Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Showcase Shorewood

Okay - it is time to try something new....
What's that you say ??


An all day affair throughout the Shorewood Business District along Oakland Ave. and Capitol Dr. Browse our fine art and craft fair on the lawn of Shorewood High School from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - featuring work for sale from over 50 talented artists.
Enjoy sidewalk sales from local merchants. Delight to street performers. Ride the free trolley from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hope to see you there- I am certain there will be many new facees!

Let's just hope the weather clears up - three straight days of rain. Yikes

Randomness...



This is just a fun little felted 'Mona Bag'

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Made with wool and novelty yarn. Just big enough for a couple bucks, phone and keys- there are stone circles on the front and a brass moon on the back..

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Okay - so I am still living in a world of Compact Discs and not MP3 players. Thanks to the generosity of my youngest son I am enjoying some classic Bob Dylan. I made this from some self striping worsted weight wool. A very exciting find!!!

This guy reminds me of Aladdin's Lamp.

Mostly the shape, a suggestion through color.

It isn't completely dry in this pictue and since has received some lovely stone beads running up the side.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

New Blooms

Here are a couple of pictures of some new felted flower pins that I have made. The first picture shows a front and the back with the pin back sewn on with fishing line.

The next photo shows the different layers of fleece 'cut away' on the petals.
I started making these by bunching up a plastic shopping bag- really tightly and then wrapping some loosely spun yarn and seceral layers of fleece around and around making a softball size ball. Then I stuck the wad of fleece in the toe of a stocking and hand felted it. After 3 days it was what I felt dry enough to 'open'. I took the sharpest knife in the house and cut through the ball. Pulled out the shopping bag which made a hollow in the center. Then I cut inward from the sides and made the petals. I rounded some on two of the flowers and on the others left the edges straight. I like both ways. The rounded edges look alittle more 'hippy-ish' or 'flower power-ish'. Then I needlefelted some bits of yarn to make some 'stamen' and then sewd the backs on with fishing line. VOILA!