’ve featured Emma’s adorable puppy at the Kid’s Co-op this week. :)
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April 27th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Thank you, Didi!
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[...] sewing their own toys (thanks mama smiles) [...]
I love this! Who wouldn’t be thrilled to receive such a thoughtful gift?
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I absolutely love this! What a special gift – to be treasured forever :) I want to try some easy sewing with my older son – I think this would be really great inspiration. Please tell Emma – THANKS!
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maryanne Reply:
June 24th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
I’m so glad you like it! Thank you for sharing on your Facebook page, too!
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Also just shared this on my Love and Lollipops Facebook page :)
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