I have two treats of creativity to write about today on The Goody Tin! First is a pencil jar covering, and the second is my newly made felted hedgehog!
For two weeks I have been eating jam with my breakfast, and for good reason. I wanted to finish of the jar so i could use it as a pencil holder. But a plain jam jar would be a bit boring, so I made it more interesting by designing a label sort of thing. Same as with my last post, if you would like to know how to make one let me know and I will whip up a tutorial.
This is the front view of the jar, accompanied by Gertrude the sewing machine and my messy Windsor and Newtons.
And the back view!
Now comes the best part of the post where you get to meet my newest felted friend, Mr Hog!
The photos are a bit fuzzy, but so is Mr Hog!
To make Mr Hog, I felted a ball of wool for his body, then a cone for his nose and merged these together with more wool. To make his spikes I cut off strips of the carded wool and then anchored the middle of the strip to the body. As you felt the middle, it makes the rest stand up. Then you repeat until your whole hedgehog is covered.
Well I’m going to leave him hanging out on my desk, until next time!
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