Messy House - Christmas Elf

One of the many things I like about Christmas is seeing others photos of Elf on a Shelf. He/she is such a tricky little elf, and the photos are so funny - some people are so clever. Anyway I have been thinking of making one for a few years, but it wasn't until a lovely lady in our suburb was giving away some 'Elf on a Shelf' fabric books to make and I was lucky to get two for our granddaughters so I thought I would also make an elf. I googled elf on a shelf patterns and there are so many. I chose one from Miss Daisy Patterns, and made it with felt.

Elf on a shelf comes from a book written by Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell in 2005. It tells the story of an elf who sits on a shelf and watches the children to see if they naughty or nice. He 'flies' back to the North Pole each night to report to Santa. He arrives sometime in November and sits on the shelf watching the kids. Might make them behave LOL.

I decided to make aprons and added some quick no cook recipes, also a bag 😏.

Next I made a sleeping bag for Elf. One was packaged and sent off to England to one lot of granddaughters and the other is ready to go 'around the corner'.

Here are some ideas to get started, but just check Instagram #elfonashelf  It was fun to make and I may make some more soft toys in the future, but today back to sewing Destination Quilt Along.

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