My mom and I have been designing a car mat for Ben. I want roads (of course), as well as a water area for his animals and green spaces for houses and trees. My mom found a number of examples on-line, but this one was truly outstanding. It's modeled after the town of Santa Barbara - I particularly love the Old Mission-style Courthouse (I've been there in person and it's beautiful). My mom likes the parking spaces for the matchbox cars in front of the buildings. The detail is amazing...some people are truly creative - and I have no problem piggy-backing on those efforts. Here are more pictures of the mat up-close:
Car Mat. I'm looking forward to designing a similar one for Ben and playing with him and his cars for hours.
It's Tuesday, September 20, 2011...and I've finally completed a design for the car mat. Jill's mat was the inspiration; however, my design is much more elementary since I know I can't do what she did. It is not an easy process. I drew the whole mat on a small scale. Then I had to take each building and sketch it out to size. Now, I will have to decide on fabric ... and finally figure out how to put it all together.
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ReplyDeleteIt is Thursday, December 1, 2011. The car mat is done! It isn't as colorful as Jill's but it is nice...if I may say so myself. And, it is definitely a labor of love. I hope Ben will enjoy it in years to come.
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