Just before i fell asleep

i had an idea for a theme for a zine
It was 'Butter side up'
Id maybe make a slice of toast each morning throw it and then document which side it landed on. This would also be encorporated with drawings about the days events...positive or negative according to which side the toast landed.

Get Your Sew On

My afternoon...WHERE DO I START...so much new stuff....:D
Sewing box: Ready to go
Material: ready to be transformed into something ravishing
Beads: Because i like them :)

How Sweet is this

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Hot Stack

So I think it's unanimous that the knitted tea cozy (on the previous post) hails as the cutest, hands down. Even IF I could knit, I'm not sure I could quite manage that. It's amazing what can be done with two sticks and a little yarn. Felt food caters more to my skill set at the moment. I made these pancakes last night and love how they turned out. (The little gnome is something I made awhile ago--he just sort of snuck into the picture. (Imagine him with a tiny knife and fork in each fist.)

The pancakes are super easy to make; here's how:

1. You need four felt circles; two of each color. Mine are about 5" and 4" in diameter. Trace around a small saucer if you want.
2. Cut an X in the middle of one light-colored felt circle and then sew the matching piece on top--all the way around, using a 1/4" seam allowance.
3. Clip curves and turn right-side out through the X opening. (Enlarge opening if necessary.)
4. Stuff lightly and then tack the tan circles on top. Add a "butter pat" if desired. That's it! Easy.

While on the subject of felt craft, it is slightly embarassing to realize that it took me a whole year to get around to adding some wool blanket project photos (that disappeared from my blog and became this book), as a flickr set. What can I say? I'm lame when it comes to promoting myself! Except to quietly add, that I have a handful of copies left if you want one signed by "yours truly". (I will be ordering more at some point, but probably not until after the holidays.) So. Enjoy the pictures, and please share your finished projects here so we can all marvel over them together.

Have to say...Semester one of year 2 was so brilliant. I hope it can be equal to semester 2. Cant wait to get going on this new project. Keeping the foundations to my work the same...but exploring is always welcome in my book (no i dont have a little book of rules...but we can pretend i do)

Book and Zine Fair in Preston last weekend in January 2010 (which is next weekend for all of those who couldnt figure out when the last month may be)
You must come along...some really great people going to be there..i can hardly wait.
www.zinefair.com
check yo.

Do you remember Fuzzy Felt?

Because i certainly do. Probably my frist encounter with Craft...What was yours?