Fifty Shades of Turtle - more clothes upcycling



This week's clothes upcycle is a few more turtle softies for the school carnival stall.
I made my first one of these 3 months ago using fabric from a skirt and pair of jeans.

Then I made another one a couple of weeks ago after a special request for a turtle mascot for my daughter's school environment club.

For all these turtles I used this great tutorial and pattern from 
Cup of Threads.

The three turtles I made yesterday are several shades of darker greys, black, beiges and blues.

I made them from scraps left over from other projects - from a couple of pairs of jeans and shorts.
Now whilst these turtles may be cute - I'm wondering if I should make a few girly turtles to offset the shades of grey!

What do you think?  A pink turtle perhaps?

You may have noticed I have made quite a few turtle projects over the past few months.  Well, living up here in Cairns, right next to the Great Barrier Reef, I'm lucky enough to be able to volunteer to help care for sick turtles.





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16 comments:

  1. Julie's LifestyleSeptember 22, 2015 at 10:53 AM

    HI Jill,
    Haha your turtles are so adorable. You did a great job making them
    Thanks for sharing at our Cooking and Crafting with J & J.
    Have a wonderful week.
    Julie

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  2. vicky myersSeptember 22, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    I love your turtles, so cute:)

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  3. Coombe Mill - FionaSeptember 22, 2015 at 7:20 PM

    I love those turtles, I bet they will be popular with the children, another amazing idea Jill!

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  4. UnknownSeptember 23, 2015 at 5:44 AM

    Haha! I love these cuties! :)

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  5. Feral TurtleSeptember 24, 2015 at 11:35 AM

    Oh my goodness...I think this post was tailor made for me! They are simply adorable! Cheers.

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  6. Claire JustineSeptember 27, 2015 at 10:28 PM

    Aww these are lovely.

    My son has just came home from Zante and brought my daughter a turtle teddy, she would love trying to make these :)

    Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays

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    1. JillSeptember 28, 2015 at 5:34 AM

      Thanks Claire! They're quite straightforward to make! Hope you try one with your daughter! :)

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  7. Lou Lou GirlsSeptember 29, 2015 at 1:01 AM

    Oh my! This looks so cute! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Monday! Lou Lou Girls

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  8. UnknownSeptember 30, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    turtles are so adorable!! best wishes for tons of sales to help the turtles!

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