What a magical night. We sang songs together about Me, My lantern and I and This Little Light of Mine. Fyn asked for more when we were done, with word and sign. It was fun to see everyone, and to hear the story of St. Martin cutting his cloak in half to share with a weary traveler who turns out to be someone royal. Then we hiked into the woods for two miles! Fyn fell asleep about halfway, and we fell way behind. Thankfully, another small group helped us find our way back.
The lanterns ranged from beautiful watercolors to recycled cans and jars. Ours was made from an old salsa jar, some heavy wire, mulberry paper, a glue stick and a pillar candle in the last five minutes before leaving the house. Amanda and Terry's was an old canning jar with a braided yarn handle and a taper candle stuck into sand. Eric made his from some big old coffee cans. He put holes in the sides and really long handles with twine, tapers in sand on the bottom. I used one of these and it was smart to have it close to the ground, so I could see, and not too close to my hand.
Next year maybe I'll have a different design...
This little owl ball is so sweet! I have a few people in mind who might like to get it as a gift... who, who?
And this little playmat is adorable. Our little animals would love to visit this little water wonderland. Asherjasper has so many things that we love!
Woodsy and fairy tale magical skirts, these would transform me into a kind, patient person, I'm sure of it! Hannah has more sweet, whimsical designs in her etsy shop.
This is for all of you who have asked me about making patch pants!
A fellow recyclist, plytextiles uses felted sweaters to make not only functional but practical things, infused with great design elements. It reminds me of a film I saw a while ago, when I worked with Herman Miller. Charles and Ray Eames created an amazing collection on images of good goods. Some were basic images of essentials, like a stack of firewood. Mittens are definitely an essential for me, to keep my always cold fingers warm. More are in progress too, so if you don't see the right pair today, maybe tomorrow they will be ready!
Hmm, quilting with felted wool might just be the way for me to quilt... No seam allowances to keep straight... I would love a whole jacket in this pattern and color scheme!
