Friday, August 12, 2011

OOAK cuffs, a brooch and more treasuries!




I'm on a roll today. Getting things done feels gooooood. I just listed 2 art cuffs and a matching brooch. I finished a felted scarf which is hanging up to dry so I can put the finishing touches on it later today. I also made another treasury early this morning. Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day!



Thursday, August 11, 2011

Nonteamchallenge 44 treasury

Here is my entry for the nonteamchallenge 44 treasury on Etsy:


Treasuries and a pumpkin hat


I wanted to knit another pumpkin hat but with a bit of a different look so here it is. I knitted the basic hat and crocheted the leaves and the vines which are sewn into place by hand. I do like the way it turned out. Just listed it in my BitsOfFiber shop on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/listing/79596412/knitted-fancy-pumpkin-hat-for-3-to-6 if you are interested in purchasing this little pumpkin hat and see more photos as well.

One of my crocheted baby hats featured in another lovely treasury named "Summer and You" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/NYLeatherRose who sells beautiful leather accessories, jewelry and wedding gifts so go and take a peak at her shop. She offers free shipping and gift with your order!



This next one "Grab your bag and go with me!" is a treasury I made thinking of Farmers Markets I've visited. When I look at this treasury I can smell all the wonderful fruits and veggies, can you?



Next up is "Endless Summer" also made by me. It started out more brighter but I changed the colors when I was halfway through putting it together. I'm happy the way it turned out the way it is now. Hope you like it as well!



This next one named "Sew What?!?" featuring my needle felted bird wearing her little hat pincushion is made by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheKnittingNord who sells scarves, gloves, dog stuff and other miscellaneous items. She's having a 15% off any item with a promo code! So make sure you visit her shop! In this treasury you will find all kinds of cool and nifty items for those of you who sew shouldn't be without. Perfect Christmas and holiday gifts you will find in this treasury.



That's it for now folks. Hope you enjoy visiting lots of new shops by checking out all these treasuries and curator shops as well. Catch you later.


Saturday, August 6, 2011

Felted bracelets, mini hair barrettes and one more baby hat





Yeah, finally took the time to take some shots of a couple more items I needed to get into my shops. When I got up this morning it was overcast which I was very happy about. I like taking pictures of the items I make outside on our back deck but if I don't get up before the sun hits that area I'm out of luck since it's way too bright by then. Anyway, here are photos of the 4 items I just listed in my shops.

Click here http://www.etsy.com/listing/79238452/mixed-media-felted-orange-beaded?ref=v1_other_1 for more info on the orange bracelet.

Click here http://www.etsy.com/listing/79235962/unique-felted-bracelet-with-glass-beads?ref=v1_other_2 for more info on the glass bead bracelet.

Click here http://www.etsy.com/listing/79239138/mini-floral-felt-hair-barrettes?ref=v1_other_1 for more info on the mini roses barrettes.

Click here http://www.etsy.com/listing/79213195/crocheted-felted-red-and-white-hat-for-6 for more info on the baby hat.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Nonteamchallenge 43 treasury

So here is my entry for this week's treasury challenge on Etsy, it's the nonteamchallenge 43. I had this bright idea (I thought, ha!) to make one based on a wedding but I had a heck of a time getting the pictures I had in my head to match up with items I needed to find to make it work. I started it this morning, worked on it for about 40 min. Then went to work and just finished it after working on it for another hour. I usually make a treasury in less then 1 hour. If I can't get it to look right in that amount of time I usually give up and try again another day but today I really wanted this one to work. It's still not 100% to the way I had it in my head but it will have to do. The inspiration item for this challenge are these beautiful earrings http://www.etsy.com/listing/75968385/triple-drop-autumn-glow-earrings?ref=tre-537112932-7 she was the person who won last week's nonteamchallenge 42. Enjoy visiting all the shops included in this treasury. Thanks for visiting with me.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Cats, birds and all kinds of other stuff

So I realized today another reason I haven't taken any pictures lately is because I ran out of batteries for my camera! I did go to the store today and got some but ... now it's been raining off and on all day so again ... no photos were taken. But I keep on making more stuff, which means lots more photos to share with you all in the next couple of weeks. I finished another pumpkin baby hat, this time I came up with a different pattern. The hat part and the stem are finished now I'm trying to come up with something that looks like tendrils to put on it, not sure yet how I'm going to do that part. And I finally laid out a silk scarf to felt. I finished laying out the pattern I wanted on one side, the other side will have to wait till tomorrow or possibly Saturday, my next day off of work. So I spoke with my mom today and I'm sad to say, the kittens are still nowhere to be found! The mommy cat still comes and eats at my moms house but mom feeds her outside and hopes that during the night she's keeping her kittens warm since it's starting to cool of a lot in Belgium.

Alright, I did make a couple more treasuries to share with you so here they are:





Monday, August 1, 2011

Not motivated

I just can't get myself to take pictures of a bunch of things I've made while in Belgium so I can get them listed. Sometimes I just think way too much and too deep about why we are here etc. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with my best friend Erna and also my dad passing away recently. Some days I look at everything through a different set of eyes, they just don't seem to be mine. I'm sure as time passes my eyes will point me in the right direction again, hopefully soon. In the meantime I am motivated to make treasuries and I'm happy to share them with you.

This first one is called "Who wants to come play in my garden?". It's a bright garden I must say, one that makes me smile when I enter it. Hope it does the same for you.



And this one is called "School will never be the same" also bright and sunny! I've been making lots of back to school signs at work and they are mostly yellow, black and red so when I got home the other day I thought the heck with those colors, I'm going to make one I like a lot better and voila here it is. School should never be dull so enjoy!!!



That's it for today folks. Thanks for visiting my blog.