Winter Wreath tutorial

I took down my evergreen Christmas wreath when we put away all of our Christmas decorations, and my door looked very lonely. I wasn't feeling ready to put up my Valentine's welcome hearts yet, so I wanted to make a new wreath, more winter, less Christmas.

This is what I came up with.

Not quite what I had planned originally, but it's pretty anyway. I had planned for 2 doves, and a big ribbon bow, with more little bally things (white ones with the red and gold). I think the wreath was too small for my plans because once I got the dove and flowers on I was thinking that was ENOUGH.

That's OK.  I think this works, and I have supplies enough to make a couple more.

Here's a quick tutorial on how I did it.

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You Can Only Repair So Much

Well, I successfully fixed my slipper this week, only to have it come apart again today.

The stitch work I did held nicely, but the leather seems to be completely worn out. It tore right down by the place it attaches to the sole.  I can't stitch there - there just isn't enough to hold it together and the leather is weak all long there anyway.

I guess you can only repair so much.  Looks like I need new slippers!

Fabric Coil Christmas Ornaments

I saw a picture earlier this week, and I KNEW that I had found a new project to work on.  The photo was of some Christmas ornaments made from coils (rolls) of fabric.

So, without a pattern, and only the picture to follow, I thought I'd give it a try.

This is the result of my efforts today:

Angel, Christmas Tree and Snowflake Fabric Coil Ornaments

Aren't they cute?  I like them.

I liked making these a lot, so I think I'll be making some more.  Here are some more photos in a slideshow:






When I get a few more made, they'll be going up on my Creations By Sweet Mummy Artfire shop.

It's only 76 days until Christmas now, you know! :)