Hand Felted Boots

I've been toying with a few felting ideas for quite some time now, but I've been putting them on hold since my little one took most of my time and energy. When I stumbled upon a photo of sewn baby boots I decided I have to give it a try.

First I had to figure out a god cut and size, then I had to figure out the best way to make sheets od felt out of our chow's undercoat, and finally sew it all together. I wasn't completely convinced that the project will be a success since every of the steps above was my first try and mostly guesswork, similar projects I found online and some logic. That's probably why I'm really proud of how it all turned out even though there is much room for improvement.
 
Wet felting turned out a success. Chow undercoat has much shorter strands than wool so the felt turned out a bit fragile, but I'll try stressing it a bit more in order to (hopefully) get a firmer shit of felt.
 
I'm planning to make a few smaller items next. Maybe some Christmass tree ornaments.
I think I have some icy-white husky undercoat leftovers somewhere... :)

Sparkling Little Things

I decided to have some fun while preparing for my wedding so I bought some Swarovski pearls, some wire and some new tools and made myself a necklace and earrings. I also put some of the remaining pearls on hairpins for the hairdo which was also in the "let's have some fun" category (meaning, I made it myself :) )

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Odlučila sam se zabaviti pripremajući se za svoju svadbu, tako da sam kupila Swarovski perle, nešto žice i novih alata i napravila si ogrlicu i naušnice. Osim toga, neke sam od preostalih perlica pričvrstila na ukosnice za frizuru koja je također upala u kategoriju zabeve (sama sam ju radila :) )

Bead Bracelet

Angel & Knight

Angel & Knight is a drawing I drew years ago based on the logo of the Final Fantasy VIII game (you can see it on the first image). Recently, Ashbear, a friend from the FFVIII comunity on fanfiction.net, invited me to join a challenge. There was only one limitation, the theme of the entry had to be based on Squall and Rinoa. So I decided to make a pendand in shape of my old drawing and send it (over the ocean :) ) to Ashbear. She let me know it came safe and sound and I know it found a loving home.

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Angel & Knight je naziv crteža kojeg sam, godinama unatrag, nacrtala na temelju loga igre Final Fantasy VIII (crtež se vidi na prvoj slici). Nedavno mi se javila Ashbear, prijateljica s fanfiction.net-a i pozvala me da sudjelujem u prijateljskom natječaju starih fanova igre. Jedino ograničenje natječaja bilo je da tema mora biti temeljena na Squallu i Rinoi. Tako sam odlučila napraviti privjesak na temelju mog starog crteža i poslati ga Ashbear (preko oceana :) ). Javila mi je da je privjesak stigao u jednom komadu tako da znam da je privjesak sada našao mjesto gdje će biti mažen i pažen.

Twilight

Lions of Al-Rassan

A bookmark in style with my favourite book. Both are a gift, and hopefully they'll take my friend far away through the pages into the story she will enjoy as much as I do.

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Bookmark u stilu moje omiljene knjige. Bookmark i knjiga su poklon za koji se nadam da će prijateljicu povesti stranicama u priču u kojoj će uživati koliko i ja.

First Aid Kit

Two Necklaces, a Tree, and Some Earings

 

Bird Scull

Bookmarks

 

Christmass gifts for family and friends. All together there were 12 of them; teddy bears, a frog, a snowman, reindeer and swirls... quite a project!

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Božićni pokloni za obitelj i prijatelje. Bilo ih je ukupno dvanaest: medvjedići, žaba, snješko, sob i zavijutci... bio je to popriličan zalogaj!