It's Feature Friday! Woolcrazy

I featured Woolcrazy's Etsy shop a few years ago, but it's time to revisit. Her uber adorable recycled wool & needle felted critters have gotten even cuter! I think I will be paying her shop a visit next Saturday, for Small Business Saturday! I will be visiting a few shops then :).

It's What I'm working on Wednesday!

Because of Halloween, I didn't get much sewing in this week, but I plan to make lots of owl skirts this week! I've got some fun scraps ready to make owl parts...


and a couple of owls cut out...


but i'm figuring out how I want them. I wasn't crazy about how the button eyes (above) turned out, so I made some wool ones instead.


I tried something a little different with this sock monkey skirt.

I used the hem of the sweaters, instead of making my own hem. I think I like my own hem better. This ended up looking squarish at the bottom. I also didn't have quite enough of the brown heathered, as I did the red, so I made the brown panels a little narrower. I think that turned out ok. I am hoping to have a tutorial worked up for these skirts on Tuesday, so stay tuned!

It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday! Pillows, pillows, pillows!

Making those pillows last week were so much fun, that I made more! What do you think? I think i'll be selling these throw pillows at my craft shows this year. Any advice or suggestions on these is welcome! What other animals would you like to see?

My owls...



my sheep....


This is a red winged blackbird that did not turn out well. My husband refers to it as "the black bird in flames", lol. I think if I do a red winged blackbird again I will be making the wings more subtle & off to the sides, like the owls' wings.


I had a sweater that I know is alpaca, but didn't have a tag on it, so into my personal stash it went. My feet were extra cold yesterday, so I made myself another pair of slippers (I think I have enough now, lol). They are SO soft & warm!


I also starting making a batch of dryer balls, and here they are in their various unfinished stages...


Boy am I productive during blizzards! What have you been working on this week? Feel free, as always, to show off your finished recycled wool projects on my Facebook page!

Needle felted recycled wool week - Wool Crazy

These are just the cutest lil' critters! Handmade from recycled wool, then needle felted, these little animals represent talent, and are surprisingly affordable! You can check them all out at Wool Crazy's Etsy shop.

Recycled wool pillow week - Bonjour Teaspoon

What a fun and beautiful way to spruce up a boring sofa (or even a non-boring sofa)! These interior decorator worthy pillows can be found in Bonjour Teaspoon's Etsy shop, along with other fun recycled goods & artwork

Christmas gifts for the kids!

Christmas is around the corner! These cute stuffed animals are made from recycled wool, and handmade in the USA by a wahm. No big box store here! Remember sock monkeys? Well... they have friends now... socktopus, sweater monkeys, and sweater owls! All of these pictured are made with recycled wool. Here is a little info from Clarity's Etsy store:

"This is the shop of Friends of Socktopus, a line of creatures by Clarity Miller. Each item is handmade by Clarity, from her home in the beautiful San Juan Islands. Your purchase allows her to be at home with her wonderful baby, Caspian.
Also, please keep an eye out for our monthly charity fundraising items. The proceeds from one item each month will go directly to a charitable cause. It's better to make a small difference than no difference at all."

Check out her shops :

Friends of Socktopus
http://www.friendsofsocktopus.com/

Blackbird Fashion

blackbirdfashion.etsy.com