cardboard and wool stars

amazing what you can do with cereal boxes from our recycling bin and balls of wool from the stash!

i made these with my girl one crafty afternoon. i like that we could both do the same, but different, side by side. i think this might even work for making decorations with kidsof all ages for our upcoming big family farm camping christmas.

my favourite one is the white one. i used 2 ply wool for that one, so i recommend thinner wool or crochet thread.

basically, cut the circles, cut some notches, wrap wool and secure, but more instructions and ideas can be found here.

embroidered felt brooches

i am totally inspired by melissa and i used her embroidered brooch tutorial to make a couple of birthday presents this week.

i used my girl's pictures as a starting point then tried to transfer it into thread. i love how they've turned out. i love that it's another way to share her artwork with family. and because they're family, they've got to love it too, right?

stitching

i've been making a wee zip pouch for my mother-in-law for her birthday. i hope she'll use it to keep her knitting extras together as i noticed she's been using a plastic bag.
the perfect chance to finally use my sublime stitching embroidery transfers!