Cute Clothesline and a FAIL

Day #199
Hearts #207-208

 A week or two ago, when I was asking for suggestions for these wool felt scissors fobs, my friend Diane (aka fiddlegirl8) mentioned an idea that I had already been toying with--a clothesline!  Since we both thought of it, I had to try it.  Who knew a clothesline could be so cute?

A tiny t-shirt, blue jeans, and boxers!

Diane also mentioned something else, which is pictured below.  I was almost finished making it when I thought "this doesn't look right".  My daughter was sitting nearby, so I showed it to her and asked, "What do you think this is?"

She answered:  "The letter U?"
No.

"A necklace?"
No.

"Christmas lights?"
NO.  *Sigh*

I told her tt's supposed to be a BUNTING.  She says she's never heard of a bunting.  *Sigh*

Okay, well, I know how it SHOULD look, so I'm going to try again tonight.  Come back tomorrow to view my new, improved bunting!!

Woodland Creatures

Day #198
Hearts #205-206

I love all animals, so I wanted to try a few animal faces on these hand sewn, wool felt scissors fobs.  I've already done cats, and dogs are coming soon...I'm sure I will think of a few more that would look cute on a heart.


Fox and raccoon:

Before and After

Day #194
Hearts #202-203

Here are two more wool felt scissors fobs that go together and tell a little story.


Before:

After:

I sure do love birds and eggs!

Chickens and Number 200

Day #191
Hearts #199-200

I've reached another milestone in this heart-a-day challenge--my 200th heart!  Wow, that's a lot of hearts!  And it just happens to be my favorite heart so far--I guess "practice makes perfect" applies to this situation!

My Craftster friend waggonswest requested that I make her a chicken scissors fob for a personal swap.  Since I LOVE chickens, I was glad to comply!  Last night I made these two; which one will she choose?

The one below is based on a felt badge I just finished for a swap.  (I haven't sent it yet, so I don't want to show it here in case it spoils the surprise for my partner!)

The one below is my favorite.  It too is a miniature version of a felt badge I made for a swap; you can see the original at the bottom of this post.  These scissors fobs are just under 1 1/2" across, and the felt badges are about 3" across, so it's a huge difference in scale.

Here's the felt badge:

Both the fobs and the badge are entirely hand-sewn using wool felt, embroidery floss, sewing thread, and a bead for the eye; the fobs are stuffed with polyfil.  One reader asked how long do I cut the twine?  It's 9"; I knot the ends together, hide the knot inside the fob, and sew through the twine so it won't EVER pull out!

Tomato Pincushion

Day #188
Heart #196

I received a question from Kay; she wonders if I have the rest of the year planned out in hearts?  The answer is NO!  I just go from day to day and make whatever I feel like making!  Today's heart is a perfect example; until yesterday, I'd never thought of doing a tomato pincushion on a heart, but I suddenly envisioned exactly how to do it, so I sat right down and made it:

Since these little wool felt hearts are technically scissors fobs, anything "sewing" themed seems so perfect. 

I've gotten a lot of input this week, since posting these fobs on Craftster; so many people have offered me ideas!  All of them are great, but some "fit" these fobs better than others.  It has been invigorating to get so much attention and hear so many ideas, so although I don't have the rest of the year planned out, I do have a LOT of ideas that I have sketched in my notebook to refer to when it's time to work on my daily heart.  Thanks, everyone!