Lampshade making!

Thanks for all the lovely comments about the felted bowl! I kind of need touch-a-vision added to this blog too as although it holds its shape really well the wool roving is so so soft.

So back to the weekend and after wandering around Olympia with a soggy felted bowl in my bag, spying far too many goodies to buy, seeing far too many other crafts that look exciting to do, having a bite to eat at the most expensive snack stand ever and meeting and chatting with new people it was time for another workshop! Yay!
The "Make your own Lampshade" workshop was being run in conjunction with Prima magazine and taught by Elizabeth Cake who was great. It was an intensive 1 hour workshop which flew by really quickly!
The basic tools ~

Lots of cutting and sticking ~

 A bit of rolling and more sticking ~

 And hey presto we have light, well kind of!

Felted bowls

Last weekend at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show I was lucky enough to take part in two fantastic workshops which really got my crafty mojo going again! Normally due to last minute decisions on booking tickets I'm too late to get onto any workshops but this time around I was organised and I'm really pleased that I was as I had so much fun.
I'm loving my new felted bowl!!

I've done flat wet felting many times but have never managed to take the time or learn about felting shapes or in 3D but I feel that I'm going to be hooked on making these.

The majority of the bowl was completed in 2 hours and after wandering around the rest of the show with a slightly soggy bowl in my bag came home to re felt it slightly and let it dry and voila a cute little bowl!!

Second workshop well you'll just have to come back tomorrow!!

Linking up with Plum and June and Simply Miss Luella Lets Get Acquainted!!

Still here!

Day job is hectic hence the extreme lack of posts!!
Sadly I have not touched the sewing machine since the start of the New Year but last weekend I felt as if my crafty mojo was back from its long vacation!!
Here's a little recap .....

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