Showing posts with label felt pumpkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label felt pumpkins. Show all posts

Sunday, October 12, 2014

halloween BOO pins

black pumpkins

I found these wonderful pins, perfect for my black pumpkins! The set consists of 5 pins, the black star is missing from this photo. They add such a whimsical touch, the finishing touch.

The 'boo' pins are available on my Etsy shoppe: Marie Mayhew Designs. Come check them out!

Now all this little frightful pumpkin needs is a few polka dots or curly cues, don't you think?

Happy knitting!

Thursday, October 31, 2013

happy hoo-lloween!

woolly owl
Today in Minnesota it is cool and misty with a good chance of rain. Not the best day for trick or treaters. Tonight I am staying home passing out candy, my usual routine. But with a good movie and a little crochet I know I will be happy, as long as I don't mind getting up every 7 or 8 minutes. Better than eating a bowl of tootsie rolls!

Happy Halloween to you and your family!

Happy knitting!

Thursday, September 19, 2013

a tutorial, anyone?

harvest pumpkin
I have been brainstorming ideas on how to connect with you, my customers, easier. How to help you more. And how to help knitting and felting my patterns even more fun and whimsical. I came up with the idea of tutorials whether in video format or step-by-step photo tutorials.

I LOVE teaching classes because of this very aspect, the one-on-one availability to others and the opportunity to show them what I do for a living -- create!

So, I am asking: What would you like to see? What have you been curious about? Or have you taken a class by me and just need that visual reminder to go back to again and again? It is so nice having an online encyclopedia of information on the internet at your very finger tips, isn't it?

I came up with a few ideas to start with, such as:

1) A tutorial on how to make french knots Marie's way that work every time.
2) How to make cute faces with a few stitches and a little love.
3) How to make a clay carrot nose.
4) How to use a Wonder Washer (that also explains what a Wonder Washer is)?
5) Wool fiberfill versus polyester fiberfill.
6) Basics of needle felting or fixing things with needle felting.

Any others? I have been talking about doing something like this for a year or more, but now seem to have more time and gumption. I would love to hear what you would love to hear more about!

Happy knitting!