As you already know, from the last couple posts, my 2 year old son is in love with Thomas. I've been wanted to make a felt board since I started this blog and finally the idea hit me! I did the best I could getting Thomas to look as close to how he really looks, but there are a couple areas that I don't like (don't look at his face...the nose lines look weird). Overall, though, I think he turned out great!
To tell the truth, I actually made him first. I thought I'd put magnets on him and stick him on the fridge but then it occurred to me that a felt board would be more fun. So I quickly searched my house for a large frame (took the picture out of it, haha) and hot glued some white felt around the backing. I had a felt board in literally 10 minutes (and that included finding the frame and waiting for the hot glue gun to warm up! )
Here is my simple felt board...nothing fancy!
If you want to make your own Thomas from a gazillion little pieces like these:
Then it's your lucky day! I traced each part and scanned it to share with you! I used craft glue to glue everything together. Once Thomas was assembled I glued the whole thing onto a back piece of black felt to make it more stable (I don't want to be fixing this all the time...you know how boys are!)
Finally, a few simple shapes later and I give you.... The Island of Sodor!
That white thing is a windmill, duh! I made a lighthouse too but it was still drying.
I hope you enjoyed! I will probably have to make Percy and James too, since they are Thomas's friends!
Wow that is so cute! I have started a felt quiet book since felt is so easy to work with but the detail you have added is amazing and making me re-think my designs. Thanks for the inspiration, this is such a sweet project.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing. I may have to make a Star Wars one for my son! I found you through Made By You Mondays and am now a follower.
ReplyDeleteMelanie
youmadethat.blogspot.com
Oh my, this is super cute! Wish I had this when my son was little and obsessed with Thomas :) Awesome that you scanned it in. Thanks for the blog visit and kind comment!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh, my 2 year old son would FLIP!! Thomas is HIS favorite too! EVERYTHING is choo-choo this and choo-choo that! I might have to think about making him something like this for his playroom! Cute idea!
ReplyDeleteI love this! I just came across your blog and Im so glad to see fun things to make for little boys. I love reading blogs and crafting, but the majority of stuff I see is for girls and since I only have a 2 yr old boy, it gets frustrating!!! Thanks for your blog!!
ReplyDeleteHeather
My daughter loves Thomas. This turned out really great, Erica! Nice work.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteReally cute - you did a great job with the details. Thanks for linking to Craftastic Monday:)
ReplyDeleteI'm not personally fond of Thomas, but my boys are fans and we have a felt easel, so I'll probably be tackling this at some point. Thanks for the template!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I've never thought of making art work with felt before. You could really go a lot of places with that, huh? It turned out so good. Thanks for joining Idea Sharin' Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteJill
womenwhoditall.blogspot.com
newest follower! My son will be 2 next month and I will be tackling this! thank you so much!!
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You did a great job! Faces are hard, but it definitely looks like Thomas! My 2yo loves Thomas too (and I can't get the song out of my head).
ReplyDeleteThis is a GREAT idea! My son would love it!
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Great idea! It seems that two year old boys tend to have quite the fascination with Thomas (mine included!). Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete-Rochelle @ http://homesweethomebodies.blogspot.com
Oh my goodness... my nephew would love this! He is a HUGE Thomas fan! Thanks for linking this up as well!
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ReplyDeleteoh, that is so cute. I'm your newest follower. I'm having my first link party tomorrow (Monday). It would be great if you could stop by and post your project. http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteSo cute...my boys love Thomas too! Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my windows. Yes, they were already that color. Lucky for me, I love those colors of blue...I just couldn't pass them up :) I'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteReally nice idea!
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