19 November, 2009

An apron thing


I haven't posted in a while, but I haven't been idle. A friend casually mentioned that maybe I should think about making some things to sell at the church holiday craft boutique. I worked pretty hard, but just didn't get enough made to do it this year, so I am planning on working throughout the year and doing it next year. I got into an apron thing. I love the simplicity, functionality, attainability, as well as the endless possibilities of fabric combinations and highlighting great prints that I wouldn't otherwise know what to do with. It has been a lot of fun and I have lots more ideas.

A first in felting


I have picked up the needles again after a pretty long break. This was just dipping my toes back in. I loved the idea of a felted hat and loved the small project idea to take on a trip. I have decided that I'm a fan of felting. I love how this turned out. I think I will do another version making some more tweaks to the pattern. I would like it a bit longer to cover the ears more. Generally though, my head loves this hat and gets angry and cold when I take it off. And that is just wearing it around the house!