So I'm getting ready for the Craft Show at Skeelhaven and I'm currently making gnomes. I still have some hand sewing and beards to apply then I'll have 9 of them. If I should actually find the Mache cones I bought forever ago for a class that got canceled when I was recovering from Sepsis, then I'll make a bigger family, but just now, it's 9 gnomes.
Years ago someone gave me a bunch of fabric and stuff. I mean like 2 trash bags and 2 paper boxes full. Some of it was country not my taste, which makes it perfect for craft show stuff because I can make things with fabrics I don't care for but that shoppers might love. It wasn't ugly fabric, just not my taste. Included in that hoard of goodies I found very thick wool felt and I wondered what the heck would I ever do with that. Well some of the different colors went to some if the gnomes. Also included was a bag full of partially done snowmen, everything was precut and ready to go. Several of the snow men were already made, some had their legs pinned on but there were probably about 20. She had done shows before and was moving so needed to downsize. Yea for me! I have several friends give me things. A huge box of leather and several boxes of jewelry that was either damaged or only one earring, or grandmas stuff and no one wanted it. A box of evening gowns was given to me with lots of bead work that I could use for embellishments (if I can convince myself to cut into it.) And of course, I've been given loads of fabric. I am blessed with generous friends and students.
So, I need to get back to creating. I can finish sewing the base of the gnomes while watching TV, then do the beards. The beards send fur EVERYWHERE! I'm wearing a navy shirt today and it was practically covered in white just from doing one beard.
I haven't decided if next come the snowmen or bath bombs. I'll have to think on that one!
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