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Pencil Toppers
I made lots of pencil toppers to sell at the fete at my son’s primary school years ago. These are the ones still here, sitting in my pen cups in the kitchen. They were simple little animals to cheer...
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Houses Under Glass
I changed the display in my dining room from woodland creatures to houses. A mix of felt, knitting, paint, sewing, doorstop, pincushions and just houses.
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Australian Cottage Doorstop
Revisiting one of the first doorstops I made. It’s more Australian than English in style with it’s corrugated iron roof, chimney on the outside, clothesline out the back and daffies under the windows....
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Houses in Progress
I found this photo of some houses in progress while looking for something to post. I don’t think I have shared it before. These houses are larger than pincushions, but not as large as doorstops. They...
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Christmas Presents
I am making little Christmas presents. First I make little boxes out of cardboard and masking tape. I vary the sizes and shapes. Then the boxes are covered in felt. And now I am just working my way...
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Little Doggie
This little dog I made a couple of years ago and he sits on my craft room table. Sometimes he really stares at me and says “Get on with it!”.
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Christmas Wrapped Balls
The commission I was working on was delivered yesterday so I can share what I made. There are five wrapped balls. These three were from the advent calendar in the Christmas window at Can Do Books....
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The Chef and the Ham
Here is the next wrapped ball for the commission – a chef and a ham. I think it is pretty clear I had fun making these, although a little stressful at times. The honey glazed leg of ham has actual...
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A Couple of Penguins
Didn’t know what to post about today, so I will just do a photo I haven’t shown before. A couple of penguins just about to go out.
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Stephanie’s Doorstop and Pincushion
Let’s revisit houses I made a couple of years ago. I made them to give to Stephanie for allowing me to decorate the window for Christmas at Can Do Books. My first Christmas window. The cream felt is...
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Friends in the Craft Room
These little friends all sit together on my craft room table. They were made at different times but are now together as a little group. I am off to the second last needlelace class today. We are...
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Christmas Tree
I can’t show what I am working on just yet, so let’s revisit some Christmassy craft. This Christmas tree was part of the advent calendar that was in last year’s Christmas window. In context with the...
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Christmas Card
I made this card for Christmas 2010. I made the houses on a flat piece of felt, embroidering them while sitting at the hospital with my Aunt. When they were finished I photographed them while they...
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Christmas Doorstop
It feels like I haven’t made a doorstop in a very long time. The cream felt of this doorstop was the first piece of hand knitting that I felted in the washing machine. You never really know how big...
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Santas
What to do next when you come to the end of a big project? I clear the desk first and try to tidy up a bit around the craft room. In doing so, I found these felt Santas. I started them in 2010 when...
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The Three Santas
I finished the three May Blossom Santas. I am very pleased with myself for not putting them back in the stash and finishing them. The felt is lovely to work with and a nice change from all the other...
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House Project Week 1
Yesterday on my daily walk I thought about giving myself a challenge this year, so here it is the beginning, week 1. I am going to make something with a house theme each week for the year. In any...
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House Project Week 3
The photo is my starting point. It is my house I grew up in. I don’t know who is with my brother Scott, and my Mum is in the window. The felt for the house is from a jumper my Mum knitted for my Dad....
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House Project Week 4
A little house in a Moccona jar lid. A very small piece of felt on a background of Harris Tweed fabric. The roof is handspan wool and then embroidered detail for the garden. This jar is now in my...
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