A peachy kinda hat!

Well I wasn't sure how this little hat was going to turn out. I always get going with a certain picture in my head and by the time I'm halfway through it ... the picture has changed ... and sometimes I have no idea if whatever I'm working on will still work out looking anyway decent. Originally I was going to rip some fabric into strips and use them to weave through the middle section of this little hat and also to make a topper of some kind but that didn't work out unless I was going to zigzag all those strips and I really didn't feel like doing that. So I went digging in my piles of yarn and found this ribbon yarn that could work better ... and it did. Here is my latest little baby hat I put into my shop today so go check it out to have a closer look.

A pretty treasury to cheer me up ... Angels on a Cloud

Most of the time I'm a cheery optimistic person but yesterday was one of those days where everything just added up and even the pretty moon didn't cheer me up so I decided to make a pretty treasury, just to make me feel a bit happier ... and it did. Here it is, I called it Angels on a Cloud. I figured it was an appropriate fit for all the beautiful items I picked.

March treasuries

Now that my wrist is better I can ease back into my world except knitting, crocheting and needle felting will have to wait a couple more days I'm afraid. So for now I can type, sew and needle felt (with my machines of course). I was able to catch up on reading all my arts and crafts magazine which is a good thing.

Enough about my wrist lets share more beautiful treasuries. Got a bunch of them so here we go.

This first one "Check This Out Soooooo Beautiful" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtIsApassion featuring my crocheted, felted toddler slippers is not just beautiful I consider it a definite GORGEOUS. As some of you might know ... my favorite color is purple so needless to say I'm all over this one. In the curator shop you will find beautiful, elegant handmade gold, silver and gems jewelry so make sure you go and have a look in her shop as well as all the shops in this treasury.



Next is "The Wearin' and Usin' of the Green", by http://www.etsy.com/shop/artlav featuring my acqua baby shoes, a treasury of all things green honoring St. Patrick's Day. She sells beautiful art made of recycled, reclaimed textiles and acrylics.



Next is "Every Child begins the world again ..." by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReNuBoutique featuring my pink daisy baby dress with so many other darling baby shower gift ideas or baby room decor items. So cute, make sure you don't miss viewing it. The curator ReNu Boutique sells jewelry and accessories made from repurposed / recycled sweaters, scraps of leather and other fabrics, metal, glass, old jewelry, old and new beads and buttons. ReNu Boutique is an expression of love of reclaimed materials and it explores the borders of old and new.



Next is "Blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWallaroo featuring my felted pillbox hat for teens mixed with lots of other beautiful blue items. The curator, Wallaroo Prints is a fun and geeky shop selling art prints, geekery items, inspirational posters, programming code signs and just about anything else that can be put on paper. A must visit!



Next is "Mellow earthy browns" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDoubleKnitters featuring my crocheted felted hat with lots of other gorgeous mellow earthy brown items you can't live without. In the curator shop, you will find some lovely knitted and felted beanies, hats and brooches you just can't live without.



Next is "A Cure for the blues" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kristinbot5000 featuring my crocheted felted pillbox hat. This curator of this treasury, Thoughts on Paper by Kristinbot5000 shop specializes in hand crafted paper goods for parties, gift giving, and scrapbooking. The colors in this treasury will certainly cure you from the blues!



Next is "Are you ready for St. Patricks Day" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/wardroseco1998 featuring my felted aqua baby shoes. Eventhough this treasury was made with St. Patty's day in mind, you need to check it out as it has many items not just for that day! The curator shop, The Ward Rose sells floral decorations such as wreaths and lovely decorative soaps.



Next is "Baby Boy Needs" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/paperponies featuring my crocheted blue booties with lots of other really cute baby items a little boy just can't be without. The curator shop Paperponies are paper mache artists, who create fine detailed paper mache items. A definite must visit store!



Next is "Spring Weekend at the Cottage" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/FeltingFishDesigns featuring my striped felted baby shoes with needle felted birdies on it. I love this treasury, it's so pretty with all the spring-y items in it, truly lovely. The Curator, Felting Fish Designs shop sells natural, handmade, creative toys and needle felted mermaids,fairy folk and animals. It's a place to find toys for the earth friendly family. The bunnies are definitely my favorite so with Easter coming soon a perfect place to find an earth friendly bunny!



Next is "White Horses" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/lostcode featuring my white needle felted foal. If you like horses this treasury is the place for you to go. The curator of this treasury, Lostcode's Jewelry Creations shop sells lovely things in silver and gemstones: earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, bookmarks, and more. She mostly uses genuine stones and sterling silver, with a bit of Tibet silver or silver plate.



Next up is "Green Machine" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/kristinbot5000 featuring my felted shamrock brooch. Another St. Patty's day treasury with lots of lovely green items not just for that day so if you love green have a look at all the great shops who are part of this treasury. This curator of this treasury, Thoughts on Paper by Kristinbot5000 shop specializes in hand crafted paper goods for parties, gift giving, and scrapbooking. If you like paper you will enjoy visiting her shop.



