Fergus the Gnome

I really had fun making this and it was a longer project. I actually started it in the end of August and finished in October, but it sat idle for a long time in between. It was given as a gift to someone who loves gnomes. I am pleased with how he turned out and was surprised how much I enjoyed the blanket stitch! Also- the big mistake I made was sewing the nose on without the beard, so had to fix that!

A long time

It's been a long time since I've posted anything and part of me wonders if there is any point to posting here at all. No one really reads it, but it's nice to have a record of things I guess. It was a busy year, I moved in June and and still getting organized in my new craft room. I'm glad for Craft Roulette, as that gives me a challenge, an incentive and a deadline for card making. The deadline is super helpful to me! Anyway I will post a few cards I made, including one with zentangle on a watercolored background which I really enjoyed making.

Favorite felt ornament yet

This little snowflake combines two different dies from Poshta Designs- the spring garden and fancy flakes dies. I like how this one came out.

Stitching on felt

In January 2025 I placed my first order with Poshta design for dies and felt. My first purchase was a kit which (made sense because I had nothing to begin with)- however, it was for Christmas bells. As the year progressed, I got less and less interested in the bells. I never really did much with the felt and dies that I had- but I didn't lose interest. I kept watching social media occasionally buying felt, etc. I researched a lot because I love to research. I bought a few used stitching dies. Now, after getting off to a slow start. I am back to actually using some of that felt!

Craft club!

This year I have been so lucky to teach craft club on Tuesdays after school. I have three regular girls who come, and it is a joy to plan projects that they can achieve and watch them create! Here are a couple of their creations.

Cards by year

I am in the Splitcoast Stampers Dirty Dozen!

This is so exciting and such an honor!

I have loved splitcoast's website for so many years! However, this means that I cannot show my cards until after my six months is over. luckily I have a couple of cards I made for Craft Roulette which I can post.