Pincushions For Pat ~ No. Three Is Now Done ...

Hello my dear friends,

pincushion no. 3 is now finished for the lovely Pat.

I so enjoyed working with the little tea strainer last time that I just had to chose the other one as my next project. It too is now done and that is what I am sharing with all of you today.

I made it a hanging pincushion just like first one, it was just the perfect for this tarnished tea utensil again. As the pincushion itself I used a felted piece from lambswool sweater. I embellished it then with a lovely little piece from a old crochet doily. It is so nice the way they both compliment each other even though they are so different from each other. One is chunky and thick and the other fine and delicate. Crinkled seam binding tied into a bow was as so often was a must for this pincushion and also a vintage piece of sparkle which gave this creation it's final touch. This little pincushion can be hang off the seam binding that is attached to it's handle.

I named it simply ...

... 'Tea Time'.

And this is pincushion no. 3 ...

And that was my latest pincushion creation. 

I think it turned out very sweet and neat and I hope you have enjoyed it. Hopefully I will be able to finish the last two over the weekend if things work out OK.

 I am busy having a garage sale tomorrow morning and I still have a lot to do before that. Items to price and maybe go through everything in the house that one last time before 8 am tomorrow morning. Please, keep your fingers crossed it will go well and the weather will be good to us.

It is so nice that you took the time to visit me here today at Todolwen and maybe you will pop by soon again.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Pincushions For Pat ~ No.2 Is Now Finished ...

Hello my dear friends,

yesterday I was able to finish another pincushions for the lovely Pat.
This time I used one of the two little vintage tea strainers she had sent me.

Today I am sharing the pincushion that I made from the tarnished strainer that is on the right in this photograph. This lovely tea utensil has now become a darling pincushion, all dressed up in raw silk, a piece of an old crochet doily, seam binding and a vintage sparkle and all those in subtle colors. I added a seam binding frill to this creation to give it that little special touch again and it worked out perfectly. This little tarnished pincushion can either lie down somewhere or be hung by the seam binding that is attached to it's handle. Overall a versatile and pretty little creation.

And here it is ...

... I called it ...

... 'Just Hanging Around And Looking Pretty'. 

( I don't think, I could have chosen a better name for this pincushion!)

I just love this little tarnished piece! It couldn't have turned out any prettier in my eyes.

Again I sent Pat a photograph of it, to see if she liked it and she told me, that she had the same idea as I did of a hanging pincushion. Neat how some things are just meant to be!

I hope you have enjoyed my newest creation and it would nice if you visited me some time again.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Pincushions For Pat ~ The First One Is Done ...

Hello my dear friends,

I have been busy these past few days and today I am sharing the first pincushion creations I have made for the lovely Pat using one of the treasures she sent me.

 I just love her little old and tatty baby boots so much and that is why I chose to work with them first. I didn't want to over embellish the little aged footwear because I didn't want to take away from any of their actual beauty. I just wanted to add that little tiny bit of sweetness and loveliness and I am hoping that I have just done that.

Oh, these sweet little boots ...

... just so tatty and precocious but also so very delicate due to their age.

I had to be very careful whilst I was working on them, not to cause any damage because  of  how brittle they were in some places. When I was thinking of what I could do with them, I thought of the little girl that might have worn them all those years ago and then what came to my mind was her getting all dressed up in her Sunday's best little white dress for church. Her little while lace socks that had a frill on the top, that would just peek out from her boots. I also pictured her walking to church and on her way picking some little flowers along the path. I could actually see her in my mind and I knew that this thought was just right for these old boots. I wanted people to remember the little girl that would have worn them a long time ago.

Delicate bits and piece like raw silk, an old knotted and tatted doily from fine cotton thread, seam binding and small pieces of sparkle were used to create these two lovely pincushions. The little rhinestone flowers were that little special touch, thinking of the flowers the girl might have picked on her way to church.

Now the little boots are done and I am very happy with the way the have turned out. 

This is what they look like now ...

... "Her Sunday's Best".

They are just so neat! 

Just a touch of lace ...

... over the raw silk pincushion, not more, not less but just right.

Tiny little pieces ...

... of sparkle, just enough to shine, embellish the aged boots.

See how ...

... delicate and brittle these little baby boots are?

