365 / 103 - secret schemes!

Not a proper blog post today (Wednesday) sorry and no photo yet because yesterday (Tuesday) I was working on sketches for secret schemes and they are not ready for showing off just yet. All will be revealed soon, I promise! :)

365 / 102 - Disguises Galore!

Last night I turned my attention to disguise-making: two felt beards (one black, one brown) and a pair of felt glasses...
The glasses in particular are a bit mental (you know, cos felt beards are perfectly normal bits of kit) but they were lots of fun to make. The elastic on the glasses is just enough to keep them falling off your head when you wear them :)

Ooh and I almost forgot - look at the awesome post I got today:
More brooch backs than I have ever seen! Hurrah! They should keep me going for a while...

365 / 101 - Dinner Party Crafting

So last night we had people over for dinner, and whenever we do that it somehow turns into a proper dinner party cos the boyf goes to the supermarket to buy one course and comes back with starters and chocolates and cheese... I had some sewing that I needed to get done, so I stitched away during pre-dinner nibbles and again during post-dinner chocolates and coffee (tea for me, obviously).

Here in terrible light (so overcast today) is last night's workspace, complete with yummy chocs...

I was restocking a few things, party rings and moustache pins and tree stumps, and also beading a few more poppies - most appropriate as during dinner it turns out my little poppy pin was on the Etsy front page! I missed it due to a ban on Etsy during the evening (sewing is allowed but checking Etsy is impolite to guests apparently) but the lovely Miss Bunny sent me a screenshot to enjoy at my leisure:

UPDATE: My poppy design is now available as a sewing pattern! Visit my shop to see all my printable PDF patterns

365 / 100 - Christmas treats

Yesterday was day 100! Hurrah!

Last night's task was to finish my new Christmas-themed items so I could take photos of them this morning while there was still light to do so - I got up rather late today so there was only just enough!
I made one of the holly pieces into a brooch and the other into an ornament, and I finished both of the mistletoe decorations. The first one was made with just one piece of felt sewn on the back but it wasn't quite sturdy enough so the second has an extra layer in the middle. The slightly thinner one will get sold at a slightly lower price and I may adapt the design a little if I make some more but I am very pleased with how the applique turned out. It's one of those pieces where it's loads of work and it seems alright and then you add the finishing touches (in this case the white berries) and it all comes together. It has been suggested that I market the mistletoe with a line like "with normal mistletoe you just get a kiss, with this mistletoe you get felt", haha.

Here's a better shot of the holly brooch, and one of the mistletoe so you can see the scale of it
Today I was supposed to be cleaning the house a little and then settling down to do some sewing in the afternoon before we have guests for dinner but it's the middle of the afternoon already and I've done nothing yet! Ah well. The housework may have to wait for another day...