More Bunnies

My eyes are a bit blurry from wearing strong glasses for detail work. I made a new bunny ornament design today, as well as one from the drawing I did earlier in the week. I visualize what I want the ornament to look like, then I trace a circle the size of the ornament's interior, and then inside that circle I draw a 'cartoon' of what I want the finished piece to look like. Then I figure out how many layers of shapes I need to get the effect I want. Then I have to figure out the order of sewing the parts on. And last I embroider my name on the back. I may switch to writing it with a Sharpie to save time and so it will look neater. Luckily may name is all straight lines but the year is '13 and the 3 is a bit tricky.

Hope you got to make something today as well.

Bunny Ornament Prototype

Sewing down the bunny parts.

Adding the details.

All done.

I finished my new bunny prototype. Hope to get many listed in my Etsy shop. But for now I'm making another one for my granddaughter's first Easter.

I Give a Hoot

Hey Crafty People,
I just finished my fourth owl ornament, but since Easter is fast approaching, I thought I'd work on some bunnies.  So I drafted a pattern for a bunny. But it got too cold outside to finish it. But at least I took photos of the owls. If you want me to set one aside for you before I list them on Etsy, by all means speak up.

Each one is different. This one has gold sequin eyes.

Night Owl. Two leaves and a flower button.

Heart Faced Owl

DIY Christmas Ornament and Knitting Projects

Hello my snowflakes,

Sometimes the motivating factor in finishing a knitting project is that I want to use the needles for another project. So here I am finishing a pair of seafoam green baby booties in Woolease yarn. In storage I found my Kaffee Fasset book.  I knew I owned that book!  But I've checked it out 2 or 3 times because I couldn't find my copy. I didn't know it had been in storage for 15 years.  So I want to make a shawl that's in it that I attempted before and never finished.

I also made a Christmas ornament since I haven't found my box of Christmas decorations.  So this is my token ornament. That and a neighbor gave us a beautiful poinsettia for taking care of her cats while she's on vacation.

When I took some stuff out of storage I found some glittery chenille stems and a styrofoam ball, so I made this ball today. It took about a hour. Things went a lot faster with a decent pair of wire cutters.
It always comes down to having the right tools for the job, doesn't it!

Happy holiday crafting.

Free Felt Star Ornament Directions

I was writing an article for Hubchallenge on making ornaments and thought I'd put some instructions on making a felt star ornament so I put it here: http://hubpages.com/hub/Making-Ornaments-for-Special-Occasions If you make one send me a photo and I'll put it in this thread. It's designed for someone that has beginner skills in embroidery or sewing. Or read it just to see other ornaments I have made.