What with moving house in the new year and the car in for its MOT, we're being a touch careful with the pennies this Christmas. However, that doesn't mean that folk have to miss out on pressies when our sheep generously provide the raw materials for us. These are made out of the odds and ends that I rescued from the scrap pile (I sold the main parts of the fleece): all those skirted bits that I picked through to salvage what I could.
I'm not an expert fleecy person like some on here, but I'm trying to learn. I washed and carded the odds and ends and then needle felted bits into bracelets and little balls, which were then threaded onto silver memory wire.
Ta daa... Christmas pressies that really are from me and my flock :o)
8 comments:
Oh for awesome! Such a talented person you are...that's a really great idea!
How clever. Would never have thought of doing that.
How creative. They are so beautiful! Have a great holiday!
They are wonderful! You are an excellent fleecy person!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
They're GORGEOUS!!! What a wise and talented shepherdess you are...
Thanks for all the lovely comments. I'm really quite chuffed with them :o) Luckily they're very easy to make: even I can stab at a handful of fleece with a felting needle! Still not managed to stab myself yet so that's a bonus! I'm thinking that I might start selling them since they're fun to do while I'm relaxing in an evening.
What an awesome use for those bits of fleece that usually just get thrown away. Those are great "sheepy" gifts.
Wow! Beautiful job! Very cool!
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