Break is at an end....

I bought some fabric, I felted panels, and I found some wonderful mother of pearl buttons while antique shopping this past week.  I wish I had another week!  But alas....back to work for me tomorrow.  I will look forward to next weekend to put together my next project.  Now I am off to plan lessons for my 5th graders!

More fun...

I have been enjoying my spring break.  I have had the freedom to create whenever the mood strikes me.  This process of learning how to felt has taught me small lessons along the way.  I have enjoyed the process!  Here is another bag.  This one I wet felted the handles onto the body of the felt.  I also tried building up higher layers to create ridged areas on the body of the bag and let the top edges take whatever shape they wanted..  I love the result!

This next project was creating a hollow ball.  I used saran wrap as a resist on the inside.  Hot pink on the outside and purple on the inside.

Peaches and Cream

Here is the other super light and soft scarf I made.  A few weeks ago I dyed Merino wool and Tussah silk.  This is some of the wool and silk from that day.  I made this scarf wider and fringed the ends with undyed Tussah silk.  I love the wavy texture that resulted!  I woke up this morning energized to create more, so I have dyed up some more wool and have it drying in the sun-soaking up the wonderful Florida sun!  I love Spring!

Florida Caverns

We had a wonderful day at Florida Caverns.  The caves were wonderful and outside the trees were lush with new growth.  As we looked around, wildflowers were in bloom EVERYWHERE!  It was a great day with nature and the family!

super thin and soft summer scarf

My own hand dyed Merino wool and Tussah silk.  One layer web texture scarf....I'm in love!  :)  It is SUPER soft and light as a feather.

Felt Roll

I made a tiny felt roll today.  I wanted to try it, just to see if it would turn out.  It did, although I do need to find a better way to cut it.  It would also help if I showed a little patience and actually let it dry completely before trying to cut it!! :)  Patience is NOT something I am known for...  ;)

Another bag

I worked on this bag last weekend.  Finally it is dry and I am happy with the size and shape.  It is 12 in. x 12 in. at its widest points.  I made it with a super soft merino wool.

Vase

Felt a bit stressed this week and wanted to make something to help ease my nerves.  I took some wool that was bright and cheerful and spun it thin and then did some thicker strands.  I then put them both together and this is what I ended up with.  The vase itself was wet felted onto a resist.  This was my first time using a solid resist.  It did take some patience and has a couple thinner areas...but all in all it was a good learning experience!