Fair at the waldorf school

We had a very busy weekend.  It was the anual fair at the children's school.
With a bunch of lovely and very talented women we come together once a week to sow for this fair.  These are some of the things we made this year.

 

Of course we don't earn anything by selling this because the profit all goes to the school.  But we gain so much more.   Every week while we are working, we drink cappuccino, eat cake and have loads of fun.  There is always lots of laughter but also room for tears. It is so nice to be part of this amazing group!!

Ladies, thanks for being you every week again!  I think we did really well this year!

Felt dog

                                    Isn't he cute?

For a while now my kids keep asking for a dog.  I really love dogs, especially this one, but I already have enough work with my children.  Everybody is trained over here and I'm not yet ready to start over again with a puppy.  So for now, I made them this dog!!  He doesn't need a lot of care, only a bit of dusting.  

I don't know if you can tell but it's a beagle.  Of course it is not the same as the real thing, but he definitely stole my heart!!

Indian Summer

As you can see by my four seasons scene, I had to change it to autumn.  But last week we really had an Indian summer over here and it is still so nice and warm.  It feels like summer has finally arrived!

On the other hand, if I look at all the nice golden colours of the leaves I must admit it's definitely autumn.  So I will not change it back to summer.  Maybe I should add a fifth season ...
Although indian summer is not really an official season, it's my favourite one : lovely colours in nature, beautiful sunrises in foggy weather, warm sun during the day and not too hot to fall asleep at night.   I hope everyone is enjoying this great indian summer!

DIY : felted lamp

I always have a hard time shopping for a nice lamp.  And if I do like one, it's always so expensive.  So I made one myself.  I used really nice natural wool mixed with silk.  I also added some curls and a bit of green fine wool.  It took me a good part of the day to felt it because the fabric needed to be see through without creating holes.  So I had to felt it really gently.

Once I finished my fabric, I still had to make a lamp shade out of it.  Nowadays it's easy to find the material for it in specialized stores.  For this lamp I needed two large iron circles and some kind of self adhesive lamp foil.  Then it still took me about a day of putting all of this nicely together and finally ... there was light!!

Our new family pet

I needle felted this little fellow.  It took me ages to finish him.  But I really love the way he came out.  With his bright colours he brings us joy.  We are happy to have him and I think he is also proud of being part of our family!!

More birds ...

With the same felt I made these birds.

Fluffy turtle doves

I just love birds and decided to make some turtle doves for our bedroom.  In Feng Shui a pair of turtle doves symbolises love and romance so the bedroom is the perfect place for them.I used a bird pattern I found on www.spoolsewing.com which is just perfect for my doves.  Instead of using fabric however I felted some natural wool with pieces of straw.


 

Happy birthday!

A friend of mine just celebrated a very special birthday.  She loves hearts and I love making birds, so this is what I made for her.

Funny geckos

To make my walls happy, I felted colourful geckos.  Now they are crawling towards my ceiling.  When I look at them, it almost feels as though I'm on holiday on a tropical island.  A great feeling!!