Felt Love

Yesterday I visited a local sheep farm and was blown away by it all.

Harriet, the owner, took me on a tour of all the buildings where the wool is processed and I felt like I was in heaven. I'd never seen so much wool and so many colors to choose from. I am hoping to return there soon and will have photos to show you when I do. I can't wait to go back there!

Today, I would like to share a few photos of the felting that I've been working on.

Bright colored bangles.

A beautiful white scarf made of wool, silk and cotton.

A scarf with wool curls.

Lots of beads.

I think working with wool is like creating magic. The textures and colors are so inspiring and the possibilities are endless.

I hope you are creating a little magic where you are too.

Thanks for stopping by.

karen ann

Sweet Vintage Fashion

Hi everyone!

I'm still here and I've been busier than ever creating, gardening and collecting.

I have so many things to share with you all and will do just that as soon as I get some photos taken.

That being said...

I wanted to take a minute to share with you a sweet little Etsy shop.

It's my daughter's shop and it's filled with awesome vintage fashions and accessories.

Like this super fabulous suit from the 50's.

It still has the tags attached and it is in mint condition.

I tried it on and was hoping it would fit me, but no luck.

I'm not kidding...this is the most awesome vintage suit I've ever seen!!!

How about this one?

Just beautiful!

Or this one...

If you are into vintage fashion, Reds Threads Vintage, has an amazing collection to choose from in a variety of sizes. I hope you'll click on over there to see what she has to offer.

Thanks for stopping by.

karen ann



Wool + Soap and Water

Wool + soap and water = beads.

 Wool yarn + soap and water = vessels.

Still playing with wool.

What have you been up to?

Karen

Busy Making Felt

For the past several days I've been experimenting with wet felting wool and silk.

I've been making felted beads for my jewelry for some time now...

but I wanted to learn how to make large sheets of felt for bag making...

and other craft projects.

It's quite a workout. I feel like I've been to the gym.

I've never worked with silk bells before. I love how it shines.

I had a few failures in the beginning...

but I think I'm getting better with each piece.

Now, if someone would just come and clean my house and do my laundry...

I'm off to buy more wool.

See you soon.

Karen Ann



Handmade Market Bag

Doing a little sewing lately and made myself a market bag from some scraps of batik fabric.

I couldn't make up my mind which fabric to use...

so I pieced together a little of everything.

I used a handmade ceramic button and beads...

and lined it with some gold linen.

Love the way it turned out.

Karen Ann



Shabby Bohemian

Last month I bought a headband simply because I loved the fabric.

I never wear headbands...they look awful on me, but I had to have this fabric.

I found it in a little hippie shop in Freeport Maine and try as I might to find a scarf or something bigger than a headband in the same fabric, it didn't happen.

So, here is what I came up with using these beautiful bits of fabric...

I made tiny lavender sachet pillows and combined them with recycled wooden beads and handmade glass beads.

I hung them from an old chair spindle and added a shabby reclaimed silk rose.

I know it's a bit quirky and unusual, but hey, that's me.

I was thinking that this idea in a larger version would be cool as a window treatment or a room divider.

The fragrance from the lavender is heavenly!

See ya soon.

karen ann



Royal Birds

Hi all!

This is the 2nd project for this weekend using antique grain sacks.

The first was my experiment with a jewelry dress form, as seen in my last post.

I also made these birds from a grain sack.

The crowns and beaks I made from polymer clay.

I've been working on a few other projects as well using reclaimed fabric.

I'll be posting those at a later time.

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya soon.

Karen Ann