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Help it's happening this weekend. Back last October when Claire and I dreamt up the idea of putting on a show in the village it seemed a lifetime away. ...and now it's nearly here.
I've gone into panic mode. Here's another pod in the making. This one's got some lovely natural curly locks felted in.
Hopefully the next post and pics will be of the actual Aldborough Creative event.
I managed to make two more felted belts at the weekend. I still have to sew the buttons on.
I just love the colours and want to develop the technique further and make some skirts.
Hay Fever - no not the sneezing kind! But another reason why I'm not blogging so much at the moment.
I have a small part in our village production of Noel Coward's Hay Fever. And NO that is NOT me on the poster! I'm Clara the rather idosyncratic maid - a bit lower in the pecking order.
But I have put tomorrow aside for felting so I may have some more crafty pictures soon.
I've had a great couple of days at a felting workshop run by Ewa Kuniczak. Initially I was just going to do one day on the Friday but she was so inspiring that I decided to treat myself and stay for another day. She comes down to Broadland Arts Centre in Norfolk once a year.
I really learnt a lot of new techniques both practical and in design. I ope to incorporate some in my work and hopefully move onwards with felting. I can certainly feel that I've been felting for two days my arms are aching especially from wanging (another of my technical terms) the millefiori felted cane.
Here's what I did over the two days.
It doesn't look much but the millefiori felted necklace was an immense amount of work but a process I will certainly repeat. The necklace actually needs restringing as it is too short and I want to replace the beads with real silver ones. The bangle bracelet is another item that I will be repeating possibly incorporating some silver.
The belt I really like and can see making a couple more of these for the art show if I have time. I also made a little flower but it isn't quite finished yet.
It's time to tell you about what I've been planning with my friend Claire. We decided to put on an Art Show in our village on the late May Bank Holiday Monday.
We approached some local artists and crafts people and got them involved so there are now nine of us participating. That's one reason why I have been trying to get some felt pods and vessels finished.
Together we came up with the name Aldborough Creative. It's really exciting but also very nervous making as I so want it to be a success and also I'm not quite sure my work is up to it.
So if any of you are around in North Norfolk on Monday May 30th please drop in and say hello, enjoy the show and treat yourself to one of our delicious cream teas.
I've managed to make another hanging pod.
It was hard to photograph to show both openings so here's looking at it from a different angle.
And looking inside one opening.
And looking inside the other!
I'm really pleased with how these are turning out and plan to try a third one before our art show at the end of the month. I will tell you all about this in the next post.
I'm just building up to making another felt pod. But in the meantime here's a very simple pair of silver and unknown brown semi-precious square gemstone beads.
I made these after looking at Jo's tutorial on Daisychain Designs. I adapted it slightly as the hole in these beads was much bigger than the wire, so I had to melt the wire to make a silver blob (technical term) at the end.
For quite a while now I've been wanting to try to make a felted pod but have had the confidence to give it a try. On Thursday Angela Barrow put up a tutorial on her blog for exactly the type of thing I wanted to aim for.
And today I managed to put aside the time to make it. I am so pleased by the way that it has turned out that I can feel a few more variations coming on.
And here is a close up of looking inside.
The woods where I walk the dog every morning are a mass of wild garlic flowers.
There really must be a simple recipe I could make with them. I'm sure I saw someone making wild garlic pesto but I can't remember who.
But for now I'll just be content with feasting my eyes upon that magnificent white carpet of blooms and breathing in the wonderful scent.