This one "Take a walk with me through the poppiefield" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/Emilyparkesart is sooooo pretty. I love the color combination of the greens and reds, just beautiful. My nuno felted scarf is very happy to be in this treasury! In the shop of the curator of this treasury Emilyparketsart's shop you will find Shabby Chic textile art and illustration, along with a few vintage inspired soft decorative textile items. The page showing the items of her shop are so pretty, it looks like a treasury! A must visit!



Next one is called "Warmth" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/newhopebeading featuring my needle felted hedgehog family! I love the colors in this treasury, just so cozy and warm and the items are all really cool things. In the curator's shop, Newhopebea, you will find personalized, handstamped silver initial, name, and family tree necklaces, as well as mother's bracelets and peapod necklaces. Really cute shop so have a peek.



This one "Sweet Rose" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/ValerieKStudio is another entry for the nonteamchallenge 23 featuring my sweet little needle felted bird. The colors in this treasury are just so sweet, pretty and gorgeous! Love this one. The curator's shop ValerieKStudio sells the most amazing jewelry I've ever seen. I'm dying to purchase one of those rings! Just gorgeous! Make sure you visit her shop, I can promise you it won't be a disappointment.

Sprained wrist and my nonteamchallenge 23 treasury

Ok, I've talked about our aquarium on my blog before. The thing is ... I hate cleaning the darn thing, always have always will ... but it needs to get done ... so I did late last night. Don't ask me how I did it but I managed to sprain my wrist doing it! Of course that doesn't help my love for that tank! ha Needless to say I can not crochet, knit, felt, sew etc. because of it but I did find out I can type ok. As long as I don't make a certain move I can manage and was able to make my treasury for this week's entry into the nonteamchallenge 23. The inspiration item is the Spring Clean Framed Textile Art from http://www.etsy.com/shop/Emilyparkesart?ref=seller_info
Can't wait to see everybody else's entries. It's always so much fun to see what all the other artists create all based on the same item but they all end up being so different in their own way. Make sure you visit all the other shops included in this treasury, all kinds of cool items to check out.

My own entry for the nonteamchallenge 22

I got so excited about all the treasuries my items were featured in I totally forgot to post the entry I made for this challenge! I like picking colors that stand out from the usual things people pick, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. This time, chocolate and purple seem to work. Here is my entry named "What a hoot!" for this week's nonteamchallenge 22.

Nonteamchallenge 22 treasuries

Wow, pretty amazing getting featured in all these beautiful treasuries for the non-team challenge 22 treasuries on Etsy. The inspiration item was a beautiful needle felted owl kit by http://www.etsy.com/shop/WellCriated who sells all kinds of neat Alpaca related items such as needle felting kits as well as cards, yarn etc. If you like Alpaca's you have to check out her shop.

First one is called "For the love of owls" by my friend Missie http://www.etsy.com/shop/MissieRabdau who has a lovely shop on Etsy selling beautiful jewelry she makes so make sure you go and check out what she has to offer. In her treasury she featured my baby owl I had made with the help of my daughter Sofie. He's for sale in my PurplePlatypus shop, isn't he a cutie. I love all the other owls Missie picked to put in her treasury, if you like owls this is your chance! Go visit all the other shops in that beautiful treasury she made.



This next one named "Colors of the woods" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/vickiorion features my brown striped baby hat. In her shop you will find beautiful handmade jewelry. Her treasury features some really lovely items in browns, beige and wood.



The following treasury named "Bird Song" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/SevenSails featuring my brown and beige felted slippers. She used brown and turquoise colored items which look beautiful together. You will find lovely hand knit items in her shop.



This treasury named "Just call me winged tiger" by http://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchingInCircles also featuring my striped baby hat looks warm and inviting with the items she picked. In her shop you will find pretty hand sewn up-cycled brooches and hairpins for all occasions.



This next treasury called "My heart goes out..." by http://www.etsy.com/shop/DorsetHillBeads# featuring my felted baby shoes is not part of the nonteam challenge but from a different team called Pay It Forward. In her shop you will find a collection of handcrafted glass lampwork beads, fabric flowers, unique bottle cap item and fun & funky jewelry items. Make sure you check it out! I love the bright colored items she picked to put this treasury together.



That's it for this week on treasuries. Hope you enjoyed looking at the gorgeous treasuries but also visiting all the shops involved in making them. Have a great weekend everybody, thanks for your visit.

Meet Lillie an itty bitty needle felted hamster

So here she is ... Lillie an itty bitty little thing, she measures only 1 1/2 inches long! I figured I needed to make a little critter to move into this critter onion I had made. She's all finished and ready to go so if you're looking for that special little gift for a child over 3 yrs old or a grown up who appreciates having a little pocket pet, this one is for you! I just listed her in my Etsy shop so go visit the shop to see more pictures of Lillie and her little house.