I Love Cows Wall Hanging

 My sister and I just returned from a mini vacation

in Florida.  It was too cold to spend much time on the beach,

so we did the next best thing.

Thrift shopping!

Look what I came home with.

 

 

 

 

 



 

When I saw this farm life sweater by

Eagle's Eye

I had to have it.

 I knew could make something out of it

I just wasn't sure what.

 

Back view.

 

 

I started by cutting out one of the scenes.

I had just bought a square wire wreath frame

and was looking forward to trying it out.

 

I backed it with a little batting

then glued it all onto some fiber board.

 

 

Decided to cover the square wreath frame with

the black and white check sleeves.

I went a head and removed the large red heart

because I new I would be cutting right

down the middle of the sleeve.

 

 

I wrapped and glued the strips around

the frame, using both of the sleeves.

 

 

 

Used my glue gun and glued it all together.

 

 

Reattached the hearts that I had removed

from the sleeves.  Added two yellow flowers

made from another cotton sweater.

 

You can find this country life

wall hanging on my etsy site.

Please visit me and see what other

fun things I have for you.

 

Nanniepannie

 

 

 

 



 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/224058774/i-love-cows-wreath-farm-life-knitted?ref=shop_home_active_1

The Making of a Wreath

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first step in making a sweater wreath

is finding the sweater.

I usually make bi-weekly visits to my favorite

thrift shops ...

don't want to miss any treasures out there.

 

 

 

I have been on the lookout for a yellow sweater.

I wanted it to be a sunny yellow

have cables

and cotton, if possible.

I love working with wool, but for summer,

cotton feels right.

 

 

I usually have an idea in my head of what I'd like

the finished product to look like,

but quite frankly I know the design will have to

play out as it will.

I just go with it.

 

 

I start to cut, then cover the frame

and then begin the flowers.

I have bins of sweater scraps so I just pull out options

and see what works.

 

 

After the flowers are arranged and glued on

I look to my accessory stash

to see what I can add to create

more interest.

 

 

Here's how it all came together.

 

 

 



I think the yellow and orange

make a happy combination.

 

 

Visit my etsy shop

Nanniepanne

as well as my facebook page

Nanniepannie https://www.facebook.com/nanniepannieswhimsicalwreaths

 

 

 

 

 



UP-CYCLED SWEATER WREATHS...MY PROCESS

I've been perfecting my latest passion since last October and 

I must say, I'm so enjoying it.

I create wreaths from up-cycled sweaters.

 

I've dabbled in wreath making for some time now

but last year when my sister got into making

pillow cover out of up-cycled sweaters,

I wondered, what can I do with

up-cycled sweaters?

 

 

The first step in finding the sweaters.

You don't want to pay too much for them

since you'll be cutting them up.

My favorite places,

Goodwill and Salvation Army.

 

 

I've created a little nook in my sitting room

where I can work.

It's not ideal, but you've just got to

make it work.

Every time I make a new wreath

I learn something new.

A new technique or tip.

Instead of wrapping strips of the sweater

around the wreath frame,

I've found, cutting one continuous strip using the front

and back of the sweater works best.

No raw edges.

 

 

 

 

Then using my glue gun

I glue the sweater onto the frame.

 

When I saw this little sweater at Goodwill,

I knew it would make a

sweet little wreath

for Spring.

 

 

It's amazing what you can create out of all

the different parts of the sweater.

Cuffs, the neck line,

 buttons, tabs, etc.

 

 

So there you have it.

The making of a wreath.

To see some of my other designs

please take a peek at my etsy shop.

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/nanniepannie?ref=si_shop

 

 

 

Happy crafting!

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.