I put off this page as long as possible. Well, to be more specific, I put off doing the figures for as long as possible. I mean, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, in a children’s book? I was a little stumped.
In the end I think they turned out a little silly looking, with their little portable bushes.
But it fit my purpose well enough, so I went with it, and I think they’re kind of cute, even if my husband does tease me about them.
As you can see, there isn’t much going on in this page.
I wanted to leave it nice and open as a little play stage for my baby to use all the little figures on. In light of that, here are a few more animals that I wanted to add to the Garden of Eden.
You’ve got to have a lamb and a lion. A must.
The lamb’s wool is done using the Pekinese stitch. I like the effect here, and it adds some texture for my baby to enjoy.
And my daughter loves bears.
And here’s my inclusion of the reptile family.
(It’s based off a picture of a giant tortoise that we saw in the Galapagos.)
Theoretically, I could keep adding and adding and adding animals, but I had to cut myself off. I had to be able to call my project done at some point.
One of my favorite thing about my animals pieces is since they are magnetic, they can have a whole second life as fridge magnets or toys. My daughter loves sticking them up there. I was tempted to do a whole Noah’s ark this way, but I think I’ll have to leave that for another time. I’ve got a pretty good start, though.
ps. I am linking this up at skip to my lou.
Is there a magnet board inside every page? You may already have answered that…
No, I stitched a magnet into various places on each page. A thin sheet of metal would have been fine, as well, but I didn’t want it to be hard or potentially sharp. I think it would make it a lot easier, however. Good luck with your book, I’m glad you could find some inspiration in mine.