Baby Gifts

My oldest daughter and I have been sewing burp clothes that make great presents for expectant moms.  It is really fun if there are ribbons from shower presents that can be recycled as the decoration on the burp clothes.  It is best to pre-wash the diapers and then sew on the ribbons.   Can you think of other versions of a burp cloth?

Happy Valentine's Day

I have been working on Valentine's Day gifts.  In the above pic are the package toppers for cup cozies or cup warmers I needle felted for my art study group - the Bagettes - and my co-workers at Knitter's Kove.

Hugs and Kisses and Hearts for Bagettes

Hearts and Initials for co-workers to tell our coffee cups apart!

The cozies are needle felted from all felt, double layered, sewn and pinked around the edges with an elastic loop and button closure.  They were a lot of fun to create!  Happy Valentine's Day to all - Hugs!

Earth Challenge Show

If you have some time in the next couple of weeks visit 212 Art Association in Saline to see the Earth Challenge show.  It is a great mix of fiber, jewelry, mixed media, paint, and more.  I entered two enameled jewelry pieces.  Only remembered to take a picture of one....

The inspiration picture is posted at the bottom of the piece.  My jewelry has a very organic feel to it all the time.  I've always spent  a lot of time outside.  As a kid playing and collecting in fields and swamps and as an adult gardening in my yard.  I even studied nature at college.  It just comes naturally to me.....

More gifts

My daughters supplied pics of the handknit gifts I gave them for Christmas.

Sarah took this pic of her fingerless gloves as we waited for a table at Slow's BBQ in Detroit.  Yummy food - love the "yardbird" sandwich.  If you get a chance to eat there don't pass it up.

Anyway.....handknit socks for Molly.  I do love knitting socks.

"Birdie"

I finally finished gluing all the glass onto my "Birdie" mosaic.  The design came from one of my journal pages.  Thanks to all the encouragement of my "bagette" friends, I stuck with finishing this mosaic.  Now sometime Deb will have to help me with the grouting!

Journal page that inspired mosaic.

New necklace

A new piece created from sea glass from Orcas Island, Washington.  I really like pieces of sea glass with a little fold or lip.   I like to use that as a "cap" to hold beads or pearls, etc.  The piece is made from sterling silver and three sizes of fresh water pearls.

Gifts

Now that all the gifts are bestowed I can reveal some of them on this blog.  The sock monkey and sock monster were created for my son-in-law.  He and I love sock creatures, ugly dolls, etc.  This is only the first venture into this creative venue.
They were so much fun I really will make more of them!