Link Love

Diane from CraftyPod and Tammy from daisy yellow art like to share creative ideas and projects.  They have invited others to share 5 posts that Inspired Us to Try Something New.

Diane's article on How to turn a Soda Can into a Spring Brooch inspired me to make a wreath.  

Her mom, Pam from Gingerbread Snowflakes has inspired me to try things like felting and challenged me to make garden markers.  She is always working on something fun!

Sandy Allnock, founder of Operation Write Home has inspired me to learn to color with Copic Markers.

Monika from  I Love it All has inspired me to use an old Reader's Digest book to make a "1st Year Journal".

 

Renee from I came, I saw, I created has inspired me to make a "Welcome to the Area" booklet.

Thank You ladies for being such crafty inspirations!

Needle Felting

I've noticed a few different places talking about needle felting lately such as Gingerbread Snowflakes.  So I got a little kit to try it for myself.

Here's what is in the kit:

*White felt with design

*Seafoam & Dark Aqua roving

*Two felting needles

*Foam block

*Purple wool yarn

*White cotton thread

*Embroidery needle

*Instruction sheet

 I watched a video from Living Felt to see how it was done.  It is pretty easy and quick.

Here's how the piece looked after both colors are in

 Here is what the back looks like with some of the fibers coming through.

And here is the finished product with the embroidery detail. (I also learned how to make a stem stitch and Finally made a French Knot).  I don't know what I'll do with this piece yet but it was fun learning how to make it; adding another skill to my repertoire.

Etsy Treasury List

from Piril

678 Finds is my Treasury List on Etsy.

It features colorful items that are $6 $7 or $8

from Lily Mairi

There are 16 items altogether

from Blue Pandemonium

Here are three of my favorites