I was thrilled to be asked to be a Judge on Kirstie Alsopp’s Channel 4 series ‘Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas’. I was chosen to be a Judge for three contests - Toy, Gift and Pet Gift. I was also asked to create a few projects under each of these titles to get Kirstie to participate on.
Toy
I’ve designed and made literally hundreds of toys over the past fifteen years so this was a fun challenge. I wanted to create a toy that would appeal to young children and wanted to include my love of screen printing fabric. It also needed to be a toy that Kirstie would be able to make. I created a hand cut paper stencil to create a toy Santa.
Below are some of the step by step photos and a toy, cushion and Christmas stocking from the same stencil.