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3/13/2013

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Using felt, I made some flowers.  I'm not even sure what I will end up using them all for, but just "felt" like doing something.  I think they turned out pretty cute.  First, trace out some circles using a bowl and a large plastic cup (or whatever you have around for different sized flowers).  Second, cut a spiral starting from an outside edge towards the center use scissors or pinking shears. (I used pinking shears on the pink ones, but opted for a smoother cut with the white ones.  I even made the edges on the white ones a little wavier after I finished them.)   Third, stitch the inside edge of the spiral from the center outwards.  Fourth, pull the stitches tight and work the material into a spiral flower as you tighten.  Do not cut the thread yet.  Knot it tight if you would like, though.  Lastly, hand-stitch the bottom of the flower together to hold its shape.  The white circles above are cut for the same size as the smaller sized pink rosettes in the photo.  I even left the pink outline on the white rosettes...I thought it added to them.  Overall, I think they all turned out great.

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No-sew felted glove-ettes!  All three of my kids wanted fingerless gloves which they have always called them glove-ettes.  So, I made a trip to a couple local thrift stores and found some wonderful wool sweaters to use for this (and other future projects).  I ran the sweaters through the hottest wash & dry cycles a couple times to be sure they were shrunk as much as possible.  Afterwards, I cut the sleeves off a couple sweaters, made sure the seams and stitches were still intact, and measured to cut thumb-holes in each.  One of my daughters wanted pink rosettes on hers, so I obliged.  The other opted for solid color & no decor what-so-ever.  

Food for thought.

What else have I been doing instead of posting?  Hmmm...for one, probably indulging in some yummy food.  I've been trying to cook and bake more lately.  Although I don't eat these foods every day, I sure do like them.  Home-cooked breakfast of eggs, turkey sausage, and French toast, a banana-chocolate, chocolate-chip  pancake breakfast topped with whip cream for dinner, and my sweet husband made me my favorite chicken scallopini dinner the weekend after Valentine's Day.    I am going to try to start posting more often, though.  
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10/21/2013 05:36:26 am

Your blog template was so nice I decided to make a Weebly account too.

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