Absent but not Idle!

Do you ever feel as though you're in a race with the clock?

As though there are not enough hours in the day,

for all the things

you need to do,

want to do?

That's my life right now.

Nancy and I are working diligently getting ready

for our upcoming Holiday Show.

One week from today is our Preview Party. (tick, tock...)

I've been frantically trying to finish up last minute projects,

organize things,

inventory and price items.

As a result, the disorder in my house is beginning to

strain my comfort level.

(Have I ever told you I'm a bit of a control freak?)

 

I almost can't stand to go into my office/sewing room.

As a result, some things are being ignored.

My little blog has been sadly neglected lately.

And it's been ages since I've "gone visiting!"

I have been accomplishing some things though.

The invitations are in the mail...

I have just sent off a large wholesale order of really cute bags

to Yarn Expressions in Huntsville, Alabama.

And I've completed lots of cute little sheep ornaments

made from "up cycled" felted sweaters.

What's on your "to do" list today"

Mine is a mile long.

I keep reminding myself to

"enjoy the journey."

 You enjoy the weekend!

Upcycling a Sweater

Last week I saw an interesting article

on the Etsy blog (find it here)

about recycling an old sweater into mittens.

I decided to play around with the technique

using a felted sweater.

Unfortunately, my blogger's instinct

didn't kick in fast enough,

so I didn't get a "before" picture.

The "Women's" sized sweater became

the "Child's" sized one you see above

after felting.

I was able to get one mitten

from each sleeve.

After stitching them they look a little plain

so I'm going to embellish them, but with what?

The first place to look is my button box!

Buttons, or stitching???
I haven't yet decided.

Aren't these cute?

Kate had a sweater with them on it

when she was a little girl.

I see a pair of kid's mittens in my future,

just to use these buttons.

I haven't yet embellished my mittens,

so I can't show you the finished results.

Other duties call today and

I need to work on an order, so...later.

But, I did get this little guy made

out of some of my felted scraps.

A little sheep made from real wool!

Now that's recycling!

I'm linking this post to

All Things Inspired at All Things Heart and Home

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday...Crafts