loooong ago ... and a new felting exchange start

November was rushing by

and the last month of the year is nearly upon us !

Time flies ...

That was what I thought 

when I received, a few weeks ago

an invitation for a reunion.

This photograph,

of a looooong time ago,

was put on FB ...

and it started the search for others who were in that class

in 1971 !

Some of the children of those days

which are adults of 50 now

still live here in this village

(like I still do ...

and that very young teacher was me)

Yesterday I met with a lot of those "little pupils" ...

I had a hard time recognizing some

and knew others right away !

(one of the "girls" even came all the way from Rome

where she has lived for 25 years)

IT  WAS  REALLY  FUN !

*

I finished and send away the four extra felted jewels

that were on commission

The end of November also meant 

that I needed to hurry finishing  my piece for the new

felting exchange !!!

The theme was 

"fish"

and it had to be bigger than the postcard size

of the last two years :

20 x 20 cm !

The start with some prefelt and a cobweb bit

There were more prefelt bits  for the fish 

and on the back I put two more layers for strength.

In the end it turned out the prefelt for the sea horse

was absolutely too thick ...

But :

with the stitching finished ...

a bit fuzzy

but definitely a sea horse

(I think)

Tomorrow it will go in the mail !

I learned a lot ... (post 555)

Last Friday and Saturday I was in Amersfoort

for the long awaited workshop with

Katia Mokeyeva

I admired her felt work for a loooong time,

so I was glad to be able to attend her workshop !

Because it was a two day workshop,

I could stay with my brother and his wife who live near Amersfoort :

mmmmmm ... just to come home after a long felting day

and have diner right away.

what a luxury !

The first day was used for a lot of explaning of different techniques and layers

and all of us began the lay-out of a big shawl.

We had lunch, coffee tea and talked a lot about our plans.

On the second day the actual felting could begin,

we had another lunch, lots more coffee and tea

and gradually more and more shawls were nearly finished.

We tried them on 

(still wet, which isn't very comfortable ... !)

with a little helping hand of the "master"

And when you look at the smiles :

HAPPY with the result !

(but not yet finished : a lot of stitching and a button are still needed)

Then there was still enough time left for some of us

to give the arm warmers a try ...

(I used some gorgeous handdeyed wool of Adrian for them !)

They were still wet, but finished.

Totally dry at the end of Sunday I could start with the stitching :

uhhhhhm : a bit like Swiss cheese ...

only a different colour !

I'm sure I'll make these warmers 

(or the other pattern ) again some other time !

THANKS  KATIA !

I had a wonderful time

and learned  A  LOT !

11 - 11 - 15 ..... a mandala and more felting

Today was our mandala evening

(with mythical figures this year)

I have to catch up with Persephone

from October on Man's birthday,

but tonight was about the Japanese Benten

and the dragon.

(only the dragon emerged and no Benten)

*

When I was busy with the felted jewels

that I have to make on commission

there came also some new scissors pouches

( ... "with a little help from my friend ....")

and some more felted jewels

...

(and busy with another few)

But the day after tomorrow I will go to a new workshop

this time with Katia Mokeyeva !!!

So more serious felting coming !

I'll tell you alllll about it when I'm back !

THANK YOU !

Well, yesterday evening 

when I posted my last felted jewel for Pink Ribbon

(which was gone within ten minutes !)

I didn't count on being back here so soon

.....

But this morning I received an e-mail

from a dear dear friend in Germany, who told me 

she wanted to take all the jewels that were still there !!!

I can tell you that it brought tears to my eyes

(and it also reminded me of the warm letters and postcards from friends,

seventeen years ago, after the operation)

So that's why I'm back so soon

telling you that I will be able to donate

€  360. -

to the Pink Ribbon fund !

So THANK YOU very much :

 Delia   Joke   Jolan   Judith   Doris   Marian 

 Madelon   Jolanda   Birgit   Maartje   Larisa 

 Hermien   Roos   Jane   Siets   Caroline 

 Yvette   Petra   Kate   Rina   Jana   Natima 

 Mirjam   Margriet   Helma 

;-)

Last Pink Ribbon : day 31

This is the last day of my Pink Ribbon challenge,

31 days 

one felted, and most of the time also embroidered, jewel.

Every few days I had to do some felting

to keep the flow of jewels going.

I remember only one day

I nearly had nothing to post,

but then I found something hidden under my threadnest

and saved the day !

I remember from last year

that the flow must really be constant.

It definitely asks some discipline.

Otherwise

you'll find yourself without anything

when something unexpected turns up

(like going somewhere for a whole day or

having a cold ...)

It took more time to embroider then expected

(and make the matching cord)

but here is my last felted jewel !

Pink Ribbon  felted jewel  31 :

A fish pendant, embroidered on both sides

with different beads and shiny rayon thread.

It hangs on a matching cord from its top fin.

Fish  ;  9 x 9 cm  (3.5 x 3.5")

cord  :  110 cm  (43")

 goldfish 

SOLD !

But : if you really really want some special felted jewel :
please let me know !
I have a few more to make on commission
so a few extra isn't such a problem
;-)

For a donation of 

€ 10, - 

to the Pink Ribbon fund

this golden jewel comes swimming all the way to you 

wherever yiu may live.

It might be for yourself, or it might be a gift

to some "golden" person.

All you need to do

is send me an e-mail at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

or leave a comment at the end of this post.

All the money will go (yes you know by now) to Pink Ribbon

for the research into new treatments and aftercare

of breast cancer patients

At five o'clock when I was only halfway finished

I made this picture with the last leaves of the ginkgo tree

and one more close-up

(ehhhhh .... don't think I will be here tomorrow   ;-) ...

though I have some more felted jewels on commission to make ! )

See you later and

THANK  YOU  SO  MUCH

for visiting here this month

and all these wonderful people who bought

a PINK RIBBON felted jewel

:-) 

day 30

Ohhhhhh ...

I'm so glad I'm feeling better than yesterday !

(no more shivering

no watery eyes,

and no dripping nose anymore :

it was fierce, but luckily didn't last very long !)

So plenty of time to finish my last but one

Pink Ribbon  felted jewel 30

A cobalt blue amulet pouch 

with a bit of purple and golden mesh on its flap

embroidered and on a matching cord

pouch  :  6 cm  ( 2.3")

cord  :  110 cm  ( 43")

lapis lazuli

Some beads in order to pull it open

SOLD !

For a donation of

€ 10, -

to the Pink Ribbon fund

this little pouch can be for you

or as a present for someone dear.

You just need to send me an e-mail at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

or you can leave a comment at the end of this post.

All the money will go to Pink Ribbon !

See you all tomorrow for my last felted jewel

of my Pink Ribbon challenge !

day 29

All of a sudden

I have a bad cold

and I'm nót feeling like felting and stitching ...

But what can I do ?

There are only three days left !

So I had to be strong and just finished today's jewel

(than, after this post, it's off to bed)

Pink Ribbon  felted jewel  29

A hollow oval felted brooch with sequins inside on the bottom,

the outside stitched beads, shiny rayon and gold thread.

8  cm  (3.1")

blue  canoe

SOLD !

For

€ 10, -

donation to the Pink Ribbon fund

this little blue boat is yours,

for yourself or as a present for someone dear.

Just send me an email at

fiberrainbow@gmail.com

or leave a comment at the end of this post.

All the money will go to Pink Ribbon !

See you tomorrow with the last but one felted jewel