PETIT COLLAGE Woodlands Fox My Felt Bag Set

Traveling kit for long trips

All around, this is the perfect craft for a young crafter. At around age 6, very few crafters have been introduced to sewing. This is the perfect portal. All the pieces are, not only pre-cut but also pre-punched. All she has to do is thread the needle and go up and down following the holes to join the pieces together. All the pieces of stiff colored felt are provided as well as embroidery floss. It is the standard 6-strand embroidery floss. The instructions make it look more complicated than it is and they don’t tell you to use all 6 strands. It’s completely intuitive.The only thing I didn’t like is the flimsy plastic needle. My granddaughter and I are using a blunt-tipped tapestry needle that fits through the holes just fine. The fact that it’s metal and stiff makes it easier to use and tapestry needles have big holes so they’re easy to thread. (Look for an assortment of tapestry needles that has various sizes, some would be too big.)The project is easy. The only stumbling block is the embroidery floss’ tendency to tangle or make knots. I taught her that, every once in a while, you have to let the needle hang down. It will turn and unwind and thus prevent tangles. (She’s seen me do this with my embroidery projects often enough and likes that she’s doing a project similar to mine.)As if the project wasn’t cute enough, it comes packaged in an adorable metal old-fashioned metal lunch box tin with a flowered pattern that coordinates with the colors in the project and which can be used as storage for treasured items or even as a lunchbox. It has the typical lunch box closure and features canvas handles.

This is a cute little forest-themed craft kit to make a small shoulder bag and coin purse. It comes in a darling tin box (similar to vintage school lunch boxes) that can be re-used for a myriad of other purposes. The kit is kid-friendly with pre-cut felt pieces and all supplies needed. One piece already has a zipper sewed in place and another piece has sewed-on velcro. The pieces have pre-punched holes to make it easy for young crafters to hand sew them together. The directions are mostly pictorial and are easy to follow. The one issue we had was in threading the fatter cord (the one meant to be used as a shoulder strap) through the little holes on the bag. This was the only part I had to do for my daughter and it was even challenging for me.

This is a fairly easy craft to do, and it goes together pretty quickly. I'm an adult crafter and was able to make it in one session. The most difficult things have already been taken care of, such as cutting out the shapes and attaching the zipper.As for quality I'm a bit picky, so I'd rather it were wool felt (it doesn't seem to be), which would probably hold up a bit better. And instead of hook and loop ("Velcro") attachment for the acorn, I wish it attached with a button, the same way the purse closes.The only thing genuinely wrong with the set, though, was that the acorn cap had the wrong number of holes for the stitches to look "right" (the first and last stitch meet with no gap between, so they don't look "right"). I fixed this by adding one extra stitching hole.I'm a big fan of tins. They're such a nice way to hold a little collection of things, and I store all sorts of things in them. This one is just perfect for a little collection for kids--perhaps even of things they find out in nature. It's such a nice added touch that this craft kit comes in reusable packaging that, in my opinion, is just as special as the craft itself. If not more so!Overall, this is a sweet little craft that's fairly easy to do. I especially appreciate that they didn't skimp on any of the supplies. So many companies seem to give you just barely enough to get by, but I was left with plenty of embroidery floss.

This is like two toys in one. First you have fun little DIY fox and coin purse that is an easy and quick purse to assemble. All of the pieces are here and the guideline holes are punched out and the zipper is already sewn into the coin bag. Assembly is quick and the child will feel accomplished.Second the kit comes in a really nifty lunch box style tin that is covered with a woodsy print that is reminiscent of calico and perfect for storage.