Bluebird Update

I wanted to share an update on the bluebirds nesting in my garden. The babies hatched last week and Mom and Dad are sure busy feeding them!

This is Mom with a bug, yummm!

Dad is very active in feeding the babies, too.

We had a lot of rain over the weekend, which softened the ground. That has made it easier to find lots of bugs and worms to feed the kids.

They take turns bringing food to the babies, but neither is gone long before I hear the little ones peep, peep, peeping from inside the box.

I can't yet tell how many babies are in there, but each day they seem to make a little more noise when Mom or Dad show up with food. It won't be long before they take off, but it has been a pleasure to watch the pretty little birds!

Etsy Finds - Americana

Happy Birthday America!

In honor of Independence Day, here are a couple of my patriotic favorites from fellow Etsy artists. These were all found using the search word Americana.

A lovely accent for your home, this beautiful Circle of Stars Quilt is from PiecesOfPine.

Safegaurd those special photos in this Vintage Americana Album from Heartspeak.

What could be more American than a pick-up truck! This vintage Buddy L pick-up truck is from ArtsyFartsyFarm.

This red, white and blue Americana Wrap Skirt provides breezy style all summer long. From KatinkaPinka

Place this in your yard, or even use it as a decorative accent in your home. This Primitive Flag Birdhouse is from Birdhouseaccents.


Have a safe and Happy Fourth of July!

What I Am Crafting Today

After a large sale last week in my shop, I need to restock my inventory. I've been stocking up on craft supplies, especially wool sweaters and wool fabric. I decided to start with some flower brooches . . .

I set up my little assembly line. . .

I had previously made some wet felted balls for the center of the flowers.

Next comes the cutting and trimming, needle felting a little bit of wool roving to the fulled wool, then gathering and stitching. Looks like I'll be working on these for a few days.

While I'm making flowers, I'll keep working on my ideas to combine some suede and wool fabrics that I've found, into my designs for handbags. I'll keep you posted on my progress!

Yard Sale Craft Finds!

There were some great crafting supplies to be discovered at my local community yard sale over the weekend!

It was very hot, so no one else was interested in the wool sweaters that I found.

And I couldn't pass up the boxes of embroidery floss in seamingly every color available.

I also found beads and some vintage trims.

The most interesting of my crafty finds was some vintage craft sewing patterns. At first glance, it appears all the pieces are intact and several have never been used! The patterns are for an old fashioned upside down doll, twin kitten stuffies and another cat and dog stuffies pattern. More on those later after I tried them.

Now I'm off to finish organizing by new embroidery threads and do some sewing to restock the shop! Have a creative week, Everyone!

Summer Shop Update

I've completed and listed a few new handbags at Felt Sew Good this week.

And my SUMMER CELEBRATION Sale continues through Saturday, June 27.

This is the latest Willow style handbag, in cream, tan and brown stripes.

This Jasper was made from a pretty golden tan, felted, 100% merino wool sweater.


And this Blakely's patchwork design was actually part of the original repurposed wool sweater.
Stop by Felt Sew Good and check out these latest designs. These handbags, and everything in the shop, are 10% off through Saurday, June 27th!