A Busy Bee...That's Me

I've been working very hard

over the last couple of weeks,

trying to get ready for our annual

Fiber & Art Holiday Show.

 

 

For the past four years Susan and I

have opened our home

and turned it into a boutique

for a weekend.

 

 

It is a perfect outlet for us and

our artist friends

to highlight

the creative things we've been

working on this year.

 

My thing is wreaths.

This year I've focused on

using up-cycled sweaters.

 

 

Susan, my sister, has a whole line

of pillows she creates using

up-cycled sweaters

and sells them in her

etsy shop.

 

 

Lucky for me, she doesn't mind

sharing her scraps.

I've incorporated some of my

needle felted birds

which is something I am

trying to teach myself.

 

 

This white on white one is

one of my favorites

although it doesn't photograph

very well.

I had seen something on Pinterest

that was similar and made it my

inspiration.

 

 

Well there you have it

that's about all for now.

 

 

Just a few more things to finish

then its on to cleaning

and getting the house

ready.

Not the fun part to be sure!

 

 

Buttermilk Cottage

Holiday

Fiber & Art

Show and Sale

November 22nd, 23rd and 24th.

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIRTY FIVE DAYS UNTIL SHOW TIME

It's is hard to believe it has almost been a year since our last Holiday Fiber Arts Show.  Yes, it has, and in fact we only have 35 days left to prepare.  I've been hard at work crafting and creating.  Some of my ideas have already gone by the way side and others have taken flight.

 

 

 

 

I've been making wreaths.

I'm using up-cycled sweaters,

both wool and cotton.

 

It's so much fun creating flowers

out of the sleeve and necks.

 

Here's one I actually used the

sleeves of the sweater

for the base

then created the flowers

out of the neckband and scraps.

Added the burlap and red

floral for contrast.

 

This one was fun,

it's made from an old army jacket

I found at the Goodwill.

 

 

Camo is so big right now...

 

 

I couldn't resist.

 

 

I call this one

Cottage By The Sea.

A winter wreath for your

beach cottage,

if you are so lucky

to have one.

I WISH!

 

 

I've got more to show you,

but that's another post.

Have a great day.

 

Buttermilk Cottage

Holiday Fiber Arts

Show and Sale

November 22, 23, & 24 2013

Join us if you can.