Taylor's Tooth Fairy Envelope

Recently, I've realized that I have quite a few traditions that I do with and for my grandchildren.

• heirloom blessing gown and bonnet
• new baby quilt when they're born
• wall hangings for baby ( this tradition ended, as my children said they don't have room on the walls anymore, lol!)
• birthday banner when they turn 1 or 2
• tooth fairy envelope when they get their first loose tooth!

I have more traditions that I/we do at Christmas, but that's for another day.

Taylor is 5, and she lost her first tooth!

It turns out that Taylor is very creative, she drew the most beautiful and colorful picture of the toothfairy!

Often, I trace the picture on my lightbox, but Taylor's picture was pretty big so I just drew it by eye.  

I think this picture is awesome for a Kindergartner!  Taylor colored within the lines, used different colors, didn't scribble, and drew little details like wings and a heart and a bow on the waist, in a different color!

 I embroidered Taylor's picture and trimmed it in pink because Taylor loves PINK 💕 (so do I...) I purposely used fabrics that I used in quilts/baskets/dolls/bags that I've made for Taylor and her sisters.  It can be a scavenger hunt Taylor, hunt for the fabric that I used in your tooth fairy envelope.  

The pink button is from a "Simon Chang" designer outfit my mother gave me years ago from her dress boutique :)

The backing is another fabric that Taylor can look for on her scavenger fabric hunt!  The little pocket is where Taylor can put her tooth for the tooth fairy to build her castle.  The dogs look like Taylor's dog, Charlie.

I lined the envelope, that's where Taylor can put her note to the tooth fairy.  Every one writes to the tooth fairy, don't they?  

Dear Tooth Fairy, are you really real?  Where do you live?  What do you look like?  What do you do with all the teeth?

This project definately made my heart happy!  I love Taylor and was so happy that I could make something special for her, especially since we don't live very close to each other.

Taylor's mom made this beautiful vinyl for my sewing machine.

Here's another quote that I really like and only found out about a few days ago!

"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul."  by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Each toothfairy envelope that I made is different btw, so each grandchild can have an original :)

You can see some of my others Kylie, Maisie, Reagan, Neo, Paisley, Izzy, Kennedy, and Lucy :)

Paisley's Tooth Fairy Envelope

Remember when I made Paisley's tooth fairy envelope for her?

Well I gave it to her just in time!

Her tooth fell out last week :)

Paisley lost her tooth at 5 l/2 years old.

I think the tooth fairy might have taken this photo, but can you see her envelope peeking out from under Paisley's pillow?

Look at that little sleeping angel :)

This is the note that Paisley left the tooth fairy in her ever so neat and tidy, left handed handwriting :)

That is one of the main reasons I love making things for my grandchildren. ... I know that they will be used and cherished  and it makes my grandmother heart so, so happy and full of love :)

Now off I go to make another tooth fairy envelope, another grand daughter has two loose teeth!!!

Paisley's tooth fairy envelope

I have a tradition that whenever a grandchild has their first wiggly tooth, they draw a picture of the tooth fairy for me and I make them a little envelope to put their tooth in.

This is Paisley's drawing of the tooth fairy, isn't she the prettiest?

Paisley is only 5 years old and might have the "artist" gene :)

I print the drawing from my photos on the computer.

We only have a black ink lacerate, so I have to label the colors :)

I printed the picture in 4" X 6" format.

Then I lay some fabric on top of the picture and trace 

with a friction pen.

The ink disappears when you iron it.

Then I add some pretty fabric...

I line the envelope and add a little flap.

Paisley's favorite colors are green, purple and orange.

The envelope is where you can put written correspondence

with the tooth fairy, which is so important!

The little pocket in the back is where Paisley 

will put her little tooth when it falls out :)

It's difficult living far away from my family, so I do these little things that will hopefully make me memorable for years to come!

This is Paisley a year ago, such a cutie patootie!!!