Peter Pan felt ornament

It's been over a year since I made a felt ornament.  I am overdue to start them again.  They are so cute and easy.  And it always feels good to start and finish a project in a day.

I started with a triangle of felt.

Cut it to look like Peter's hat, and repeat for the back side.

Next step was cutting the feather.  I started with a red rectangle, cut a large stem so I could weave it into the hat, and then created the rest of the feather.

To create fullness I stuff my felt ornaments with quilt batting.  Cut it to the shape of your largest piece and off to the next step we go.

I always have some batting left over from my projects.  Never can really throw anything away.  So this time it comes in handy.

I cut two small holes in one side to weave in the feather and pinned it together.

Stitch around the edges, I used a blanket stitch, and you are done!  Might add some indentation threads too add a bit more depth to the piece.  But that my friends is for another day.

Now off to Neverland with you!

Winnie the Pooh Ornament

I loved making the felt ornaments so I needed to continue and make more!  Winnie the Pooh's Hunny pot.  A friend of mine made one for our work Christmas tree and I just had to make one of my own!   And just in time for Valentine's day.

I found a drawing one of many of Winnie the Pooh's Hunny pots and cut it out.  I went through my collection of felt and found some colors that worked out very nicely.  

I wanted the added dimension for the lid so I created two pieces to make the jar.  Later I added the white Hunny banner.

 It wouldn't be right if it didn't have some honey in the pot.  Poor Pooh is always low on honey, but not at my house.

It turned out great.  Such a cute little ornament to have on the Christmas tree or out all year long.  I mean who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh

Now how many different Disney ornaments can I make?!  Lots!

Alice Ornament

 Another day, another ornament.  This time it's Alice, the animated Disney version of course.

I used this image as inspiration.  I didn't have a the same color for the tag so I interpreted.  It worked out pretty well if I don't say so myself.

I free handed the letters onto the felt with a marker and stitched over it.  I'm happy with the result.  I used two threads of embroidery floss in brown.

Two ornaments down, many more to go.  I think that I need to make 14-16 total.  It depends on how many tables we will have for the wedding

Alice and Rapunzel together.  More will join them soon!

 - Bryn

Needing a little bit of Disney

As always I counldn't finish one project without starting another.  I had an idea for my wedding that I can re-purpose later to ornaments.

I couldn't have my wedding, and Sean's too I guess, without a little Disney in it.  I thought it would be cute at each table to have a little ornament hanging off a mason jar.  And if I decide that I don't want to do Disney at the wedding, not all my time is lost.

 I started with the Kingdom flag from Tangled.  I had the colors of felt already.  There were two shapes seven time and arrange them around a circle.  I glued the pieces down onto the felt and stitched them from behind, as to not see the stitches too much.

I stuffed it with some leftover quilt batting and did a blanket stitch around the edges.  For good measure I added my crafting signature and the year.  All that is left is a ornament hanger.

The first ornament turned out great.  Only 12-15 more to go!  The plan is about half Disney and Disneyland and half Sean's interests.  Plus a lot of crossover of things we both like.  I suppose we have to like some of the same things!

-Bryn

I love fall

After moving to California I discoveed that my favorite season is fall.  Not only is it the heat of summer being over but the smell in the air, the colors of the leaves, and pumpkin everything.

Thumbtack pumpkin

Apple Coasters

 It doesn't hurt that Halloween is probably my favorite holiday.  Halloween equals fun plus there are never particular expectations.  Halloween transports everyone to a different place.

Fun little frames

Rich Orange Table

Halloween time in Disneyland means more villains and characters!

The evil step sisters did not want any competition

It's Ko-da, Koda!

I suppose it is time to start working on my Rapunzel costume.  But gotta finish that cross stitch first.  Only one and a half words to go!

A bit of 4th of July

 When I have a day off I can work on projects all day long.  Even when there is no sunlight out anymore, which explains all the lousy pictures.

Around the 4th of July I made most of a quilt seen below.  Just looks like Americana doesn't it!

Last night I finished off the front of the quilt.  I figured about 9 inches square for each flag out work.  I added a little variety to the fabric for interest.  And when I ran out of one red, I substituted another!  I love the pinwheel pattern that appears only when I started sewing them together

After finishing the top of one project it led to starting another!  I saw these cute citrus coasters on Purl Bee.  Not to hard to make and fun at the same time.

How cute are these!  An orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit!  I glued the pieces together.  The website suggested to sew them together but that would have taken forever.  If they start coming apart, sewing it is!

Now time to piece together another flag quilt for a gift.  My goal to finish the flag quilts is next 4th of July.  I think that is reasonable!