a good day

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ...

so simple to make a day ... to  a good day

 One :  my GP came by, and assured me 

all would be well again in a couple of weeks 

ánd it would be best to start again 

with the painkillers

(I stopped last Sunday, I don't like too much pills) 

So I did

Two :  then came the postman

who brought this  big  (expected) envelope !

You might remember I participated again 

in another felting exchange ?

Well ... this is the result !!!

In the envelope I received today was
a booklet

with 15  (!)  differently made flowers 

with their descriptions

and 

five of those flowers for me !

WOW

that was, what made my day a really good day

;-)

What a rich gift
to see all these lovely, different "flowers"
in lots of different techniques.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH 
TANJA
!
And of course a big thank you to all the other participants !

It was so much fun to discover that two of the names
were quite familiar :
they were also in my first (monthly) felting exchange
ánd
I recieved one of their flowers !

(I hope to be recovered enough, so I see you two on Sunday ... !)

mishap

Normally the 5th of December is a fun day in the Netherlands,

we celebrate "Sinterklaas" : a real feast for the children

(who get lots of presents )

This year it was nót such a fun day ..... in the morning :

I fell of the stairs, at home ...

just three steps

but that was enough for so much pain

that I couldn't get up again.

In the hospital 

it turned out that nor pubis neither pelvis were broken

Pffffffffffft

At home again Man got the chair with little wheels downstairs

(that normally stands in front of the computer) 

so now I'm carting around on or behind it

(I went upstairs on my bum to get here) 

Luckily daughter and the three grandchildren 

came down to us 

(instead of the other way round)

Hurray ..... we still could celebrate !!!

But,

misfortune seldom comes alone :

the next day, two grandchildren and I got the flu !

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

*

Before all this ... I had started with the seahorse and fish

for the Chistmas Fair

It's fun to see how much felt shrinks, by looking at the two fish

almost dry ... ánd the same size

Today I just felt a bit better,

ate something

and 

felted another sea horse 

(sitting on a chair and wheeling around to collect the stuff I needed)

fishy business ?

Working for the Christmas Fair 

gives me the opportunity (or urge)

to try some new things.

This time my inspiration is what lives in the sea.

Not very Christmassy you might think,

but that isn't specifically required.

I love seahorses !!!

(though  NOT  the dried ones cast in plastic !!!)

in progress

Then another creature came along

They're waiting to be rinsed in vinegar,

but I'll do that later,

when there are more 

Both templates tore when I pulled them out

(never mind that : I have lots and lots more of that)

When they're dry

(I will probably do some stitching)

and stuff them (a bit) with wool .

good old "flower power"

These last few days I returned 

to something old and familiar :

felting flowers.

I like to wear something bold and colourful myself

so I love the wet-felted flowers,

though they can be delicate as well 

like this rose ...

Here is the same white rose in the making

In fact it's two double layered flowers together.

And yes, I stitched the center together during the process.

(that prevents the layers from shifting too much)

When it's done I removed the linen thread.

Here's the one I made yesterday

(for Svea .... but it's more turquoise, 

it was already late when I took the picture) 

The lot 

(so far)

Now they're all quietly waiting till they're completely dry.

Then I can do the final stitching,

perhaps with some beads too.

Then they will wait in a box till the "Christmas Fair" 

(20 and 21 December)

wordless Wednesday

embellisher's "eye"

Last Saturday 

daughter and I went to the Alpaca farm.

There they have a knitting group

that meets every first Saturday of the month

but, this day was additional.

Though the weather turned rather cold

inside it was warm and cosy :

with nine ladies,

coffee, tea and cookies

a LOT of talking and laughter

and some knitting.

We had a lovely morning.

One of the ladies (Linda) made these fun crochet animals,

lóve that mole with his pin prick eyes !

(no ladies in sight here, because I didn't ask their permission, so ... )

Because I still had some felt cuts 

I started with the embellisher again.

... an angel under the machine ...

and an angel in my hand

The little piece made me think of the "God's eye" image

(a lovely picture that I found on the web)

wordless Wednesday