lulu owl and holly brooch
Hi there friends! I feel a little out of touch because of the insane schedule of the past weekend. I don’t do well with rushing around, but I survived and actually got some sewing done in the process.
I made Lulu Owl and George Gremlin out of a soft wool sweater; I think these two are my favorite so far! By the way, I am so loving all the folks out there that have been making the gremlins and sharing photos and stories of them with me. I’m so glad people are finding that tutorial and pattern useful.
I am in the process of making holly leaves and berries out of felt for brooches and hairpins.
I have been sewing buttons on these cute little clutches made from sweater sleeves (my mom made them, I just sewed on the buttons). The bottom one is my favorite and has made it’s way into my giant bag which I carry everywhere. I LOVE stripes!
This week will be another busy one for me, one more fair to go this weekend; and my 10 year old computer is angry with me because I have close to 6000 pictures stored in it and little storage left. Needless to say it is VERY SLUGGISH and is making publishing a post VERY time consuming. I need to delete the bad photos and upload the good to Flickr before the computer blows up on me! HA! My hubby won’t even touch this computer right now, he always ends up saying a few not so nice words and slamming the mouse around! I will catch up with everyone as soon as possible and try to post when I can. There are some future giveaways and Etsy shops underway right now too. Info on those coming soon! I hope you are all well!
-Lisa
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i love the clutches! Goose and I will have to make some out of the sweaters that don’t fit her anymore. great idea! the holly brooches are very sweet! my computer was doing the same thing. I have had to spend some time deleting all the bad photos.
I hope everyone is well. we are so busy now… i miss being able to sit and read up on everybodies escapades. am i looking forward to an etsy shop from you, perhaps? i hope so!!!!
happy holidays, Lisa, Fauna, Araina and Dad
lisa, goose, binky and daddy
it´s amazing what you can do with a little felt. keep us posted on your news! hugs! jane
I love how they match. Adult sweater I’m supposing. The cuffs for the pockets was a nice touch. You and your mom should just have a full blown “recycle your sweater” shop with all of the cool creations you come up with!
We are defintitely headed in that direction! Then my sister makes the cuteset owl backpacks out of sweaters…..
Um….absolutely adorable handmades! LOVE the holly brooch!
Hope the computer gets healed! I have a gazillion photos on mine as well!
I think I need to spend some deleting pictures, might help. Time to save up for a new computer though. ;(
I really need to make some of the softies, they just make me smile. Everything looks so wonderful, and you certainly look like you have been very busy
These are completely awesome! I want one of each for me!!!!
~Karen
Those holly brooches are absolutely beautiful! Goodness, are they for sale?
Working on that Emma. Finishing some today…..now to put up on Etsy!
Oh those are so cute. I love the pouches too. : ) Hope your busy week goes well!
I really like the holly. Warm wishes
I love the creatures! I love the clutches! I really wished we were next door neighbors, so I could walk myself right over and get a face to face lesson on your fantastic sewing projects!
Your creations are wonderful.
Blessings
Diane
thank you diane. those words mean a lot!
Oh just gorgeous!! You know I still enjoy my little ginkgo brooch from you….those holly ones look great.
ps…thank you Lisa for your kind words by the way…it meant a lot. x
Even I have a couple sweaters sitting here waiting for me to finish a couple other projects first! Love to see what you make. You’re so creative!
The owls are supercute. And I love the little purses, I wish I could sew something like that.
These are sooooo cute! I love em!
The owls are super-cute! Reusing sweaters is always so beautiful. Love your brooches, too!
You certainly have the touch. Everything is so very cute!
Hey sister spud, I love the sweater critter’s names!!! I am a little in love with the name Lulu right now.
sweet sweet projects and very cute clutches! been there, battled that with an old computer. wishing you much patience!
nicola
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everything you are making is so colorful and charming. You do indeed sound busy.
Wishing you the best with all the things you are doing.
I adore Lulu the owl– is that a little apron she’s wearing? The holly brooches are lovely. My sister makes tote bags from re-purposed wool sweaters and it’s such a great way to reuse them. The clutches are very cute!
That’s a pocket for a little wool heart to put a drop of essential oil on. A little bedtime buddy.
Super cute, Lisa! As always. Don’t you ever mess up??? I’m starting to doubt your mortality… Angel of Crafting, maybe? I love the sweater bags! LOVE THEM! Especially the Nordic patterned one.
I did redo the faceless monster, but the owl with legs met his demise. Thanks for the gremlin tutorial!
All of these items are just adorable! You really have a gift! I can’t wait to check out your Etsy shop!
Suzy
Love, love, love that gremlin!!!
Aw, that holly brooches!!! – So cute! – I think I need to steal the idea. I’m having a christmas fair coming up soon…