Well friends, we just spent the last three weeks driving around the southern USA. We spent a week in Nashville, TN, a week in Dallas, TX, and a final week in Nashville, TN before heading home. Will is still on paternity leave, but I worked from each place which meant I lugged my backpack, monitor and assorted peripherals around the country. It also meant I spent most of my weekend days off driving, so I am mentally exhausted! It was worth it though to see family and spend time with everyone.
While we were out, we had our basement finished! I am so excited with how it came out. The problem now is that all the stuff we moved to the garage from the basement needs to go back down there. You might think it’s the moving we don’t want to do (and we don’t) but really we don’t want to spoil the beautiful space! Will told me specifically that he didn’t want my costume closet down there. Then he mentioned how ugly the desk I use for my sewing desk is (I’m offended, but to be fair it is a free desk the previous owners left in the basement). He didn’t remember the desk Amy and I picked up on the side of the road while jogging, the kitchen island from my apartment in college or the hand me down gate leg table from my parents. Huh I’d forgotten that all too. Maybe we should just donate everything and start over… but who would want my island of misfit furniture aside from me?
Betta fish? Oh also check out the felted diffuser in the background too…
Well, while my basement was in limbo for the last couple months I didn’t have a craft space to work in. This is part of the reason I’ve been felting so much, because you can do it anywhere! For instance I made this fish in the car on the way home. It was supposed to be a betta fish, but I didn’t look up a picture before I made it and… well… it turns out it doesn’t really look like a betta fish. Anyway, I did a little felting activity with my family (and Amy, who I have been trying to rope into felting for months now) for my birthday before we went on our trip to the south. I called it Virtual Felt Fest. Everyone made a silly little bumblebee (with the lady beekeeper) and I daresay everyone had fun and they all came out great! The event was of course virtual, so if you want to make your own all you need is the following:
Here’s my finished little guy.
Felted Bumble Bee Tutorial
What you’ll need:
- white, black and yellow roving (~ 1/4 oz each)
- black 2mm eyes
- wool felting needles
- foam block (I used leftover foam from the climbing wall!)
- instructional video part 1 here and part 2 here
Here are the bags I sent that included needles, foam, roving and eyes for each person
Look at everyone’s cute bees
Can you believe Andrew had never felted before?!
Finished bee – side view
