Showing posts with label play camera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label play camera. Show all posts

Sunday, June 26, 2011

{nikon junior}

What better way to distract Tilly from our new camera than making a version just for her? Please welcome the T90 -- a stuffed felt copy of ours, for little fingers.


Nice bright buttons to control all of her settings, stitched and glued on as I have a feeling Tilly might still think of buttons as a tasty treat.


And, on the back, her very own screen for viewing her shots! With a plastic cover, the photos are protected from being scrunched and dribbled onto.


The screen is open along one side to allow you to change out the photos and keep it interesting.


I flipped through a couple of magazines to find pictures of dogs to add. Tilly loves these. I imagine, if she had a real camera, she would only use it to photograph dogs!


It turns out this cheeky little Westie, from a dog food advert, is her favourite!


The flash on top serves as a little handle, so Tilly can happily carry her camera around. Perfectly lightweight for little hands!


If you've got a camera-grabbing little one, too, and are interested in making your own version, I've put together a kit, including all the felt, stuffing, buttons and instructions you need to whip one up in no time. You can find it over at my shop.


Now, Tilly and I are loading our pockets with dog treats and heading off to search the neighbourhood for friendly dogs to snap!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

{inspiration: snap happy}

Tilly loves my camera. Every other photo I take these days is half obscured by her little hand reaching out for the lens, and she'll stop at nothing to see herself on the little screen. In fact, she loves cameras so much that we decided to plan her a "Say Cheese!" birthday party. (Which also fits with her love of cheddar -- perfect!)

These are a few things that have been inspiring me while planning her little celebration. 

Girliepains' printable box cameras could add a lovely colourful touch.


OneLateNight's custom plush camera looks nice and chew-proof, and might stand up to a houseful of one-year-olds.



Hine's camera case has the added bonus of buttons for little fingers to play with.



Girliepains printable Polaroids give a touch of retro, and come with mini-Polaroid photos!


LittleSaplingToys' organic camera takes indestructable to a new level.



Bobo Choses' camera pajamas look very cosy to snuggle up in after a long day of cake eating.


AmyTangerine's handstitched camera onesie is very cute. Perhaps we need one in a Justin size too, as he's usually doing the hard work behind the shot, i.e. making farm animal noises at the top of his voice. Yes, really. (Moo works best, we've found)


In other camera news, please stand by for an increase in the quality of photos around here. More on that later...