Since I’ve been making hats from wool felt, I have small (and large) scraps of felt leftover.
Wool Felt Hat
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.
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.
I have done beadwork for over 25 years and got so interested in jewelry design that I took two metalwork classes at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee from wonderful teachers Deborah Lynn Gold and Marjorie Simon. I can't choose a favorite medium. I love sculptural work and adore forming and fabricating metals, but three-dimensional beadwork is more colorful.
I sew a lot! Lately I've been making lots of purses and wallets as well as upcycling used clothing into new items.
Lately I've gone back to sewing and refashioning cast-off clothing–mostly men's shirts, into girls' clothing. I also enjoy making handbags and wallets. They are really fun to put together–like a puzzle.
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