Creative Juices Are Flowing

Like everyone, I go through times of explosive creativity as well as dry times, where I have zero desire to start and/or finish any projects.
Maybe it's due to our ongoing basement rehab, but I have had a crazy yen to be crafty. As always, I am working on building my stockpile of upcycled wool mittens for the craft bazaar in November. A huge pile of wool scraps has been accumulating & I needed to decide whether to trash them or use them.

For what though?

I had an idea to fashion long strips of the wool into tight rosebuds. They looked pretty darling when I was done; something that I would definately wear.

Maybe on a beret, maybe on a barrette over a low chignon? I attached my first trial roses to a long barrette. Hopefully, I can bring this by church and ask some of the moms with daughters what they think. Thankfully, I have a few too many berets, so I used a garish pink one to "test" the idea. If it were an ivory, black or (best yet!) gray hat, I would be thrilled to wear it.

My other project came after months of searching for a chair for C. Now I didn't want a high chair or a booster, but a cute chair that suited our kitchen & made him feel like a big boy. Found my inspiration at Salvation Army in the form of an old, spindled oak high chair. It was solid and heavy, a steal at $8! T & I started our project during C's nap, removing the metal tray bars and sawing off a part of the arms (to fit perfectly at the table). We painted it a semi-gloss black. Love it!!