Recent Felties
In the last couple months, I’ve made a few felties—a teddy bear, a butterfly, a ladybug, and a snail. Working on them was so fun and relaxing. I made the little snail while sitting on the couch in the living room with my dear cat …
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August Accomplishments
Here are a few good little things I did in the hottest month of summer: I took this pretty portrait of Carmen. I had so much fun doing the photo shoot, brushing her beforehand with her special Squishmallows brush so her fur was nice and …
Winter Wrap-Up
Since spring officially starts on Thursday, I thought now might be a good time to take a look back and assess what I’ve been able to accomplish this winter around Spruce Pine Cottage. Well . . . I made a new feltie ornament for my …
More Easter Ornaments
It’s only January and I’ve already started sewing Easter ornaments and making them pose for photos. Obviously I’m a big Easter fan. I always have been. When I was a kid, the Easter Bunny came every year, bringing me and my sisters and brother baskets …
A Little Christmas Cheer
Over the rainy Thanksgiving weekend, Rob and I put up our Christmas tree and I started sewing some new felt ornaments for it. The cats got busy too—messing things up (lol). On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as Carl splashed in the water in the tree …
A Little Halloween Spirit
This weekend I got to decorate the house for Halloween. It was a nice distraction from the news. I had quite a large stockpile of homemade ornaments, and I found a place for every one! Making ornaments helped me get through the worst of the …
Easter Ornaments
I’ve made a few new ornaments for my Easter tree! I like to spend the dark winter evenings making funny, ridiculously cute Easter ornaments and dreaming about spring. I’ve only recently started crafting again after a 30-year hiatus. I grew up crafting because my mother …
Ballerina Bear
This morning I finished up another felt Christmas ornament–a ballerina bear! I’m afraid I hit a snag when I was working on her tutu, because it turned out looking more like a cape than a skirt. Oh, well. She’s still super cute. A book I …
Christmas Queen
This weekend, I made another felt Christmas ornament—a Christmas queen! Before I got started this time, I did a little research in preparation—I read up on the basics of embroidery. I tried hard to be neat, but, despite my best efforts, things went awry and …