I started a tradition (last year, in fact) of making and gifting a leprechaun to my local library - right around St. Patrick's Day.
I did this in New York where I used to live, and wanted to do this again for my local library here in New Hampshire. Here is the leprechaun I made last year:
As you can see, I wanted to make a girl leprechaun this year. And I'm quite happy with how she turned out. I'm particularly fond of the curly red hair! And if you look very closely, you might just see a few freckles.
I learned how to make these leprechauns/fairies from Felt Wee Folk by Salley Mavor. And I was introduced to her through this post on Progressive Pioneer from a few years back.
Of course, the girls helped with the process... their favorite task being the taking-apart of the silk flowers. Our table got quite messy with all the petals, and pipe cleaners, and embroidery floss, and yarns, and wool. And the girls each made their own leprechauns/fairies... with my help to paint the faces and glue the hair on.
Another fairy we made long ago that enjoys sitting on windowsills!
The fairies are so much fun to make. Such a favorite with my girls... I really need to make these more often!
