Tooth Fairy Pillow

My 5 year old got into the car at pick up today and said that she had a loose tooth. I almost died. She just turned 5! I'm not ready for such a big milestone. It was my bright idea to give her that apple. I'm hoping that it will stay where it is for a little while longer, but just in case, I wanted to be prepared. I wanted to do something special for the tooth (whenever it decided to fall out) to get her excited about the tooth fairy. I thought that a special pillow to put the tooth in would be perfect. What better than one shaped like a tooth?

My sister's oldest is starting to lose teeth as well, so I though I would make one for her boys as well. :) It was super easy. Here's how it goes....

I started by drawing out a basic tooth shape and a pocket out of white felt and a smile out of black felt.

I used a straight stitch to attach the mouth and used 2 large buttons for the eyes.

I stitched a zigzag along with top of the pocket for accent, then stitched it onto the back of the pillow.

I stitched the 2 sided together with the "wrong" sides together, leaving about 3 inches at the top to fill it, then I stitched up the fill hole.

It turned out better than I thought. I can't wait the show Maddie in the morning. Hope it's a while before we get to test it out. :)