Better…

I’m better. Health-wise. My knee surgery is a success and physical therapy is going well. I caught a horrible cold–with complications. As my mother would have said, “I felt like the dead lice were falling off me.” I’m not sure what that means, but it’s about as bad as it gets. Finally I called on Sunday and she called in some antibiotics. I feel SO much better. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t want to take unnecessary antibiotics, but there is a point when a 61-year-old knows she has an infection and the nurse practitioner should listen.

Needless to say, I haven’t done much in the way of artsy stuff lately. My stock is getting low, though, so I need to get busy. Now that my sewing machine pedal leg is almost healed I think I can get back to work soon. Wish me luck.

I Gnome more now

Since I’ve been making hats from wool felt, I have small (and large) scraps of felt leftover.

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Wool Felt Hat
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I was wondering what to do with them. I can’t stand to throw away anything usable, so I searched Pinterest for ideas and found wooden peg gnomes that I fell in love with. Pins lead me to Etsy shops and one Etsy shop in particular, which is closed now, lead me to Painting Pixie’s website. I LOVE HER WORK!

I ordered some wooden pegs in different sizes from here.

These are my results.

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I’m quite happy with them. My darling granddaughter insisted that I put eyes, nose and mouth on Red Riding Hood, but I prefer just some rosy cheeks on the gnomes. I love cutting out new paper patterns for the clothes and trying different embroidery designs.

The Traveling Bazaar

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I will be at Elizabeth Claire’s in Clinton, TN on February 27 with the Traveling Bazaar. This is my first time for this show, so I’m a little excited!  I will NOT have jewelry, but will have hats, purses & wallets, etc., refashioned children’s clothing and some microwave bowl holders. Carolyn Hanson is sharing my booth with her wonderful polymer clay creations. I’m looking forward to seeing you there! ‪#‎TheTravelingBazaar‬.