This is a lariat I finished recently from a kit I purchased from Laura McCabe. I really love Laura's jewelry and own a few of her kits, patterns, and book. This is a really pretty piece when worn with a darker color such as black or purple (the lariat is lavender colored). I have also included a close-up of the lariat ends so you can get an idea of the intricacy of the beading. The lariat rests on an white-worked antique table cloth I got from my grandmother. If you are interested in seeing Laura's work, I have a link posted on right side of the blog ["Just Let Me Bead"]. Her work is beautiful, enjoy!

Well, here are the images of my felted vessels. I had a lot of fun doing this. These are knitted first on circular or double-pointed knitting needles and then felted in the washing machine with jeans or towels. The pinkish vessel took me about a day to knit. I had to run it through the washing machine 3 times to get it the way I liked. The green vessel took 2 days to knit. I ran it through the washer for the same amount of time. Both vessels took approximately a week to dry after I stuffed them both with plastic Target bags to hold their shapes. Anyway, a lot of fun. I still need to embellish them but I haven't decided what I am going to do as of yet.

I know it has been a while since I posted. There have been several family crises and health issue to deal with. Although not perfect everything is moving along right now. I have some new things to post once they are finished. The newest thing I have gotten into is felting. I just love it. I made a couple of felted vessels but haven't taken pictures as of yet. I will post the pictures in a couple of days. Check back again!

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