Need to craft!

These last few weeks have been full of excitement and fun. But, it has meant that I have had little, to no time to be making anything. I finally sat down yesterday and today and gave myself a few hours to just make something - anything!

The first thing I made was this headband:



It is probably a little difficult to see in the picture but each rose is made of felt. I used a technique I have been seeing on several different craft blogs that I have wanted to try that involve cutting a circle of felt into a spiral and rolling it up. It was super easy - and I love how it turned out.

The next thing I made was this pair of earrings:



They are made of fabric rosettes and I think they turned out pretty cute. I like the rosette trend that is going on right now, and thought I ought to try it as a pair of earrings.

I also made another felt rose and added some elastic to the bottom of it to turn it into a ring. I tried it with two colors of felt, and I really like the way it turned out.




This last pair of earrings I actually made a few weeks ago:



They are one solid piece of wire and I just LOVE the way they look in my ears. They are extremely cool, and I want to make some more using some different beads. They were also pretty simple to make, which is always a bonus.

I must say I am feeling much better after taking some time out of the busy schedule over the last two weeks to make a few things. It's amazing how theraputic making things with your hands can be.

Tomorrow I plan on starting the quilting of Boston's quilt...wish me luck!