WELCOME KATE!

We had so much fun welcoming Kate to our Orange Tuesday at Jan's. I met Kate at the showing Jan had last Saturday at the Blue Nutria in Clatskanie. Kate lives in Clatskanie. Kate does some wonderful work with felting...beautiful color combinations. She makes hats also. I didn't get to take a pic of her display, so Jan...if you are reading this...maybe you could post the pic you took of her beautiful display.

Kate was working on a rug while visiting with us. It was made of different colored fleece and was so cozy looking, It will be a beautiful addition to her home. We all really enjoyed visiting with her and learning how she ended up in this part of OR after living in eastern Oregon for many years. Jan let her have a go at using her needle felting machine. I'm thinking she is probably wanting one of those :>))

It was a great Tuesday and fun to have a new visitor.

Joan's Beading Project...

We were so happy to have Joan join us in a project. She picked out her own beads and sewed them on to make a magnet for her home. She told us today that it is a tree and we could all see it. Usually, Joan brings knitting and works on that while we work on other things. It was so fun to see her working right along with us all on our beading projects. Today, she framed her project by pinking the edge of the felt and adding the magnet to the back. I think she was having a great time.

Karen's Beading Project...

Karen is having such fun with her beading project of a horse. She has added a fringy thread around the horse and decided to add some padding to make the horse stand out. She , then, did a blanket stitch around the part that had the padding. Take a close look...this is looking wonderful. Karen has really enjoyed this project.

Joan's beading project

This is a photo of Joan & her progress on her beading challenge. She has used color coordinated beads that really look nice on her cotton fabric. This is backed with a piece of felt. She is thinking about making it into a magnet. Great idea, Joan. More later!

Horseshoe Nail Cross

I am finally finished with my 'beading project challenge.' Phew! Didn't think I'd get it done. I am pleased with the final results, tho. Originally, I meant to use a piece of Laurel Burch Kitty fabric, but then changed my mind. So my next attempt was with a Horseshoe Nail Cross (given to me by Mary's hubby, Kit.) I had planned to make it into a pin, but then changed it to a small piece of wall art. I've used velvet, felt, fiber, raffia, size 11, 13 & 15 beads. It was fun! (Thanks Kit...for the inspiration piece.) (Stole Mary's idea to add a little fringe on the bottom.) Did I say, "Fun!!"