Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A special little gift

A couple of weeks ago, I answered the phone and this little voice said “Grammy, will you make me a tape”? After translating, I realized that Emma was asking me to make her a CAPE! (her personal dictionary told me that since tookie = cookie and tacker = cracker, therefore, tape = cape). Grammys are smart, aren’t they? LOL

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She loves all things girly, so I knew I had to find the perfect fabric. As soon as I saw the rainbow effect with the sparkle butterflies, the search for what to make it out of was over.

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Some sparkle trim and a glitzy button finished it off.

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Here’s the back and it even has a hood!

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And the finished tape…oops, I mean CAPE! I’ll be taking it up to her next week when I go to help out with the baby. I’m sure I’ll have pictures to share. I hope it isn’t gigantic on her. But then I guess that’ll give her lots of years of wear, right?

(Note: I wrote this post in Windows Live Writer but when it transferred into my blog, I lost the right side of the picture borders. Does anyone know what I did wrong or how to correct it? I can't seem to fix it. )

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25 comments:

  1. BeenaJune 2, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Wow! This is so beautiful! She will just love it! Great fabric and trims.

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  2. CandaceJune 2, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    Oh my - Emma is going to adore her tape - you'll have trouble getting her to take it off at bedtime! Great job, Anne!

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  3. DebbieJune 2, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Very Cute! That must have been fun for you. I hope I have a granddaughter I can sew for someday! Enjoy your time with her and the new baby.

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  4. AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    Beautiful grammy, she's going to love it!

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  5. CarolJune 2, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    Oh that is so cute! Emma is going to just love it! You are such a smart Grammy!

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  6. Abby and StephanieJune 2, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    Grammys have the lingo down, or so I understand. What a lucky little girl.

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  7. Mary on Lake PulaskiJune 2, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    What a sweet grammy!

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  8. DeniseJune 2, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    Beautiful tape! When I use Live Writer I set the width of the picture to 455 px. everything seems to fit.

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  9. LorraineJune 2, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    wow...that is an amazing cape....lucky Emma to have a grammy who can make beautiful things for her..I am sure she will treasure it! It brings back memories of my youngest asking for a "Merlin" cape when he was going thru his wizard phase..LOL....No grammy to make one so it was up to me....turned out ok and he had loads of fun with it...!

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  10. MaryJune 2, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    You're such a good Grammy! I'm sure she'll love it with all the glitter.

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  11. CrispyJune 2, 2009 at 5:54 PM

    Oh what a wonderful cape gramma!!! She is going to love it regardless on how too big it is. I can hardly wait until I get little voice phone calls.

    Crispy

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  12. Carrie ~ Cricketwood PrimsJune 2, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    Perfect tape for Emma, how adorable her special vocabulary is. She is going to love it!!
    Nice job grammy!!

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  13. ThimbleannaJune 2, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    It's adorable Anne -- lucky little Emma!

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  14. JanetJune 2, 2009 at 9:42 PM

    Oh now that's what grandmother's do. She will love it and want to wear it everywhere.

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  15. ShelinaJune 3, 2009 at 3:34 AM

    It is adorable. You found a great fabric for it.

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  16. AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 3:56 AM

    My heart skips a beat at thought of hearing my someday GIRL grandbaby asking me to make her something! How sweet of you to make that very pretty tape oh wait, cape!! The moment is priceless.

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  17. KarenJune 3, 2009 at 6:09 AM

    Oh good gracious that's adorable and she will look so sparkly twirling about. Your a great grandma chicky :)

    Hugs - kare

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  18. NadineJune 3, 2009 at 6:39 AM

    See? We told you you could do it!!! Congrats! It looks adorable, Grammy.

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  19. PamKittyMorningJune 3, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    Wow that's one amazing cape! I commend you for sewing on fabric like that, its icky to sew with. But then Grammies have special powers.

    Your pictures are too wide for the area of your blog, that's all. I think they're all there when you blow them up.

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  20. KaarenJune 3, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    I want one of those capes too!

    I use Windows Live Writer, Anne.

    Go back into your original
    post and edit out the photo by backspacing the photo out and then reinsert it in the same space. If it showed up fine in the writing of the post stage, it should have transferred to your blog that way as well. Maybe it was a Live Writer momentary 'brain fart'.

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  21. AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 1:09 PM

    Beautiful! She is going to love it :o)

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  22. KarenJune 4, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    You are a very special Grandma!! The tape, I mean cape, is beautiful. You can be very proud of yourself!

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  23. arlyceJune 4, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    what a beautiful cape--having made many dress up and pretend clothes for my granddaughter (Graduates hs this weekend) i appreciate the care and love that went into the fabric selection and construction. I follow your blog regularly--arlyce

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  24. BrendaJune 5, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    Oh you are just the best gramma ever! Your cape is lovely and I am sure that it will be treasured. It's just wonderful! B.

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  25. Red Geranium CottageJune 6, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    Now that is one fancy cape!!! I love it and she will be a hit wearing it too.

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