Cookie Monster

These days, the only thing I can think of is crafting :) But I cannot post it here as I make it because usually it is a surprise for a friend or relative! Now that I have gifted it, I can show off to the entire world :P 

Today, I am posting a cookie monster belly box that I made for a friend's daughter's birthday. It took me almost two days since I made many mistakes. If I make it again, I should be able to do it in a day. The inspiration and the template were from this awesome video. I converted the template to a cut file and cut out the cookie monster on my silhouette machine. I used craft paper to cut the design. But it was too flimsy to stand on it's own. So I cut some card stock and pasted the craft paper cut outs on it. Isn't it looking cute already?

A belly box has storage in the form of a creature's tummy. This is my first attempt at making a belly box. Instead of finding a box first and then scaling the cookie monster to the box's size, I went the other way :P The box should be big enough to hold stuff yet fit in between the animal's front and hind legs. Unfortunately, my measurements were not right and the belly box ended up at the wrong place in the body, that is behind the bum :D

Despite that, the box was too big. So I rummaged through my store. I have a habit of collecting perfume bottles and their boxes. Luckily, I found a smaller sized box. Yayyyy! I removed the top flaps of the box and covered in craft paper matching my cookie monster's body.

To complete the belly box, I glued the cookie monster's body behind the box. I glued the paws along with the cookie towards the front. And the cookie monster belly box is ready! As you can see, the left hand and foot are over lapping. But still I find it very endearing! :) I hope to make many more of these.