Just for the mobile...

...a bag.

You remember my friend with the affection for the colour pink and which get every year (since foru or five years) an advent calender from me, filled only with pink stuff?

We went shopping (like girls do from time to time) and we found her a new handbag. She had a lot of vouchers so it wouldn't cost to much in the end. She really was into the bag... her thought that she already would have enough bags could be "erased" (No, I don't know how she ever got THAT idea?!) ^^

Still there remained one problem: There was no pocket for her mobile inside! I totally understand this problem! I mean I even need a latch for my keys in my bags! Otherwise it would take me hours to search for them and the same goes with a mobile. So I made her an attachable mobile bag :)

And yes, there are a lot of things in my bag. And trust me, I need them!

.oO(Or save others with this stuff... happens all the time... the magic of handbags is to have everything inside... somewhere... really!)

The crow and all the colours!

My sister asked me whether I could make her pillows as christmas present(s). She know most of the pillows I already made as well as my love for making some (and having a lot of them on my bed!).

The first one is made with one of my crow stencils (have a look here or here). I cut the crow out of freezer paper, ironed this on the fabric and painted it over with fabric paint.

I made a pink crochet border... I like this border and thought it would be funny. A crochet border is a little bit old style but with the colours and the crow it has a more modern twist (at least I think so ^^).

It was hard work to sew with this wool because the needle was not really big enough. My fingertips are still hurting!

Afterwards I added a simple border of double crochet stiches (in german: Stäbchen) with my crochet hook (european size 4).

In made one double crochet stich in every needle stich. Only at the edges I put two double crochet stichtes in the needle stich sites. I just played a little bit until I found out which number of stichtes worked.

Yes, I had some problems catching the real colour... sighs. I haven't seen the sun now for some time and especially pink and violett are difficult to catch for my camera with artifical light. Just you know: The pink is a real pink! ^^

The next pillow was an easy one but I love the colours and the ornament! It was a textile bag I bought because I instantly feel in love with the fabric!

There was not enough green fabric for the back so I added some light blue which corresponds to the blue at the front. I am happy I had not enough green fabric because I love how this turned out! And I used red thread! Just a little touch of another contrasting colour but again: I love it!

And the third pillow: With a lot of circles made out of felt! I don't know how long this will last but I think the look of the pillow is worth a try ^^

I just cut out a lot of little circles, glued them on with fabric glue (never again, it will get a little bit to hard... they said it wouldn't get hard at the store.. sniff... quite happy that  didn't use much!) and afterwards stichted over them. Takes some time but won't be my last one!

It made a lot of fun to arrange all the circles on the fabric. :)

More Birds!

Little birds... made out of felt... with buttons! (can you see the zara button?)

I hope you all can enjoy the holidays with your family and friends! I am now on my way to my family again to enjoy the first christmas day dinner! Hopefully again a loup de mar in a salt crust ^^ Am I spoiled? Oh yes!

What else to say...? Mh... I love bird ornaments! Had to made some, will make more! And yes, the light blue one is my first! The darker one I already showed you here was my forth bird.

This three I can only show you now because they were all in the advent calenders (with different dates) and the last one was opened today!

The mess before sewing...

My desk is always the greatest mess you can imagine... Really. It grows not only sideways but up!

...and again the stencil if you want your own ^^

Pink and stamped and made out of felt - coaster

This was in the advent calender of my sister as well as in the pink one which is for a good friend of me (since several years now she gets a pink one ^^). I cut the shapes out of felt (thick ones, 3 mm) with a sharp (paper) knife. Just use a very sharp knife to get good edges! By using a scissor the edges will be a little bit round and rough... not clean.

I used a black stamp which is useable for fabric, wood, etc. I like the little bit fading / shabby look :)

It is an easy and cute project and I think a sweet little "Mitbringsel" (bring-along gift ^^) if you are invited.

A felt flower for the hair...

Like the bird, the pincushion and the owls made out of felt. I had this pieces left and though a flower would be nice. This one was also part of the pink advent calender.

I used black yarn for the stiching and the felt pieces are really just hold together with these few stichtes. It's enough and quite stable!

Flowery pincushion...

Seems that I can't get enough of felt. Mh... it's true I think ^^ I would love to work with felt made out of wool (or at least viscose) but all I get in the stores around here is the acrilyc one. Going any further is not really easy or comfortable at the moment because there is too much snow and ice outside. Especially the ice is horrible, you have to be careful with every step you do! Last week we had something called icerain here. It rained during really low temperatures so the water turned imediatly into ice. The last time this happened here was in 1988 (not that I was already living in this town, moved to east germany years after the reunion). They had to stop every tram. The ice was disconnecting the energy or sometimes the power cables broke. Brrrr... We don't need to speak of going by bus or car because the trams are the most durable transportation medium in winter... and on an icy surface!

Yes, I love the summer. This year the summer was too short and the beginning cold startet way to early and too hard...!

But enough of the weather...

I got my stencil for the flower from a picture I found at graphics fairy (you find the coolest graphics there!). The design was so beautiful! I used this detail for my flower.

Just cut it out...

...and made little flower petals...

...stiched them together...

...and stuffed it!

There we go, so easy, so fast...!

A little felt bird...

After the little felt owls a little felt bird. Not my only one but the only one I can show here ^^

Stuffed and little buttons added... what else to say? I really like the little one :)

This is my sbird pattern if you would like to make your own little felt birds. My ruler in the foto is in cm! Just in case that it is difficult to read :)

Owl day! - advent calender

Made out of felt... a lot of sweet little owls. So many people made owl ornaments so I definitly wanted to make my own owls! The pattern is really just basic. Nothing more...

For every advent calender of the four I made this year one owl! Of course one of them is a pink one ^^

All the little owl pieces...

Ha! The circle of eyes...!

Vodoo owls? (Oh no....!)

Try hard....!

You can see it!

(or just zoom the image ^^)

I already showed one of these picture in my advent calender teasers...

And my owl pattern :)

And... in case you didn't zoom the image:

Here is the spoiler...

I made the eyes out of noghtglowing polymer clay (fimo)!

So they look at you in the dark! ^^

Crafting session with Lachafa - felt bag

Before you ask, yes, I also made some things ^^ Okay, I have to admit that I have also done some basic work, like creating my material for new things. And I don't like to show unfinished projects, therefore this has to wait. But beside that I made a fast small bag. The sides were to dark brown felt with red applications. The grandmother bought them somewhere years ago and with the promise to make something out of it gave I got it. I really like it and the idea of a small bag came really fast into my mind. She also told me from which country this felt work is but... honestly... I totally forgot it... I will ask!

The inside is made out of cotton fabric. The same one which was used for the straps. It is to dark for a good foto but inside is a little pocket added for my hand and two other ones on the opposite for whatever ^^

And since I got my beloved Bree bag every bag which I make has to have a key holder attached to the bag! My bags have the tendency (no matter is small or big) to create black holes... and one of the favorite items to eat of a black hole are my keys! But this little string with a keyholder rescues my keys (and hence me!).

I used two colours of thread. The red one resembles the red of the felt work and the violett was a little contrast which goes good with it, I think.

And a long strap ^^