Tooth Fairy Pillow

I finally finished M's tooth fairy pillow and she couldn't be happier. We had been using the generic dentist tooth fairy box but I wanted her to have something much cuter that she could stuff a tooth into. Luckily she's only lost 4 so far and has 4 loose at the moment so we can still get some good use out of this one! Her order was a ballerina. I wasn't quite sure how to go about making a ballerina tooth but I gave it a shot and it was fairly easy and not very time consuming. Now for what to use.... Hmmm....





The Front:





I was going to go for felt but then found some fleece felt which was so soft and cuddly so I traced my pattern onto that and hand stitched it together and stuffed it with some poly-fil. I embroidered the eyes and eyelashes and mouth with some leftover embroidery thread that I have. The 'tutu' and 'shoes' were made out of a onsie that she wore as a baby. This is waaay more sentimental to me than it will ever be for her!





The Back:




I cut the pocket out of felt as well and stitched a tooth on it so she could place her tooth in there at night and get her loot out in the morning. So we'll be waiting for a visit from the tooth fairy soon. Since we can't actually pull any teeth out without having her freak out (she is definitely my child!) we usually wait for a very looong time before the tooth fairy can make her appearance.

I asked my 3 year old what kind he wants. His answer - a monster truck. Oh boy! How to make a tooth into a monster truck??