Pretty Autumn Handbags

I've been busy sewing and creating for the past week. And I've just added some new fall handbags to my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good. Here's a sample of the rich fall color.

Blue WILLOW style handbag

Colorful felted wool wristlet

Brown WILLOW style handbag

For more photos and information about these and many more beautiful felted wool handbags and accessories, go to Felt Sew Good on Etsy.com, your place for All Things Handmade!

A Bountiful Harvest!

Even though it's been a sometimes too wet, and kind of cool summer, we are getting a bountiful late harvest of vegetables.

I picked a basket full of tomatoes to make a big batch of chilli. It's great to have in the freezer for an easy homemade meal! And the beautiful bell peppers are great for stuffing, to use with stir fry, pepper steak and also freeze well to use over the winter.

I made the fun collage of my vegetables using the new collage feature in Picnik! Picnik is a photo editing software that you use in your online browser. It has lots of fun photo editing features, and fonts shapes and seasonal graphics that are easy to use.

A Treasury of Handbags and Flowers!

It's always fun and flattering when you find one of your Etsy items listed in a Treaury. Janetexcat listed my Flower Basket Handbag in her current "I would carry these!" Treasury on Etsy.

Here's the link to have a look for yourself http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=8234 It's a wonderful ecclectic collection of handbags. And be sure to check out the other Etsy artists' shops, too!

And,here's another Etsy Treasury listing to look at: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=6706 This one, "Flower Power", is from Caralynn Schubert and features my pink Felted Flower Poppy. Cara sells beautiful handmade jewelry in her Etsy shop.

New Felted Goodness!

As much as I love summer, (aaaah, the warm air, the long days) Autumn will officially be here in a few weeks. So, I decided I had better get busy to restock new items in my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good!

I've been out shopping the past few days for wool sweaters. Not to wear, of course, but to felt and make into new handbags, toys and accessories!

Here are a few samples of some new felted wool flower brooches and some samples of the latest felted sweaters. Check back here often, or go to my Etsy shop, Felt Sew Good, to see what new creations are availble for purchase.

What a Surprise!

These flowers are what I've always called Surprise Lily. Some people know them as Magic Lily or Naked Lady. They grow from bulbs that just produce leaves in the Spring. The leaves are a thick clump that resemble wide daffodil leaves. After a few weeks, the leaves die back and the area where the bulbs are planted is bare for a while.

Then in August, surprise! About the time I have completely forgotten about them, suddenly new flowers start to emerge.

When the flowers open, they are pretty, pink, sort of exotic looking lilies.

What a nice surprise!