This past Christmas, I made a few dolls.
Harry, my 4-year old, started getting a little attached to them.
They were flying around the room & watching TV with him.
So I thought, oh, I could make a boy doll.
Right?
A boy doll with very long legs.
But before I got too far into the design stage.
I saw Grumpy at Walmart.
Then I thought I should make my own version of Grumpy.
I was planning which colors of felt & fleece I would need...
Thank goodness, that thought didn't last long. 
Now, not knowing if he really wanted "a new friend",
Now, not knowing if he really wanted "a new friend", I bought it more for me than him.
I don't know about your Christmas night bedtime,
but our's went like this...
Harry: "I don't want that angry man!!"
"He's yelling at me!!!"
What??
Harry thought Grumpy's nose was his mouth.
~
After a month, I sat down with Harry and
suggested he stitch a smile on Grumpy, underneath his beard.
"See, he's really smiling at you."
That did the trick.
They are partners now.
My daughter knew I liked Grumpy so much, she got me my own little Alice on a keychain!
These would be so fun to make.
~
What do you think?
I am with Harry on this one, I thought it looked like he was shouting. Much nicer with the smile.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a mouth too! A little scarey. The added smile is a clever touch.
ReplyDeleteYeah Harry is right, the two dots look like nostrils, eyes closed and shouting, hmm... but the smile sure worked. I love Alice, so cute!
ReplyDeleteUntil you said that..he just looked grumpy..now I see him yelling at me lol...sew yes your wee adjustment, made me laugh...but if your young master loves him, does it really matter what we think lol
ReplyDeleteI thought it was! lol hence the name...but I'm glad he just has a big schnoz!
ReplyDeleteLOL!! Too funny! He does look a little mad! :-) Not anymore though!! I like the smile!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I saw a mouth too.
ReplyDeleteI thought that was his mouth too! LOL!! I don 't blame him :) I still have a hard time seeing it as his nose :) Love the stitching idea!
ReplyDeleteWhen you said grumpy, I just thought it was the mouth yelling.....funny!
ReplyDeleteThat is hysterical!!!!! I initially saw nose until you said mouth. It looks like you solved the problem perfectly!!!!
ReplyDeleteyea, totally saw a mouth. that's the stuff nightmare's are made off!!
ReplyDeleteMe too! I thought he was yelling. He is super cute!
ReplyDeleteI totally thought that was the mouth too - made him look like an angry yelling man. Great idea with the hidden smile... scares everyone else away but smiles at your son secretly :)
ReplyDeleteI totally thought that it was his mouth, but that's why I thought he was cute!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was his mouth also. LOL!
ReplyDeleteIt looked nothing like a mouth to me. I thought it was a nose all along. =)
ReplyDeleteThat is hysterical!!! Yeah, I can see where "Harry" could think that was a mouth...and he does have some pretty angry eyebrows goin' on! But he's cute. So glad you found a solution :0)
ReplyDeleteWell at first glance I saw the nose. I'm glad you put a smile on his face. Happy ending!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was his mouth too! :D
ReplyDeleteThat's hysterical! Harry definitely has a point -- I think it looks like Grumpy's mouth too. Harry is adorable!
ReplyDeleteOkay, it was a nose until you suggested otherwise ... now all I see is mouth ... lol too funny! good solution though :)
ReplyDeleteThat is too cute. I heard the story -- but the pictures added so much to it. BTW - where do I get my Alice keychain?
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely cute dolls! The grumpy doll looks really funny and cute. :) Good job on sewing the dolls. By the way, the alice keychain is so pretty. :)
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