A few years back I began making fabric covered Easter eggs to decorate the 'wiggily' willow branches in our conservatory. It's been 4 years since the last batch which are quite frankly beginning to look a bit tatty. So, time to get the polystyrene eggs out and begin crafting some new ones.
Here's the first one which I made last night/this morning. The egg is about 2.5" tall but the overall decoration measures 10" from tip of hanging thread to base of tassle.
I really like the style of this one. In the past I've used more pins, beads & sequins to hold everything in place - like you do with Pinflair eggs - but I'm very pleased with the outcome of this one. I'll have to make a few more in coordinating colours to use up some of my patchwork cottons!
I didn't have a filigree cap for the top of the egg so I crocheted something similar out of embroidery threads with my wee metal hook! It's only a teeny thing and my eyes were burning while I made it (and that was using the magnifiying glass on my daylight lamp!!)
The tassle was easy enough to make and although this one is less than perfect, it'll do. I used about 1/2 a skein of embroidery thread wrapped around a 2.5" piece of card. There's a wooden bead under the 'bulb' of the tassle to give it its shape which I then covered with a fabric yo-yo (of sorts) and then chain stitched around the edge to tidy it up.
Everything used was from my craft stash, apart from the polystyrene eggs which I bought in January from e-bay.
I've got a few needle felted eggs which Katie & I made in January. I must take some piccies of them and load them up. They're really sweet. Katie is quite the dab hand with a felting needle!
Toodles xx Bernie xx
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Fabric Covered Easter Egg
Monday, December 31, 2007
Swap: Christmas Decoration on CTNY
Here's the decoration I received from the wonderfully talented Carolinne... my lovely handmade felt snowman.
I absolutely adore his little black felt hat! He's perfect. Thank you Carolinne!! :) xx
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
My Etsy Shop: update - Needle Felted Goodies!
I'm listing these two little critters this evening in my Etsy shop.
The purple bugeyed bird is a petite 2" small. Needle felted in lovely merino wool, the colour is more of a mauve than the bluey purple pictured.
If you're feeling a little grumpy or know somebody who does, how about a teeny Grinch to bring a tiny grin to their chops! At only 2.5" small, this little Grinch is not going to spoil your Christmas spirit!
Both of these are sold as seen. I can add either a brooch pin, keychain or hanging thread. I think the Grinch would make a fun addition to your Christmas tree or even to the car rear view mirror!!!
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Swap: Christmas Decoration on CTnY
As it's been received I think it's safe to update this post with the who, what, when and why of this photo.
We had a Christmas Decoration swap over on the Crafty Threads n Yarn forum and this was what I made for my swap pal, Jacky. If you scroll down the post a bit you'll see the fairy hanging on Jacky's tree (as well as her two beautiful dogs standing in front!)
It's basically a spare wooden curtain ring, over which I crochet some DB Aran Tweed. The fairy is made as all my fairies except I didn't use floss or flowers for her dress - it's made from a piece of a fleecy scarf that I picked up in the Charity shop.
Her boots are needle felted and she's holding a little wooden heart (button). There was a bit of foot stomping when I sent her off so I've got another one in the works for Little Miss CB!
