I wanted to share something really special and personal with this community. 🐵💛
This is Rafici, my childhood stuffed chimp who has been with me through so many chapters of my life. I
I’m sharing a few photos of the original Rafici, including one of me as a child holding him, along with photo of the needle-felted recreation I’ve been working on.
I didn't have a good childhood, but he was a dear part of my family that stood with my and helped make it a little bright.
Recreating him by hand has been such a meaningful and emotional process. Every little detail brings back memories and feels like a way of reconnecting with a piece of my childhood. He’s still a work in progress, but I’m really happy with how he’s coming along so far. I'm still going to make his body rounder and such, but this is what I have so far.
Thank you for letting me share this little piece of my story. 💛✨