I made a needle felted scarf, and here's what I learned...

You need a scarf that's 100% silk.

I found mine at a thrift store for less than $2 each.

You need 100% wool roving and a needle felting tool.

You can use one needle, but it takes a lot longer.

The silk puckers when you use the tool.

I could not get other types of fibers to pucker even though I used the needle tool.

Even though this photo isn't the best, 

the scarf looks great!

I love it!

There are also some great videos on YouTube!

A Little Time for Jewelry - That and a Preview!

This is the necklace I made to honor my daughter who has a blood cancer called

multiple myeloma.

I love this necklace, and I wear it almost everyday.

Jenny can't wear jewelry in the transplant ward,

but I don't think she'd want to with the way she has been feeling anyway.

I made all the glass beads.

This red is Lauscha transparent red medium.

It's my favorite red.

It's also the color that reminded me of healthy red blood cells.

Lori Anderson, of 

Pretty Things,

suggested making a bracelet to remember this event.

Since her suggestion,

I have been looking for found objects to make a charm bracelet.

I have not been very successful with that endeavor.

To date, I have found.......

NONE.

I probably just need to think out of the box more, 

but,

my brain being what it is right now,

just doesn't want to go there!

So,

for now,

exit found objects

enter, again,

needle felting.

Here's a preview.

I have an idea, but, whether or not I can make it work,

well, we'll just have to see.

Check back later.

We both might be surprised!

Needle Felting - I'm going to like it, I think!

With Jenny's stem cell transplant coming up,

and knowing that I would not be making glass beads for a while,

I knew I'd have to find something to keep me busy.

Marcy Lamberson suggested that I try needle felting.

She told me it was easy to do and transportable.

She even shared with me where she buys her supplies on Etsy--

The Fancy Tiger.

So, I ordered this,

the Robin Ball Needle Felting Kit.

I think I'm going to like it.

Everything I needed came in this box, from the roving to the needle.

It is easy to do, and I can easily carry the entire kit in my bag.

The only thing I need to remember is to be more careful

 

because when the ball slips, the needle can plunge into your finger.

Like

OUCH!

I do think, however, I'm going to like this very much!