Scrap Tapestry

For Christmas, I made my mom this decorative wall-hanging out of scrap yarn and odds and ends I had lying around. The main part of it was made with leftover wool from various pairs of felt clogs (there are always leftovers from those) which I felted, and then embellished it with whatever fun things were cluttering my craft drawer. It was so much fun to make! Today, it lives happily on her wall.

Felt Clogs

These are a huge hit in our family, I pretty much make them every year or two for everyone I know, since everyone loves them so much they wear them out in a year!

You can find the pattern here: Fiber Trends Pattern

(sorry you have to pay for it... copyrighted!)

Last year, for my dad who goes outside a lot, I took apart his ripped old slippers with an intact durable outdoor-friendly sole on them, and sewed that sole onto my felted clogs. Worked great, and he loves them! (see top picture)

I gave this journal a makeover with some fabric, embroidery thread, a neat button, and some yarn. This is essentially just a new fabric cover wrapped around an old, unused journal, cut to shape and sewn in place.

Creepy Jar Labels

My parents got a little crazy with the haunted house at this year's halloween party. I was in charge of creating the "witch kitchen." I had a lot of fun (too much fun?) making these labels and putting the room together. Turns out it's really easy to stain paper with coffee. I made all of these labels on the computer, printed them out, soaked the paper in coffee for 5 minutes, and then put them briefly on a cookie sheet in the oven on the lowest setting to dry out and crinkle. It's a super fun process, and they turned out awesome!

Knitted Envelope

One day, for some reason, I became inspired to send a stranger a knitted letter through the mail. It's just two squares sewn together, a triangle, a button, and paper and a stamp carefully sewed onto the front. I hope whoever received it had as much enjoyed getting it as much as I enjoyed making it!

 

Huggable Hedgehogs

These adorable and huggable hedgehogs are too cute not to make. The problem is you can't just make one, because someone will see it and want you to make one for them. 

They are knitted in one piece, using a furry yarn carried together with wool. Then you felt and stuff them and snuggle with them forever. The pattern can be found here.

(before and after)

Little Felted Purse

I love felting purses. Here is one I made a year ago, it's just the right size for the essentials, phone, wallet, maybe some gloves, keys, etc. I love it! I always do a little magnetic clasp under the button, it works perfectly.

Big Felted Purse

I'm pretty sure I made this purse in 8th grade. I still love it! 

Bookshelf Makeover

This bookshelf lived in my mom's room as a little girl, and in both my sister and my rooms growing up. It was an ugly dull yellow, scratched, and in desperate need of a makeover. Having just painted our living room, kitchen, and bedrooms, my housemates and I decided to use our leftover house paint to liven it up and add some color and silliness to our house. Also, the bottom panels we painted with chalkboard paint, which is the coolest thing ever!