A Little Bee Lovey

For the new baby I would like to decorate her room with brown and yellow bees.  When I decorate I don't go crazy.  I usually use the same curtains and rug and the color brown and add a painting, some wall hangings, a peg board with a name on it, and a pillow or two.  The crib remains neutral except for some loveys to go with the theme.

We've had a safari theme, a monkey theme, a lamb theme, and now we will have a bee theme.

So I have been looking online for brown and yellow bees.  I usually make most of what goes into the theme's decor, but I've never made a lovey before.  I couldn't find one I liked, so I decided to make one.

I wish this could be a great tutorial, but the truth is I didn't know what I was doing the whole time.  I pretty much just went with it and eventually came up with a cute little amateur product.  Perhaps I will try this again in the future, but at another time.

I started by taking another lovey and getting an idea of how to go about things from examining this little monkey (which interestingly was not actually a part of the aforementioned monkey theme).

Then I started cutting and sewing.  I sewed most of it with the machine, but the face I embroidered by hand, and I also embroidered the edges of the antennae.  

I sewed the head on by hand, and I would like to research more next time because I am sure there is an easier way.  

I used bias tape for the white and thinner brown stripes.  Amazingly I already had all of the supplies I needed for this.  This was a free project!

And here is the final product.  

So now the search for a little brown and yellow bee lovey is over.  I hope she loves it!  

Have you made a lovey like this?  I would love to see how you did it.  Please share in the comments or contact me directly.