Smitten

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is a punch needle work of a couple of lovebirds.

 

Hope you have a lovely day with lots hugs & kisses. 

Karen

I have been playing around

I have been playing around with some new creations.  I do love working with wool -- dyeing, felting, hand-stitching. 

I decided that I would take a break from punch needle for a while and make a few bunnies.

I usually send a small handmade thank-you item to people who purchase my creations.  This bunny was what started a bunny explosion in my studio.

Funny, bunnies really do multiply!

 After I made about 5 other little bunny heads, I moved on to this little prim rabbit.

He was so fun to create.  I even played with lightly grudging him for a worn, well-loved appearance.

I imagine him going off a-courting with his plump carrot.  As I said, bunnies do multiply and he wants to do his part.

Next, I thought I would show a little valentine-y thank you item I made with some wool.  I tucked a small box of conversation hearts inside.

 I also did finish two punch needle works.  I'll show them soon. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Teeny, tiny snowshoes

Tiny, Tiny Snowshoes

 Just another punchneedle work, complete with miniature footwear.

This time we have a snowshoe hare wearing snowshoes and a wee pair of handmade snowshoes.

It is still very much Winter here.  The temperatures have been in the low single digits in the morning and staying below 20 during the day.  

Brrr....

Karen 

Wheee....

 Oh My!  It has been a long time since my last post.

I seem to think that everyone else has so much more of interest to share than I do. I visit many creative blogs.

BUT, blogging is not a contest of who can do it best (is it?).  

So, for those of you who might check my blog to see what I have been doing, I apologize for the long absence.

Here is a peek at what I have been creating lately. 

 I have become completely smitten with punch needle work.

It doesn't surprise me that I am charmed by this needlework.  It involves thousands of tiny little punches of thread to create an image.

One thing I do know about myself is that I am someone who likes to work small.  Something about miniature, wee little creations makes my heart sing.

So, this is my latest.  It is 9" tall in total.  The punch needle work is 5.25" x 4" and the tiny lttle wool ice skates are 2" x 1.5"

Like I said, "Wheee...."

Karen

Here Comes Halloween!

I am so happy to be working on Halloween art!  Halloween is by far my favorite.

This is my first piece for 2012.

All completely handmade by me and my boneylittlefingers (my eBay seller id), Mr Crow is standing on a needle punched tombstone and holding a tiny JOL treat bucket.

I will be listing him on eBay soon... if I can bear to part with him!

Happy Halloween, so far!

Red, White, & Bluebird House

Happy Fourth of July!

Just popping by to wish you a great 4th with lots of family, friends, and fun.

Little Red Barn & Farm

My latest project... A teeny tiny Barn & Farm.  

Some of you are aware that I adore working with wool.  I really love it.  And, I seem to be enchanted by smallness.  The scale of my art is almost always tiny, anything over 8 inches is very rare.   

Lately, I have been itching to get back into needle punch.  All those thousands of teeny tiny loops are sooo me!  I have also been hand dyeing wool without any special projects in mind because I enjoy the process.

Well, my stash was over-flowing with so many wonderful supplies that I finally got back into using them instead of just admiring them.  (some you will know what I mean about that!)

 

I got busy needle punching, embroidering, stitching and engineering it all into this teeny tiny barn & farm.  There are sheep grazing, chickens scratching, crops growing in rows, a flag on the back of the barn, a picket fence -- so many details.  It was a lot of creative fun.

I'm already planning the next wool and needle punch project.

Thanks for visiting!