Feltin' Fridays

Just sharing some of the projects I have been working on now that I am home for awhile. 

A special order for a special repeat buyer:)

Not yet finished or felted. I'm not even sure where I am going with this - two bowls or one and a set of coasters?
However, I love the color - seafoam blue.

I love this little owl. I have another made and waiting for his balloon to be finished.

I made a little trinket box like this for my daughter Sarah and liked it so much I made another. The little
clay bird has a felted wool nest.

So glad that I can stay (creative) busy while we wait for the next chance to look for a new home.


Happy felting and talk again soon:)

Saying goodbye to my Grandmother

These last few years,

Every trip to Bakersfield, 

Every time I kissed her and said goodbye,

I knew could be our last...

My heart is full of wonderful memories of our time together.

With Love

Two fun heart pictures that I have collected this year just to share with you today!

Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart!

Psalm 37:4

Happy Valentines Day!

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There and Back in Time for Nemo

I am back home in time for Snow Storm Nemo. I'm glad because I would hate that Kate was here alone. Three weeks ago my Mom suddenly got sick and was admitted to the hospital. I went to California and stayed with her for two weeks. It was a scary time but I am so thankful that she is recovering as quickly as she is from it.

We are so proud of Kate...and isn't that lab coat cute on her?

  

Kate stayed home to finish her course at the Institute of Skin Science here in Rye. She should be taking her certification test at the end of February. I sure enjoyed all the facials and back (hot rocks) treatments I received while she was at school:)

On top of being gone for two weeks, we are moving our STUFF  next week into storage as the first step to moving  down south, Georgia maybe? Our free move from John's job expires at the end of this month so if we are going to use it we have to do it now. Probably the only way to get us moving anyway. It is really hard for me to focus very long on anything but my Etsy shop.

Here are a few of our 'Nemo' pictures-

The snow wasn't this high-it was just stuck to our window that high.

Kate making shoveling snow in her Daddy's snow boots look glamorous.

Back screen door.

This was a first-the snow came into our sun room porch and covered my
seashell collection.

Happy shoveling and talk soon...

Little Paint Pots

Well no paint was involved but these little bowls remind me of watercolor paint.  I'm not sure where the urge to crochet all these colorful little bowls came from but I think I will blame the dreary skies we have had the last week or so.

Before felting...

These were the first three that I made and they inspired me to keep going.
I am enjoying picking out color combinations. My yarn supply has been getting a little
overwhelming but this had the opposite effect. I bought more yarn the other day
because I thought they would make a cute set of bowls.  Ugggh!

Felted and in my Etsy shop.

Pleasant Surprise!

This Christmas Season at Scarlet Cord Designs was a pleasant surprise! I thoroughly enjoyed all the packing and shipping, the trips almost every day to the post office, communicating with buyers interested in custom orders AND I didn't mind making all those acorns:)

These glittery acorns have kept me busy. I was starting to think I would run out
of my supply of acorn caps.

So in November when I went down south for Thanksgiving, I enlisted the help
of two very enthusiastic acorn hunters:)
(sweet grandkids)

Of course they thought I needed some extra goodies like twigs, pretty stones and
leaves.

And all it cost me for all those beautiful treasures were two Ring Pops.

Some of the special orders---

I love custom orders. They are challenging and so creative!
Isn't this cute-Antler headband on a Polar Bear.

This llama with his custom blanket went to London.

This is what I finished yesterday-I had to redo the nest. It just got too small.

Looking forward to what this New Year will bring!

                Talk soon,

Merry Christmas

Ornaments on our tree share a wonderful story:

"And she gave birth to her first born, a son. She wrapped him
in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room
for them in the inn."

"There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping
watch over their flocks at night."

"An angel of the Lord appeared to them"... and said "Do not be afraid.
I bring you good news of great joy for all the people."

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you;
He is Christ the Lord."

"Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,
praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

May you receive the peace and joy that God has so graciously given to us!
Merry Christmas