crafty

yesterday turned out to be a crafty day. Clara was happily playing with her art supplies at the kitchen table, baby was content,  and I got to feeling like making something myself (other than the animals I should be making). Then in my email appeared the Martha Stewart craft of the day. I happened to have all of the materials, it seemed easy, so I got busy.

Here is the sweet little spun cotton & needle felted nest I made, as demonstrated by www.vintagebycrystal.com. I used cotton balls split into strips , as opposed to cotton upholstery batting. The "tree" turned out to be very bright white with the cotton balls, so I dipped the whole thing in tea, and after it dried, it looked grungy and old, just like I wanted; as though I dug it out of an attic.  I didn't have any tinsel, but I had some silver wirey meshy stuff, so I used that instead. I think I might add some more leaves, as the one she made on the show was loaded with leaves.  I like how delicate and vintagey it looks. Fun!

 

 

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Comments

[Nancy Cook]

I love this
so pretty

[Elma Riedstra]

Very pretty. I wish I was crafty!

[Heidi]

so very sweet! i love that you took it in your own direction ~ it's lovely!

crystal will be teaching a similar nest project at our little retreat ~ lucky us!

xo heidi

[Bekah]

Oh! This is so pretty! I love the addition of the glittered egg...just wonderful!

(~.~)Bekah

[Crystal]

Hi Jenn! I love your version of the nest! It's so fabulous to see what direction other artists take a single project. Love the tinsel wire too...great job! :)

And your animals are just darling!! I don't know how I never saw them before! Your blog is a fabulous new find and I'll have to try out the project you did with Martha...it looks like so much fun! :)

-Crystal