A frill made from seam binding ...

... just peeking out a little.

Little rhinestone flowers ...

... now live ...

... where once little buttons used to.

I sent Pat a photograph of the little boots yesterday and told her the story of the little girl I was thinking of. She replied that she loved the little pincushions I had created for her and that she too could actually see the little girl in her mind. I now know that my thinking of the little girl was meant to be.

I hope you have enjoyed my newest creations as much as I did making them.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by and visit me here today at Todolwen. It is always so nice when you do.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Happy Easter ...

Hello my dear friends,

I just wanted to wish you all a peaceful and happy Easter!

Many hugs. 

Working On A New Custom Order ...

Hello my dear friends,

I am always happy when I am busy and/or being creative. It helps getting away from the normality of the day and if anything is bothering me, it just takes my mind of what ever that might be.

After just finishing my newest nest creations, I am already to start working on a new custom order and I am looking so much forward to it.

There is this lovely lady called Pat. Pat loves pincushions very much. Last year she approached me, asking if she could send me her found tarnished treasures and if I could turn them all into pincushions for her. I was very happy to do so for this lovely lady and she was very happy with what I created for her.

These are the pieces I created for her last year.

A little while ago Pat emailed me again and last week I received a parcel from Pat with new treasures to transform. I am actually quite excited to do this again for her because the pieces she sent are all so beautiful again. Every piece is just such a neat piece and treasure and I have come up with a few ideas of what I could do with each of them and I can't wait to do my little thing with all of them. 

And these are the pieces that were in the parcel this time ...

... a antique pair of leather baby shoes, ...

(I am so in love with these!)

... a beautiful etched and tarnished sugar bowl, ...

... a very detailed and lovely golden candle holder, ...

... and last but not least two little tarnished tea strainers.

These lovely spoons ...

... were a gift to me from Pat for future pumpkin creations. 

They are just so neat and I love that they are so tarnished!

I am hoping to get the four pincushions done by the end of the week and back on their way home to Pat but before I wrap them all up, I will make sure to share them with all of you. So if you have a few spare moments later on this week, do visit me again and see what I have been up too.

And don't forget now!!! ...

... To enter your name to my this year's 

"Christmas To Come' giveaway here at Todolwen!

Just click on the link on my right sidebar and leave a comment on that post (and that post only please!)

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

Now Listed In My Etsy Shop ...

Hello my dear friends,

just to let any of you that might be interested know, that I have just listed my Disney themed nests ...

... 'Do You Suppose It's A Wildflower' ...

... in my Etsy shop.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.

They Are Done!

Hello my dear friends,

after weeks of planning and then more weeks of working, I am so happy to share this post with all of you today. My Alice in Wonderland nests are finally all done now!

My fingers are a little sore from sewing a lot and working with wire but it was so worth it when I look at all of the loveliness of my newest nest creations. I have made eight nests all together and they will all be listed for sale in my Etsy shop some time tomorrow.

 Just take a look at all of those bright colors that embellish the green woolen felted nests.

These are the larger nests ...

... which are approx. 6 inches in diameter.
Each of these nests have three wooden painted eggs and three of my little rocking horseflies living in and on them.

Next are the medium nests ...

... which are approx 5.5 inches in diameter.
These have three painted wooden eggs and two of my little rocking horseflies that happily call this little nest home.

And finally my two small nests ...

... which are approx. 5 inches in diameter.
These nests have two wooden painted eggs and two of my little rocking horsefly creatures living on and in this nest.

I am happy I chose to do a Disney themed nest and I am happy that I chose Alice in Wonderland too. All of the nests are just so neat and have turned out just the way I had wished them to. They are not overloaded with too much but also not with too little bits and pieces that shout out Alice in Wonderland in my eyes ... like I said ~ just right.

Making nests is one of the things that I love doing. Maybe not too often in a year but once or twice is just right for me. I already have several new ideas for more new nest creations. Right now I think it's four so far and I might work on one of them near the later part of this year or if not, early next year for sure. I am not too sure though which theme I will pick just yet but thankfully I still have some time to think about that. Which ever one it might be, I am already excited to work on it!

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me here today at Todolwen. It would be nice if you come back some time again to see what I have been up too.

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

Have a peaceful and creative day.