Mail sent and mail received

Yesterday was a wonderful mail day. I got some mail sent out and there was some mail received. By me and by people who were waiting to get something from me.
First of all, Suki has been sent on to the first part of her journey!

Then there was the email from Mandy saying that she received my Pay it Forward crafts. I made her two mini (3"x3") fabric art pieces. One with one of my illustrations turned into a felt applique and one with a felt flower on the front. I added two bottlecap magnets with images taken from my vintage postcard collection.
More surprises arrived at new homes. I did a cute and crafty swap with Roxanne and she got the goodies I've sent her. I don't have a picture of all the goodies i put in the box, but do have a picture of what i made for her. I felted this little bear like animal for her. I found this pretty box which made a perfect little home, it fitted like a glove!


Last month i was the very lucky winner of this gorgeous milk glass set from the wonderful blog at happydash! It took awhile for it to arrive here, due to the wonderful service at my local post office (yes, this is sarcastic).
But let's say it was just to build up anticipation and my joy was even greater when it finally did arrive! It is soooo gorgeous i can't even explain. The two cups and plates with their lovely prints and the shape of the plates resemble painters tablets. Oooohhh... loving it, thank you Tonya for spoiling me with these!
And i got even more spoiled when i opened up a surprise package from Jonah of Maluhia Designs. The prettiest and cutest fabric! I really needed to catch my breath for a second. I can't think of any crafty project that is so wonderful that i will be able to really cut in these fabrics. But i'm also aware they are meant for me to use. Maybe one day i'll think of something. Thank you sooo much for this amazing treat!

Tiny apple friend

My new felted tiny friend.
"Body" part is 1,5 inch (3 cm) high.

This time i tried to use a little bit of embroidery to decorate the face and the leaf. Wasn't sure how or if it would work, but you know how i do, just try and see how it turns out.
I think it worked.

Looking forward to making more felted creations. It is a very good craft for me to do at the end of a long day's work when you finally want to give yourself some time off but still cannot sit down and do absolutely nothing.

Felted Friends

So i had my first go at needlefelting. And like i already suspected, i'm loving it!
Feels like as long as you punch the needle up and down enough (like a trillion times), you can make anything you think of.
These little friends i made are tiny. You see the needle in the back. The owl is 4 cm high, that's like 2,5 inch.
I'm already working on some other creations.

Enjoying this craft. Wondering why i didn't do this before.

New found love

Needle felting. It has been on my wanting to learn list for a long time now. And yesterday was my lucky day.

I found out that there is an AC Moore only 10 minutes away by bus! I called them to find out till what time they would be open, and the lady told me they had a 25% off everything in the store sale from 6-9! I was planning to go in the afternoon, but of course waited until after 6. So i stocked up on some items i've been wanting to buy before but never did. Like the needle felting supplies.

Let's see what i will be able to make with this. Got to get my hands on some more wool.