I've been a sewing mood lately...(I'm a very moody person) :)
Any-How...
I thought I'd share with you some projects I made out of a wonderful mossy green sweater, that I felted in the washing machine...
I started buying and felting wool sweaters years ago to make Christmas stockings...
A few years later I stated making fingerless gloves from the sleeves...
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| Do you see why I call it Mossy Green? |
Now the first thing I do is cut the sleeves to make gloves....
I sew around the wrist and of course embellish them. :)
I managed to squeeze not one but two Wool Slugs out of the scraps....
Made a tree for my Christmas Alien to hold...
And it was the perfect color for the stems of my Burlap Pumpkins.
Oh yes...not much goes to waste...If you pay attention you will see tiny pieces in other projects down the road..
But that's it for today.
Peace, Love and Hippy Beads...
Denise
I'll be linking to may of the parties on my side bar..do check them out!
All these are precious little crafts. My personal fave are the pumpkins!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joann...The pumpkins were so easy to make and they sold well too! :)
DeleteYou are so creative and clever. I have gotten as far as felting three sweaters, but I get stuck. Here I go pinning another Spittin' Toad project. Maybe this year I will finish one. Love that slug!
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DeleteI would love to see what you do with them!! I always start with the fingerless gloves because the are so darn easy to make and the feel so darn good on my hands!!
talented! love the gloves.
ReplyDeleteMarie @
In Our Happy Place
Those slugs are too cute! Have you seen Epic? Reminds of the slug and snail characters.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen Epic...but living in the Northwest I have seen plenty of slugs!! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by!
Denise
I love how resourceful you are! I tend to hang onto scraps I think I will use, then forget why I still have them. Those slugs are adorable.
ReplyDeleteResourceful sounds better than hoarder...you should see my boxes of scraps...it's kind of scary! Starting in the fall when I'm trying to get stockings done for Etsy, those boxes look like they exploded wool pieces everywhere. But not this year (Ha) this year will be different...I'm going to get one stocking done a month...Well at least that's my plan!
DeleteThanks so much for stopping by!!!
Denise
What clever ideas! I think the slug is my favorite :) If you have a minute, please stop by and share your post at the Everyday Vintage link party at Helene's Legacy. Your style is the perfect fit!
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Thanks Lisa...I did so and I am know following! :)
DeleteDenise
What a great example of recycling! Love all the projects. Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteMary @ Orphans With Makeup
Thanks Mary!
DeleteLove all of these wonderful ideas! Great projects!
ReplyDeleteHi Denise, just hopping by to let you know that I will be featuring you at SYC later today.
ReplyDeletehugs,
Jann
Hi Denise, I love everything that you made from a sweater and I really love the hand warmers! I saw it on Share Your Cup party.
ReplyDeleteJulie at Julie's Lifestyle
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