Kiwi's carrier is relined! Like "pimp my ride" for parrots

Kiwibird

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Soooo.... I went a *tad* insane in relining Kiwi's carrier, and now it is beyond awesome for my boy. He will be riding in (adorable) style :D I did decide to go with a little more soothing fabric than I was initially thinking, and kind of use a "happy camper" theme. If anyone remembers that MTV show "Pimp my ride", ya, this is like the version for parrots;). He seemed really curious with the new interior. He is sitting in his carrier right next to me on the couch right now. Anyways, here it is....

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(The before)

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(And after!)

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(Inside)

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(Another inside view, se the night sky on the "ceiling"?)

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(Laid out flat)

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(Happy camper)
 
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(Raining love)

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(Just couldn't resist using glitter-infuse flannel for the "night sky")

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(Stabilizer bar with hearts)
 

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SPECTACULAR!!!! I'm actually speechless! :eek: WOW WOW WOWOW!!!!!

STUNNING, super creative and EXTRA sharp looking! Yup, you totally pimped his ride! :D :D
 
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Yup, Kiwi has a pimped out backpack to ride in now. And every last stitch was by hand because there was simply no way I could use my machine for this one. That's why it took me 3 days. If nothing else, I think Kiwi feels the love:D
 

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What a spoiled little guy! Amazing job on his carrier!
 

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WOWWWWWW!!!! That's amazing!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the little camping appliqué and even his name!!!! How precious!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
 

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and who's a momma's boy?? Now, if you can only stitch his beak shut to make sure he doesn't chew off those adorable stars spelling out his name. I think he felt the love long before he saw his new carrier :)
 

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That turned out awesome! Are you going to send pics back to the company?
 
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@Jenny- He best not target the appliqué in his carrier:eek: Especially since he never goes after any other type of fabric... His little sleeping hut I made before we brought him home is actually starting to wear out from WASHING it so many times, he's never touched it.

He's taking a little nap in there right now;). Apparently the little stars and blue dot fabric his sleeping hut is made of proved too much to resist a nice little nap:D
 
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That turned out awesome! Are you going to send pics back to the company?

I actually never thought of doing that. I wonder if they would think it was a cool idea and take some inspiration from it, or if they would find it offensive because I basically bought it then relined it straight out of the box because it was outright dreary inside. Hmmm....
 

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I was thinking they would like it, but I didn't think about it the other way, double hmmm...
 

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WOW! That turned out amazing!!! No wonder Kiwi loves it, you will be lucky is he ever wants to leave it!
 

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Oh that is the sweetiest thing I ever seen ! I want one now for my birds :) Kiwi looks soooo happy with his new carrier
 

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I think they should hire you [and have Kiwi become a bird model :)]
 

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That is one slick job! I just love the appliqué, especially the happy camper one with Kiwi sticking out the window! It's gorgeous! Oh, and I'd just like to compliment you on your perfect blanket-stitching: ten out of ten for that! :)
 

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Kiwi is a very lucky bird and he looks like he knows it. Beautiful appliqués with so much love sewn in. Excellent job.
 

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Like everyone else thought... WOW!!!!!!! That is some really nicely done work Kiwibird. Not only nicely done, but the creativity of it definitely gets a gold star! :)

I liked KimKim's idea of showing it to the carrier company, but then like you said, you don't know which way they'd take it. They should find it a compliment, and commission you to do custom jobs :)
 

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