Tomorrow, Sunday, December 9th we will be at the Christmas Market at The Archwood Green Barns http://www.facebook.com/archwoodgreenbarns in The Plains, Virginia. We will be inside the barn which is heated! We will be joining other vendors with all kinds of fantastic Christmas Gifts something for everyone on your list. We have gifts for your pets (catnip mice), owl ornaments, baby hats, pincushions and all kinds of other things. So make it a family outing, we'll be there from 10 till 4 tomorrow.
I found that I could work on these cute pincushions even with my arm in a sling! So far I've made two of them. I might list them in my Etsy shop but not sure yet since I made these to take to the Christmas Market at the Archwood Green Barns http://www.facebook.com/archwoodgreenbarns in The Plains this Sunday, December 2nd. There will be about 15 vendors in the little barn offering all kinds of yummy and beautiful Holiday things. So come and visit us this Sunday.
Back to the pincushions. These I made using wool sweaters which I felted in the washing machine. I embroidered them with mercerized cotton thread and then needle felted the center button with Merino Sheep's fleece. I have lots of different felting needles but one of my favorites is the Clover pen style one which holds just one needle.
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It's best to have some refills Clover 73883 Felting Needle Tool Refill Fine Weight-5-Pkg (Google Affiliate Ad) on hand to replace the one you break! Trust me it does happen. When I make the pincushions I use a heavy cotton thread that I pull through the center of the cushion and make it come out the other end so I can pull it really tight. I then tie it off and then needle felt the center button over it to cover up the thread. Hitting the knot with your felting needle is what can break them very quickly.
We made a couple more items which we will offer at the Christmas Market, not in our Etsy shops. The earrings are needle felted and have glass beads sewn on. My favorite are the white ones they remind me of snowballs. The crocheted little bag with the white mice family you will find in our shops in the near future. Haven't decided yet in which shop we will offer it at this point. If you are interested in one before we offer them in our shop just contact me by e-mail.
Sofie made more mice for her shop, here are a couple of photos. If you click on this link it will take you to her shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MauveMoose
