Blues: A Long Time Coming!

I finally finished this small piece today. It's been a long process.

I needle felted the oval back in October or November, planning to use it as a foundation for a cross-stitch design. I didn't like it for that, so I set it aside and finished the cross-stitch piece differently. One day a couple of months ago, I was doing some embroidery on small felted disks and I placed this one on the pile. I added the stitching at that time. Then it sat while I decided what else I wanted to do with it. I put it on top of a small pile in a place where I would see it every day. I would have an idea, lay an embellishment on top, shake my head, and set it back down. One day as I was watering the plants on our windowsill, I glanced at the jar of sea glass and removed a white piece, placing it on top of the felt. I liked it. So I left it there while I decided how to add it and what to add with it. Last night I crocheted the small lace oval, sewed it on with the sea glass inside, and finally knew how I wanted to finish it.

I had this necklace that I got at a charity shop--I knew the metal loops would come in handy.

I needed needle-nosed pliers to get the rings open and even then it was tough. In the process of deconstructing it, I broke one of the loops, but I saved it anyway. I used it here. Then I added some small silver-coloured round beads at random.

It was a long time coming, but I'm delighted with how it came out. I will have ample opportunity to play with felt, because Bill recently ordered a large bag of roving scraps for me. It arrived the other day.

 I was thrilled when I opened the envelope--such gorgeous colours! As you'd expect with a scrap bag like this, there are larger pieces and smaller pieces. I love to work with scraps, whether it's roving, yarn, thread, or fabric. I already have plans for some of this. Fun!

I hope there is plenty of colour in your world today!

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