Acorn Happiness

This summer I had a fun conversation (email) with Donna from Brynwood Needleworks. I just love the things she makes! Well, her favorite thing, besides her Corgi's and her hubby, is acorns! Now and then, when I find a cool acorn 'thing' I'll send her the link. This time I saw some acorn caps on top of felted wool 'acorns' and I thought, "Oh Donna would love this!" and I shot her an email with the link.

She loved it, like I knew she would :) and offered me, in the fall, some acorn caps. Well, I was all over that! But I thought, Why not make it a trade? So, I made up a bunch of wool felt balls, Remember this?
and offered a trade.  So, I sent off my felted wool and she sent off her acorn caps - I was so excited to receive them, and that's when I realized I'd made my felted acorns much too large. :(

Felted acorns I sent to Donna

The acorn caps I receive from Donna

I made some smaller felted acorns, and told Donna what I did to make mine smaller. She included two leaves with tiny caps attached. I felted tiny red berries for them, they are about my favorite part, because I love berries.

I do believe Autumn has arrived at my house! 

Marriage in so many words

From The Amateur Writer

Gifts for Dad

This is always the hardest gift to buy, unless Dad has a favorite hobby, but otherwise, what in the world can you buy for him? Well, this year, I figured it out! Warm, fleece jammy pants!!! WHO doesn't want them?

On a cold, snowy day, indoors watching football or taking a nap, these are perfect! I'm making them for the men on our list (don't tell them if you know them). I made them for my husband last year and he absolutely loves them.
I have listed them in my Plain Jane shop, but please don't buy that listing, I'll make a custom listing for you. I'll be making the ones for the men in our family this week and then I'll put up pictures of the pants, rather than pictures of the fabric :) 
Order early - they have to be made, one by one, and it's just little ole me here!!! :) Let's get some Christmas shopping done early!!   

Recent Increase in Size of Stash

Christmas came early for me this year :) I'm not going to explain HOW I came about this increase in stash, it's kind of personal and no, it wasn't illegal :/ But the other day (last week) I received from the UPS man a 37 lb box, full of fabric from a quilt shop. I'd been expecting it, and to finally have it - well, I was in Fabric Heaven!!!!

I also have this thing that all fabric in my stash MUST be washed before it gets put away - and don't ask me where this is going to be put away - it's eating dinner with us now :) The washing is taking FOREVER!!!!!!!!!! lol but who cares? It's gorgeous fabric! Here are some pics -

That tall pile right there? still has to be washed.. See the little short pile behind it? Washed.

These are the fabrics, I think she just pulled out the cardboard from the center and put them in my box!!! lol

Washed but not folded

The taller stack is washed and folded, The bolt pieces, I think I'll wash as I need them. I don't want to cut them, and I can't see washing that many yards at a time! 

So, I just have that one tall pile to serge the raw edges and then wash. But I might have to sew something with it first :) SO.MANY.IDEAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

Wool Felting - my New Thing :)

I've got to tell you this is so much fun! Some wool roving, and a felting needle or two and you're on your way! To these pretty cool little balls (which do have a purpose) and some sore fingers if you're not really careful. Those needles are Sharp - sharper than a sewing needle.

And I have some other projects I've been working on with my wool, but they aren't ready for public view yet. :) oh I know, secrets, secrets - well it is getting to be that time of year!
I get my wool roving from a great little shop on Etsy  called Woolgatherings. I order it, and bam - two days later it's at my house! They are the BEST!!!