Making Wool Roses...

After many months of looking at my felted wool and thinking it was time to use some of it, I made some wool roses.  Mary Engelbreit is a favorite illustrator of mine and I think these roses look like the ones she draws for her wonderful illustrations.

I used felted wool and cut 4 1/2" dia. circles. 
Then I cut as example shows, trying to keep width of cut equal as I could. 

 

Begin on the outside of the circle cut and roll up
 - the bottom should be flat.

 

This is the bottom and the edges are flat/even.

Beginning in the middle with needle and thread,

stitch to outside and then back to middle all the way around

so all the layers are secured.



I stitch down the little flap from the inside of the curve

and around part way so the bottom layer will curl up the flower.

 

Now you can trim the top edges

 if you have little frays like this one.

 

I haven't embellished anything yet but stay tuned.

The blue flower is a larger circle so you can see

how much fuller they can get! 

The wool I used is a true red...

some pics are pink and some are pinker!

I could add one to a sweater or pillow

or headband or bracelet or journal. 

In fact I just might add them to all of the above!!!

 

 

So there you are - a wool rose or two or three or five!!!  Let me know if you have a question!

 

Take care,

Bonnie

 

 

 

I'm Kinda Awesome Some Days...

I'm so proud of myself...last week my printer stopped - like wouldn't turn on.  So I putzed around for a couple of days, uninstalled the software, got terrible error messages, tried to reinstall, etc.  So today was the day...if I couldn't get it going, I was going to order a new one. 

 

Well – this morning I pushed the button and it came on!!!  The light lit up and so did I!  So I reinstalled the software and whew!  It works. 

 

Now I can use up the ink cartridges I had stockpiled.  In my search to determine what new printer to buy, I couldn’t find one that took my cartridges that I had in the drawer…around $100 worth or so. 

 

So now I can go shopping for something more fun - like a new electric toothbrush because that stopped working last week too!  I guess I could try downloading something from Oral B and see if that would revive my toothbrush!

I love this time of year…we had our first fresh corn on the cob with salad with our fresh from the garden tomatoes in it!  I could eat just corn...so good for the diet!!!  Not!

  

 

 

Well - we're off to go garagin' to find more treasures for our October sales!!!  I do love to shop!

 

Take care,

 

Bonnie

Whew! Now for a few days off...

I took a bunch of pics before Crazy Daze in Mora yesterday so I thought I would share a couple...

We sold the 1800's wedding dress so I brought this
dress in - I think cowgirl boots would complete this outfit!!!



Wouldn't this look cute on a screen porch?  or bedroom area?

A 1940's glove box completes this little vignette!

Well - off to play with a couple of my grandkids!  Time off for good behavior.

Take care and have a great weekend!!!

Bonnie